Dalia Association
Dalia Association is a community foundation working to allocate and mobilise resources for Palestinians to help deliver durable development for future generations. In addition to making grants to support grassroots civil society initiatives, Dalia Association also works to network people to share expertise, ideas, contacts, and equipment for the good of the wider community. It sources its funding from a range of local and diaspora Palestinians and companies and individuals and supports traditional philanthropy and volunteerism movements such as ‘mujawara’ (sharing ideas) and ‘al Ouna’ (community aid).
- Organisation type Community foundation
- Year founded 2007
- Headquartered Ramallah
- Registration Palestine
- Website https://www.dalia.ps
Related sustainable development goals
Focus areas
Focus sectors
Agriculture
- Farming
Arts
- Arts & Culture
Development
- Economic development
- Employment
- Rural development
- Business and industry
- Social enterprise
- Community improvement
- Sustainable development
- Business and industry
- Entrepreneurship
- Human rights
Humanitarian
- Food banks
- Free goods distribution
- Youth development
- Community service for youth
- Youth services
- Thrift shops
- Family services
- Food aid
Philanthropy
- Voluntarism
- Nonprofits
Public affairs
- Leadership development
Sports and leisure
- Community recreation
- Playgrounds
- Parks
- Camps
Focus populations
- Adolescents
- At-risk youth
- Infants and toddlers
- Internally displaced people
- Men and boys
- Refugees and displaced people
- Women and girls
- Young adults
Focus geographies
Middle East
- Palestine
Programmes
Beit Al Karmeh
Guesthouse (with hireable guest rooms and meeting rooms) and cultural centre.Community Funds
Jerusalem Fund; The Education Fund; Wadi Fuqeen Village FundIBDA' Youth Programme
Enhancing opportunities for youth to become leaders in their community and economy through mentoring, training and volunteering.Make A Difference With Your Food
This initiative recruits willing chefs and restaurants to support grassroots initiatives through various activities and campaigns.The Social Change Auction
Run by Dalia, this is a pitching event for local community solutions with a crowdfunding element.The Village Decides Programme
This involves communities across Palestine in decision-making processes, and urges them to use grants based on their own priorities. We facilitate the community to use and invest in local resources, thus achieving positive and long-lasting social change and durable development.Women Supporting Women programme (WSW)
This brings together women to mobilise local resources for local or regional projects of their choice. The programme is entirely run by women, and extends funding solely to women’s organisations, individuals, or volunteer groups.
Financials
Funding model
- Grants to organisations
- Pro bono services
- Programme related investment
Primary funders
- Aisha Association for Women and Child Protection
- Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP)
- DROSOS Foundation
- Global Fund for Community Foundations
- Global Fund for Women
- Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung (Palestine and Jordan office)
- MADRE
- Mama Cash Fund
- Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA)
- Nawa for Culture and Arts Association
- RIWAQ Center for Architectural Conservation
- The Foundations for Peace Network (FFP)
- The Sparkle Foundation
Operations
Key staff
- executive director, Samar Awaad
Board members
- Aisha Mansour, Board member
- Alia Nassereddin, Chair
- Arda Shamshoum, Board member
- Fida Touma, Secretary
- Melia Tannous, Board member
- Rami Hinawi, Treasurer
- Soraida Hussein, Board member
- Yanal Hammouda, Board member
- Yara Abdul Hamid, Board member
Contact details
- 00 970-2-298-9121
- info@dalia.ps
- https://www.dalia.ps
- Dalia Association Post Office Box 2394 Ramallah, Palestinian Authority