Milestones

The PSF concluded the year having sent $91,000 to support the cooperative movement, an all time high that couldn't have been done without you. The funds went to purchasing greenhouses, irrigation networks, farming tools, and more, but most importantly it helped employ stranded Gazans in the West Bank at the cooperatives to protect their livelihood and dignity while their loved ones in Gaza faced the ongoing genocide.

One of our members co-authored an article about the cooperative movement taking root in Palestine on Hammer&Hope, an online magazine on Black politics and culture. Give it a read to learn more!

One of our members attended the National SJP Conference, presenting the work of the Palestinian Social Fund to chapters of SJP in North America, with a focus on concepts of food sovereignty and building popular cradle to support our people's resistance.

After a successful “Long Live Our Workers” campaign (raised $20k) where we provided work at cooperative farms for Gazan workers stranded in the West Bank, we sent another $13,000 to subsidize their income until the end of the year.

We hit our goal for $20,000 providing work for 10 Gazans for 5 months at several farming coops. Without the existence of the coops, this campaign wouldn’t have been possible. The coops are spaces which provide work opportunities, social security, and most importantly pave the way toward food sovereignty. And this first campaign of its kind proves the ability of the coops to be essential and productive spaces in the struggle for liberation.

Launched our second campaign, Long Live Our Workers, to raise $20,000 to help provide work opportunities at the cooperatives for Gazan workers stranded in the West Bank during the war on Gaza.

We raised $45,000 thanks to pouring support of people in the last 5-months during the war on Gaza, a huge milestone in the fund. The money has already been sent to help develop different cooperatives.

Community members and youth joined us for a film screening and discussion on the significance of cooperative farming in the occupied West Bank. Cohosted by the Palestinian Social Fund, the Popular Art Center, and the Palestinian Youth Movement, we discussed the nature of agriculture and ecological practices as a form of popular resistance and steadfastness against the exploitation, liberalization and destruction of our natural resources and economy at the hands of the Zionist regime. The path to liberation is through our people’s struggle to remain steadfast on their land. Our deep-rooted connection to our land enables us to fight for full liberation and return! ✊🇵🇸

We exceeded our goal for the Raise the Yield Campaign by 70%, raising $24,000. The money was used to help purchase 2 cows for the Duma Cooperative which had its barns demolished on top of its cows, 2 greenhouses and toolings for a various other cooperatives.

Launched our first campaign for 2023, called Raise the Yield Campaign, to raise $14,000 to help purchase 2 greenhouses for cooperatives in Madama and Kufr Ni'ma.

A representative of the Palestinian Social Fund spoke on a panel entitled "Young Feminist Resistance in Occupied Palestine: Imagining a Future of Liberation and Radical Love," organized as a side event to the UN Commission on the Status of Women on 14th March, 2023.

The PSF was a part of a panel hosted by the DSA BDS & Palestine Solidarity group, where $700 USD were raised from attendees in solidarity.

The $6000 raised in 2022 were used to purchase a 1/2 dunam greenhouse for Ard Al Ya's cooperative in Saffa to help increase their yield in the coming season.

Sent our first big sum of $6000 USD, thanks to all the supporters, in order to help cooperatives purchase seeds, greenhouses, irrigation networks, organic fertilizers, and tools.

Hosted a 2nd information session about the Mondragon cooperative for 17 cooperatives in Palestine at the Cooperative Work Camp run by the Youth Partnership Forum

Published the transcript of our first virtual meetup (from Jan 28, 2022) in Jadaliyya in Arabic and in Science for the People Magazine in English

Partnered with Popular Art Centre and Partnership Youth Forum in Ramallah to help fund cooperative farms

Launch Instagram account and reached 200+ followers.

Hosted an information session about the Mondragon cooperative with the Popular Art Centre and Palestinian cooperatives

Hosted a virtual meetup for Palestinian cooperatives.

Supported 2 cooperatives in Palestine with 3000 shekels ($1.2k CAD); Farm of Life (مزرعة الحياة) to recover from lost harvest due to frost and Roots Greenhouse (مشتل جذور) to purchase seeds

Reached $2k CAD total raised through monthly and yearly donations.

Raised over $10k CAD for Hakoura Organic Farm in Greece through Gofundme

First launch of the Palestinian Social Fund online!