Students and Teachersfor theBridge of Hope for Palestine
Help us build a bridge of hope, one stone at a time. Join fellow students and teachers in creating a lasting impact for Palestinian students who desperately need our support.
About Our Mission
Students and Teachers are dedicated to supporting Palestinian education by creating the virtual Bridge of Hope for Palestine(BHP), which will finance established educational programs with trained teachers and administrators to provide critical resources and materials.
Our Commitment
BHP supports established US and European-based educational programs in Palestine with trained teachers and administrators. We finance their efforts to ensure Palestinian students have access to quality education.
Our Recipients include:
- United Palestinian Appeal (Washington DC): Supporting programs in Gaza, the West Bank, and refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan.
- Jerusalem Fund (Washington DC): Supporting education programs in the Occupied Territories and refugee camps.
- Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability (PIBS): A world leader in biodiversity research and programs at Bethlehem University, the first university in Palestine.
- Other Programs: We are in conversations with several other US and European-based educational programs seeking our support.
With over 600,000 Palestinian students enrolled in schools—most at Palestinian Authority or United Nations schools, and 36,000 in colleges studying business, engineering, medicine, and the arts—BHP is dedicated to providing resources to keep education alive despite challenges.
Students and Teachers for the Bridge of Hope for Palestine
Help us build a Bridge of Hope, one stone at a time. Join fellow students and teachers in creating a lasting impact for Palestinian students who desperately need our support.
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The Bridge of Hope for Palestine
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How Funds Are Used
Your donations directly support over 600,000 Palestinian students and their teachers, building a bridge to their future despite school destruction and arrests.
Transparent Allocation Through the Recipients Listed
The Bridge of Hope for Palestine ensures every dollar you donate provides critical resources for Palestinian students and their dedicated teachers, many of whom teach from their homes due to damaged or closed schools.
- Books and writing materials for over 600,000 students in Palestinian Authority, UN, and private schools.
- Computers and technology for 36,000 college students studying business, engineering, medicine, and the arts.
- School supplies for teachers conducting classes in their homes when schools are destroyed or closed.
- Funding for innovative programs like the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability (PIBS) at Bethlehem University.
- Support for educational programs in Gaza, the West Bank, and refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan through Recipients like the United Palestinian Appeal and Jerusalem Fund.
Despite Israel’s actions to destroy schools and arrest students and teachers, your contributions help BHP rebuild educational opportunities and provide hope for Palestinian children and young adults striving for a future.
Please put your money where your heart is
Together, we are building The Bridge of Hope for Palestine — one stone at a time. Your donations provide vital educational resources for Palestinian students and teachers determined to continue learning, teaching, and inspiring, even through immense challenges.
Our Shared Impact
With your support, Bridge of Hope for Palestine (BHP) funds essential educational programs, supplies, and materials for over 600,000 Palestinian students in schools and universities. Teachers continue their mission to educate, even when classrooms are destroyed or closed.
Despite hardships — including the loss of schools and arrests of students and educators — your generosity sustains vital institutions such as The Jerusalem Fund, and PIBS at Bethlehem University. Together, these efforts ensure that education and hope continue to flourish.
Student Stories
Over 600,000 Palestinian students, including 36,000 in colleges, maintain one of the highest literacy rates in the world despite Israel's destruction of schools and arrests of students and teachers. Hear their stories of resilience as they build a bridge to the future.
Amina's Resilience
Amina, a high school student in Gaza, continues her studies in a teacher's home after her school was destroyed by Israel. Your donations provide her with books, writing materials, and hope to build a bridge to her future.
Mohammad's Engineering Dream
Mohammad, a college student in the West Bank studying engineering, faces school closures and arrests. BHP's support provides him with a laptop and supplies to pursue his dream of becoming an engineer.
Our Recipients
The Bridge of Hope for Palestine finances established US and European-based educational programs with trained teachers and administrators to build a bridge to the future for Palestinian students.
The Jerusalem Fund
Based in Washington, DC, since 1977 The Jerusalem Fund has provided relief, development support and computer education, as part of educational programs in Palestine and refugee camps, has helped to arrange financial support of students to attend Palestinian colleges in the West Bank, An-Najah National University, Birzeit University, and Al-Quds University, and has provided general education to the general public on Palestinian history and culture through lectures, films, and art.
Focusing on education, the Palestinian Center in Washington, DC provides information on the Palestinian political experience to US policy makers, journalists, students, and the public, and includes Gallery Al-Quds which displays Palestinian artists, and the Hisham B, Sharabi Library and research center with over 3,500 titles, including historical texts, academic journals, and literature on Palestinian art and culture.
The Palestinian Institute of Biodiversity and Sustainability
The Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability (PIBS) was established in 2014 at Bethlehem University (BU) with a vision of sustainable human and natural communities. Its mission is centered on research, environmental education/awareness, conservation, and community service.
Activities focus on empowerment towards bridging science-policy-practice gaps and valorizing cultural and natural heritage, working with students and local communities to enhance eco-friendly agriculture, ecotourism, and other aspects of ecosystem services. PIBS has published over 160 scientific papers related to conservation, and now includes a Museum of Natural History (PMNH), an Ethnography Exhibit (cultural heritage), a Botanical and eco-Garden, a Community Garden, Animal Rehabilitation Center, a Biodiversity Center, a Herbarium, Molecular and Cytogenetic Laboratories, Biodiversity Library, Mobile Educational Unit, and more.
Expanding Recipients
The Bridge of Hope for Palestine is in active discussions with additional US and European-based educational programs with trained staff to expand our support network for Palestinian education.