Dalia Association

Dalia Association is a community foundation established in 2007 with the belief that Palestinians should control their own resources for durable development for future generations.

The Association mobilizes and properly utilizes the resources necessary to empower a vibrant, independent and accountable civil society by acting at the grassroots level, through community-controlled grant making.

Dalia Association community development approach focuses on four dimensions that ensure holistic community development: Ecological, Local economy, Social, and Cultural.

Communities are empowered by being able to control their own development through identifying problems within their community and enacting their own solutions deciding their needs and priorities.

Dalia’s approach in based on the following pillars:

  • Making grants to support inspirational and relevant civil society initiatives, especially grassroots efforts that seek to supplement local resources.
  • Linking resources revolved around knowledge and skill sharing and fostering collaboration among diverse groups, institutions and organizations. This helps decrease our dependence on outside resources.
  • Encouraging giving to cultivate a culture of giving rooted in solidarity and cooperation while revitalizing the indigenous concept of ‘Al-Owneh’ (‘helping-out’) which manifests as a reciprocal support system, benefiting the whole community.
  • Advocating for systemic change in the international aid system so that it respects Palestinian rights and responds to local priorities.

Dalia means “grapevine” in Arabic. Almost every Palestinian home has a vine tree, which symbolizes that with care, a grapevine can feed, shelter, and provide beauty for generations. This is exactly what Dalia does: it enables Palestinians to become their own community partners, decision makers, and supporters.

  • Community, Food
  • 2025
  • Established Projects
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