Ajyal Foundation
Founded in 2019, the Ajyal Foundation for Education works to improve access to quality, research-informed education and mental health support for disadvantaged communities, with a particular focus on Palestinians and refugees. The foundation aim to enhance educational environments, promote early childhood education, support children with disabilities, and encourage innovation, gender equity, and access to arts and culture within educational settings.
- Organisation type Nonprofit
- Year founded 2019
- Headquartered Oxford
- Registration United Kingdom
- Website https://ajyalfoundation.org/index.html
Related sustainable development goals
Impact
- Supported 30,000 children and families in Gaza through emergency interventions
- Provided 21,500 meals to displaced children and their families in Gaza
- Provided psychological support to 25 schools and sheltering areas in Gaza
Focus areas
Focus sectors
- Education
Health
- Mental health care
Focus populations
- Children
- Refugees and displaced people
- Young adults
Focus geographies
Middle East
- Palestine
Partners
- Birzeit University
- Cyling4Gaza
- Teacher Creativity Center
- The Red Clinic
Programmes
Educate for Life Programme
This programme aims to improve children’s academic outcomes and enhance their personal development.
Gaza
The Foundation is supporting displaced children in Gaza through the provision of urgent essentials, including food, clothes, hygiene kits, as well as psychosocial support and trauma-informed education.
The foundation is also patnering with Palestinian universities to support Gazan students in higher education.
Research programme
Ajyal Foundation aims to identify the underlying factors affecting children’s mental health, educational achievements, and overall education experience through academic research and partnerships with universities and research institutions.
Financials
Funding model
- Grants to Individuals
- Grants to organisations
- In-kind gifts
- Pro bono services
Primary funders
- Al Tajir Trust
- Bayt
- Foundation Marius Jacob
- G.R. Waters Charitable Trust
- Galilee Foundation
- Inchrye Trust
- Loving Humanity
- Network for Social Change
- Sabi Foundation
- The Asfari Foundation
- Yafa Foundation
Funding source
- Fundraising
- Private
Operations
Key staff
- Allison Whitenack, Projects and Impact Manager
- Awatef Sheikh, CEO and Co-Founder
- Sophia Hartman, Communications and Fundraising Coordinator
- Tala Shurrab, Research Assistant, Psychology and Education
Board members
- Caroline Rooney, Chair
- Dr. Sonia Boulos
- Emma Holland
- Tariq Fedda
Contact details
- 00 44 (0) 01865 403131
- info@ajyalfoundation.org
- https://ajyalfoundation.org/index.html
- 106-108 Cowley Road, The Old Music Hall , Oxford, England, Great Britain