United Palestinian Appeal empowers Palestinians to improve their lives and communities through socially responsible and sustainable programs in health, education, and community and economic development.
Emergency Response
Emergency Response
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
UPA funds efforts to improve Palestinian health and basic well-being. That includes short-term solutions such as primary care clinics, distributing food and medicine and providing emergency relief and long-term initiatives such as helping children overcome the trauma of ongoing violence and providing comprehensive care for Palestinians born with a cleft lip and palate.
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
UPA strengthens the economy in the occupied Palestinian territories and refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan by supporting small business development, agriculture and the construction and renovation of Palestinian infrastructure.
EDUCATION
UPA supports Palestinian education by providing assistance in the form of scholarships to attend Palestinian universities, vocational training, continuing education opportunities and initiatives promoting youth leadership.
OUTREACH
UPA seeks to educate the general public and raise awareness about Palestinian history, language and culture.
History
In 1978 a group of Palestinian-American businessmen and professionals witnessed the deep predicament Palestinian communities continued to face thirty years after Nakba. They recognized the need to establish an independent platform to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people and contribute to the long-term socio-economic and cultural development of Palestinian communities in the West Bank, Gaza and the diaspora. Thus United Palestinian Appeal was born…
IQRAA
Join Team Iqraa and help support education programs for Palestinian students through the Mahmoud Darwish Scholarship Fund.
FRIENDS OF UPA
Do you love UPA? Would you like to meet other UPA donors, supporters, enthusiasts and sympathizers in the DMV area? Get a group of friends together and host an event for UPA.
INTERNSHIPS
Are you a student looking to gain invaluable experience working on humanitarian and development issues related to Palestinian people? Consider working with UPA on research and on hands-on projects in our Washington office.
EMPLOYMENT
At UPA, we believe that providing humanitarian relief and promoting sustainable development is not only a profession, but a way of life.
RECENT NEWS
Palestinian Mother’s Day-A Somber Celebration
Each spring, families across the world celebrate Mother’s Day, a day of flowers, breakfast in bed, and makeshift gifts for our matriarchs. If spring is the season of hope and life, mothers are the settled roots that remain grounded and steady year-round. Mother’s Day in this sense sounds simple and pleasant. A familiar embrace of traditions: showcasing a child’s handmade coupon book or sharing breakfast with a bouquet of fresh flowers often handpicked from a nearby garden or field. However, this Arab Mother’s Day, nothing is familiar, particularly for the mothers of Gaza.
UPA Stands with Our People in Masafer Yatta
Recently, history was made when journalist and Masafer Yatta resident, Basel Adra, became the first Palestinian filmmaker to be awarded an Oscar for his film, No Other Land, a documentary, takes place in Masafer Yatta, a community in the occupied Southern West Bank.
International Women’s Day-Solidarity with Palestinian Women
March 8th marks International Women’s Day– a day to celebrate our collective strength, resilience, and the abundance of beauty to be found in each one of us no matter where we might be. We at UPA want to focus on a group that embodies these values despite the most impossible deprivation and violence: the Palestinian woman.