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World Water Day 2021: Palestinians have the right to access clean, safe water.

World Water Day is held on 22 March every year to raise awareness of the global water crisis, and serves as a reminder that access to sanitation and clean drinking water is a human right. Since 1967, Israel has deprived Palestinians of access to clean and safe water by maintaining…

Annual Review 2020: A Year of Crises

Interpal’s vision has always been to live in a world where Palestinians are able to achieve their basic human rights and live dignified lives, unencumbered by poverty. We continued to work towards this vision in 2020, and despite the increasing difficulties of working in a pandemic, we were able to…

A message from our Trustees: Interpal’s first Patron

After 25 years of service to Palestinians in need across the world, we announce the retirement of our Chairman, Ibrahim Hewitt, owing to his wish as one of its longest serving trustees to pass the organisation over to the next generation. Following his retirement, he will serve as Honorary Patron…

Impacting Lives for the Better in 2020

Despite the challenges and obstacles faced by Interpal as an oganisation and the increasing difficulties of working during a Pandemic and ongoing economic and political instability in our areas of operation, together we made a real difference in 2020. Your generosity and compassion for Palestinian (and Syrian) refugees as well…

International Day of Persons with Disabilities: “Not all disabilities are visible”

The 3rd of December is marked as the ‘International Day of People with Disabilities’ and this year, the theme is ‘Not All Disabilities Are Visible’. Poverty, a lack of services and appropriate infrastructure as well as stigma and a focus on survival have left people with disabilities at a real…