On the International Day of Charity, MoSD: Community Partnership Is a Key Pillar for Strengthening Protection
Supporting Institutions & Partners Have Contributed to Expanding the Humanitarian & Social Response Since the Beginning of 2026
More Than 479,000 Citizens Benefited Through Family-Level Assistance in the West Bank & Gaza Strip
Ramallah – On the occasion of the International Day of Charity, observed annually on 5 September, the Ministry of Social Development emphasized that charitable work and community solidarity are integral components of the Palestinian social protection system, particularly amid the worsening humanitarian and economic conditions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and the growing needs of the poorest and most vulnerable families.
The Ministry explained that the social and humanitarian response in Palestine is built on a broad and coordinated partnership involving local and international partners, civil society organizations, charitable associations, the private sector, local authorities, donors, philanthropists, and volunteers, helping direct available resources and capacities toward actual priorities and expand outreach to the most vulnerable families and groups.
The Ministry stressed that its role extends beyond providing direct assistance to include organizing and coordinating interventions, identifying needs and priorities, linking families to appropriate services, and directing partners’ support based on registered data and identified needs, thereby strengthening complementarity and ensuring that assistance and services reach those most in need.
In this context, the Ministry continues to develop the Unified Assistance Portal as a key tool for organizing the social protection and humanitarian response system. The National Social Registry serves as a reference for identifying the most vulnerable families and individuals and assessing their priorities, while the Unified Assistance Portal is being developed to organize and document the flow of in-kind and financial assistance and strengthen data exchange and coordination with partner organizations, thereby enhancing transparency and efficiency and reducing duplication of uncoordinated interventions.
The Ministry called on charitable associations, civil society organizations, the private sector, local and international institutions, and all entities providing assistance to adopt the National Social Registry as a primary reference for identifying beneficiaries and directing interventions, and to coordinate with the Ministry through the Unified Assistance Portal. This will contribute to harmonizing data, improving targeting accuracy, and ensuring that available resources reach families with the greatest needs according to actual priorities.
Since the beginning of 2026 and through the end of August, the Ministry, in partnership and coordination with its partners, has continued implementing relief, humanitarian, and social interventions across the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
In the West Bank, the cumulative number of family-level instances of assistance through food and non-food assistance and emergency cash support reached approximately 418,047, while the Ministry’s directorates delivered approximately 78,280 services and interventions in the areas of social protection and care.
The number of family-level instances of assistance does not represent a unique count of families, as the same family may benefit from more than one intervention or service during the year, either periodically or repeatedly, depending on the nature of its needs, level of priority, and the availability of resources and partner support. The Ministry relies on data from families registered within its system to identify the most vulnerable groups and direct assistance and services accordingly.
In the Gaza Strip, more than 55,000 families benefited from humanitarian and relief interventions implemented by the Ministry and its partners, alongside more than 56,339 services and interventions in the areas of social protection and care, amid continuing and escalating humanitarian and social needs across the Strip.
Interventions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip included food parcels and supplies, flour and bread, purchasing vouchers, emergency cash assistance, clothing, health supplies and medicines, mattresses and blankets, furniture and household items, infant formula and children’s supplies, as well as school bags and stationery. They also included social protection and care services targeting women, children, orphans, persons with disabilities, older persons, and other vulnerable groups.
The Ministry emphasized that these interventions were implemented through its directorates and in partnership with supporting institutions and organizations, within an approach that links charitable work with the social protection system, directs resources according to needs and priorities, and expands partnerships to strengthen the sustainability of the response and reduce gaps in service delivery.
The Ministry of Social Development commended the role of charitable associations, local and international organizations, the private sector, local authorities, donors, philanthropists, and volunteers in supporting the social protection system, stressing that these partnerships are a key driver in strengthening the Ministry’s ability to reach the poorest and most vulnerable families and respond to their needs in a more comprehensive and sustainable manner.
The Ministry stressed that effective charitable work is measured not only by the volume of donations, but also by its ability to reach those most in need and transform available resources into coordinated and integrated interventions that combine relief, protection, care, and empowerment and are guided by reliable data and actual needs.
The Ministry of Social Development renewed its call to strengthen social responsibility, expand partnerships with the private sector and local and international organizations, support charitable associations and community initiatives, and direct funding and resources according to national needs and priorities, thereby contributing to the sustainability of protection, care, and empowerment programmes, preserving families’ dignity, and strengthening their resilience.
The Ministry concluded by emphasizing that the International Day of Charity is an opportunity to reaffirm that community solidarity in Palestine is not an isolated individual effort, but rather part of a national system in which the roles of government, civil society, the private sector, donors, and philanthropists complement one another to ensure that support reaches those who need it most and to strengthen social protection for the most vulnerable groups.