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The Abdel-Shafi Community Health Association (ACHA) is a developmental NGO that was formally established in Gaza in 1972. It seeks to contribute to improving the health, educational, cultural and social conditions of the Palestinian community in Gaza through building the capacity of the organization, and contributing to healthcare initiatives, the promotion of Palestinian women, and the promotion of the Palestinian identity and community culture in the Gaza strip. The ACHA runs various programs, including but not limited to; Family Assistance Program, Child Sponsorship Program, Patient Programs, and Humanitarian Assistance and Crisis Relief Programs.

The Society of Inash Al Usra was established in Al-Bireh – Palestine in 1965 as a voluntary and charitable organization. The establishment of the Society was the initiative of a group of Palestinian women, led by the well-known activist late Samiha Khalil, who felt obliged to contribute to empowering Palestinian women at times when the concept was still young and not so popular.
Since 1968, they have operated their Child Sponsorship Program, playing a vital role in connecting Palestinian children with the outside world, providing direct relief to the children enrolled in their program.

As the largest university in the State of Palestine, An-Najah National University is a non-governmental public university governed by a board of trustees in Nablus, West Bank, Palestine. The Orphan ‎Sponsorship program at An-Najah was launched in 2002, aiming to ‎shed light into the lives of impoverished orphaned children, so that one ‎day they can become educated individuals who can alleviate their own ‎communities out of poverty.‎