Our Work

Seeds of Hope Association works across five related fields in the Gaza Strip. For each field: what it is, who it serves, the kinds of activity and partners, and examples of its projects.

Humanitarian Aid & Relief

What it is: Humanitarian and social response for affected families and communities, including seasonal assistance and support to families in need.
Who it serves: Local families and communities in need in our areas of work in the Gaza Strip.
Kinds of activity and partners: Seasonal assistance and humanitarian support that strengthens social cohesion. The World Food Programme (WFP) partnered on food distribution during the 2023 war in Rafah Governorate (past partnership).

What this looks like on the ground

Rounds of dry food parcels arranged with neighbourhood committees.
Seasonal assistance in winter, in Ramadan and at Eid.
Lists reviewed with residents so that names are not repeated and families are not missed.
Home visits to families who cannot reach distribution points.

Aerial view of Al-Mawasi, where displaced Palestinians live in tents, Gaza Strip, 22 January 2025. Photograph: Ashraf Amra / UNRWA.

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Education & Training & Capacity Building

What it is: Education and training that build skills for self-reliance and improved living conditions.
Who it serves: Vulnerable groups and people who need skills training or community capacity building.
Kinds of activity and partners: Training, education, and capacity building; education and culture-related projects within an ongoing partnership with UNRWA.

Education through technology

Schools and universities across the Gaza Strip have been destroyed or badly damaged. That is why education has a special place in our work, and why we seek to help people move to learning with technology and the tools it offers, so that education does not stop when the classroom is gone.

What this looks like on the ground

Courses in using phones, computers and online learning tools, for students and teachers.
Places to study close to where people live, with power, a connection and shared devices.
Reading and arithmetic circles for children out of school.
Short courses in life and vocational skills.
Preparing neighbourhood facilitators to lead meetings themselves.
Cultural activities for children and young people.

Destruction of UNRWA Zaitoun Boys School, Gaza Strip, 12 February 2024. Photograph: Abedallah Alhaj / UNRWA.

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Health & Psychosocial Support

What it is: Health and psychosocial support initiatives for the local community.
Who it serves: Individuals and families who need health or psychosocial support in our areas of work.
Kinds of activity and partners: Health and psychosocial activities within the ongoing UNRWA partnership fields.

What this looks like on the ground

Steady support groups for women and young people.
Health awareness sessions on hygiene and safe water in places of displacement.
Meetings for people caring for children or older relatives.
Referring people who need specialist care to the bodies that provide it.

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Economic Empowerment & Social Support

What it is: Economic and social initiatives aimed at reducing poverty and unemployment and supporting local production, plus support for widows and orphans.
Who it serves: Families in need, widows, orphans, and community members seeking livelihoods.
Kinds of activity and partners: Economic empowerment and social support for families, widows and orphans, and past training with the ICRC for rural women in handicrafts and development.

What this looks like on the ground

Short vocational paths in sewing, phone repair and food preparation.
Starter tools for home enterprises led by women.
Social support for widows, orphans and their families.
Following up with trainees after each course to learn what they could put to use.

Fishing boats in Gaza port, 5 March 2015. Photograph: Mahmoud Navash.

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Agricultural Development

What it is: Agricultural projects, land reclamation, and inputs that support local production and development in targeted areas.
Who it serves: Farmers and local communities in agricultural target areas.
Kinds of activity and partners: Agricultural projects and land reclamation within the ongoing UNRWA partnership; past land reclamation and agricultural inputs with Agricultural Relief (PARC).

What this looks like on the ground

Household growing beds, with seeds and hand tools.
Preparing and replanting small family plots.
Advice and follow-up visits through the season.
Training on water-saving irrigation and choosing suitable crops.

Wheat fields in the Gaza Strip, 2 February 2023. Photograph: Jaber Jehad Badwan.

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