The Palestinian Islamic Bank and SOS Children’s Villages signed a partnership agreement to support the Emergency Education Project in the Gaza Strip, which is implemented by the organization.

The agreement was signed at the headquarters of the Palestinian Islamic Bank’s General Administration in Ramallah, in the presence of the Bank’s General Manager, Dr. Imad Al-Saadi, the National Director of SOS Children’s Villages Palestine, Ghada Hirzallah, and a number of colleagues from both sides.

Under the agreement, the Bank will cover the costs and expenses of educating 200 students for one year as part of the project. The initiative falls within the organization’s core interventions and the national efforts to revitalize the education sector in the Gaza Strip, in light of the extensive damage it has suffered over the past two years.

Dr. Al-Saadi stated that the Palestinian Islamic Bank is keen to make effective contributions in serving the Palestinian people through its sustainable corporate social responsibility program, noting that the education sector is a top priority within this program as it is a vital and essential sector for recovery, advancement, and sustainable development. He also pointed to the ongoing guidance of the Bank’s Board of Directors to implement such initiatives and community partnerships.

Dr. Al-Saadi explained that this agreement comes as part of a series of interventions carried out by the Bank to support the education sector in the Gaza Strip. The most recent of these was the signing of an agreement with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education to establish a school in northern Gaza that will accommodate nearly 1100 students, in addition to other relief interventions implemented by the Bank to assist displaced people in Gaza and the West Bank.

He added: “We are proud of our partnership in these efforts carried out by SOS Children’s Villages Palestine, which contribute to supporting the education journey in the Gaza Strip and providing a better future for our children.”

For her part, the National Director of SOS Children’s Villages Palestine, Ghada Hirzallah, expressed her appreciation for the Bank’s efforts and solidarity within the national endeavors aimed at supporting children’s education in the Gaza Strip. She emphasized that this initiative comes at a critically important time, as investing in children’s education is a sustainable investment in their future, and that this program directly enhances their opportunities and helps build stronger foundations for a better future.