Supporting disadvantaged and vulnerable Palestinians in East Jerusalem
The Galilee Foundation is supporting B-CITE to deliver an immersive and interactive training initiative targeting at least 500 students and job-seekers from vulnerable communities, primarily in East Jerusalem.
Workshops & volunteer days
Our students are required to participate in workshops such in workshops that focus on Time Management, Critical Thinking & Career Preparation, which help them throughout their studies as well as improve their everyday vocational skills.
Giving back to the community
Giving back is an important part of the Scholarship Programme where our students commit to volunteer work with local civil society organisations. Every year about 3,500 people, mostly children & youth, benefit directly from the volunteering programme.
Programmes for Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank
Our programme gives Palestinian students access to higher education and career support in the occupied territories including the West Bank.
How we support students
In Jerusalem and the West Bank, through its partnership with Al-Quds University, we have supported over 500 researchers and students to gain life-changing business skills and financial literacy, also supporting young people with business project ideas to undergo business incubation.
Our Programmes in the West Bank
Al Quds University – Empowering Vulnerable Youth in Palestine through Economic Resilience and Entrepreneurship
Al Quds University’s Business Center for Innovation Technology and Entrepreneurship (B-CITE), part of Al Quds University, has worked on youth economic empowerment since its establishment in 2017.
The Galilee Foundation is supporting B-CITE to deliver an immersive and interactive training initiative targeting at least 500 students and job-seekers from vulnerable communities, primarily in East Jerusalem. The Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Programme offers business incubation training and support, and aims to strengthen the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship among Palestinian youth, enhancing employment opportunities and strengthening micro and small businesses through cooperative business models. Over a period of three years, the programme is offering capacity-building support, boosting employability and empowering local SMEs through professional and soft skills training, business development and
networking.
IMET-2000
The Galilee Foundation is supporting a scholarship for a veterinary student at An-Najah University in the West Bank. This scholarship is delivered by the International Medical Education Trust (IMET-2000) and is funded by the Bseisu Foundation.
Meet our high-flying alumni
After graduating, Mohammed pursued a Master’s in Economics. He now lectures at Tel Aviv University & regularly gives back to the programme by leading time-management workshops for the newest cohort of scholarship students.
Scholarship graduate
After graduating, Sohair pursued a Master’s in Law from the Centre for Civil & Human Rights at University of Notre Dame. She’s since become parliamentary adviser to Knesset Member Haneen Zoabi, focusing on the human rights of Palestinian women.
Scholarship graduate
After graduating, Naseem conducted research on ‘helicobacter pylori cancer’, a bacterium of the immune system which is a common cause of gastric cancer. His research has since been published in the Oncolmmunology Journal.
Scholarship graduate
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