Support for Gaza

Our Mission: Raising solidarity funds that support local efforts in Gaza to consolidate seeds preservation and production for the people. We need your support.

Your Urgent Support Needed!  The current humanitarian crisis in Gaza is indescribable with an almost complete destruction of infrastructure, hospitals, schools, homes, buildings, agriculture, and heritage farms, and the total loss of clean water, sewerage, transport, and electricity infrastructure. The decimation of the health system leaves health and emergency personnel well beyond their limit and…

Here we are sharing first-hand perspectives of members of the Urban Women Agripreneurs Forum who have lived through the horrific, genocidal violence in Gaza over the past seven months, yet still manage to grow and produce food for their families and communities.  29 February 2024 I amZainab Abid, the coordinator for the pioneer forum of…

Stories of Success and Resilience from Women Farmers in Gaza

Two years ago, Zainab started Zeno Food, the first food business in Gaza to cater for people with intolerances and allergies to gluten. Zainab lives in Tel El-Sultan, which she tells us is a densely populated neighbourhood in the Rafah District. There, she lives in an apartment with her parents, brothers and sisters.  Zainab proudly…

Nashwa, a mother of two children (with one more on the way) lives in the Middle Area District of Gaza with her husband and children. In the basement under her home, she runs Calcium Plus, a small cheese company business. Calcium Plus produces cheese that is fortified with calcium and phytoestrogen to support skeletal and…

“I want to create employment opportunities for women and create the first Palestinian company that uses solar energy to dry fruits and vegetables”, Hanady tells us.

Even bees and their hives were not protected against the shells and bombs during the last aggression on the Gaza Strip in May 2021. Samar Al-Baa’s bee farm is the only source of income for her and her family, and was heavily damaged due to the recent bombardment of Beit Hanoun town.

Olive and Date, opened in 2017 by Mirvat El-Ghalainy, with the focus on creating employment opportunities for young female university graduates who may find it hard to find employment opportunities otherwise.

The Story of A Palestinian Seed Bank Stories of Success and Resilience In 2019, Hanadi started a Seed Bank, the first of its kind in Gaza, to allow Palestinian farmers the ability to grow organic, local heirloom seeds. Hanadi has been pursuing and advocating for food sovereignty in Gaza in the face of setbacks from…