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Palestinian Initiative for Supporting Students (ESNAD)

National Network

Palestine

Address

Ramallah - Palestine Ramallah Palestinian Territories

Country

Palestinian Territories

City

Ramallah

Street address 2

Ramallah - Palestine

Telephone

0595015013

E-Mail

emanhamdan09@gmail.com

Year of Establishment

2010

Contact Person1

Eman Hamdan

Job Title 1

Public Relation and fundraising Officer

Organisation Type

Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation

Fields of Activity

Democracy and community development

General Information

Esnad is an  innovative approach to address unequal access to education opportunities in underprivileged areas of the West Bank and Gaza. working team: Jihad Shojaeha the founder of the initiative . Eman Hamdan: PR & Fundraising  officer. Sawsan Almasaead: program officer. partners: Paltel group. Aramex international. Hani Qaddumi scholarship foundation awards: • Synergos Award: support the idea and provide thirty two thousand dollars and also provided an integrated training for participated members. • ASHOkA Award: support one of the team members to work just on the idea for three years and also provided logistical and consulting support for the   idea. • Student union in Palestine: support the idea and help to publish it through media. • King Abdullah II Award for Youth Innovation and Achievement:  Participate in King Abdullah Award for Youth Innovation and have qualified to the final stage. • Takreem Award: for Innovation in Education

Mission and Objectives

This initiative aims at funding academically talented but underprivileged students to attend university. These university students then "pay it forward" by going back to their communities and tutoring groups of primary and secondary school students, serving as mentors and positive role models for younger generations of students and as valuable academic resources to rural communities. The initiative is helping to close the gap in access to education, raise academic standards, provide education to women, and break the cycle of poverty

Main Projects / Activities

University students serve their community by being mentors and positive role models for younger generations of students and as valuable academic resources to rural communities. • Close the gap in access to education, raise academic standards, provide education to women, and break the cycle of poverty by using education as weapon to fight poverty. • Involving more females as leaders in their communities. • Improving the quality of education by using extracurricular activities as a way of learning.