SOS Children’s Villages Palestine and the Arab Palestinian Investment Company (APIC) have launched a new strategic partnership to support the organization’s programmes in the Gaza Strip, signing a three-year agreement. The signing comes more than ten years into a partnership the two organizations have dedicated to children who have lost parental care or are at risk of losing it, and to the most vulnerable families in Palestine.

APIC is one of the most important private sector partners in Palestine, supporting SOS Children’s Villages Palestine in its most strategic and specialised work. Over a full decade, the partnership has grown beyond financial support for family homes inside and outside the village. It is now a broad collaboration that fits APIC’s approach of investing in the communities where it operates. At its heart are children, their families and their recovery, and the goal of building a better future for one of the hardest-hit groups in society.

Marking the signing of the new agreement, Mr. Tarek Aggad, Chairman and CEO of APIC, spoke about why the partnership matters: “Our partnership with SOS Children’s Villages began in Bethlehem more than ten years ago. It then grew to include SOS Children’s Villages Jordan, and today we are extending it to Gaza. What the children of Gaza are living through today calls on all of us, as individuals and institutions, to give everything we can so that these children receive the care and safety they deserve. We are fully confident in the work SOS Children’s Villages does, and we see its results clearly in children who were cared for by its staff and reached their full potential, despite the hardships they have faced in their lives.”

Ms. Ghada Hirzallah, National Director of SOS Children’s Villages Palestine, thanked APIC for its long-standing commitment: “APIC was one of the first companies in Palestine to believe that caring for a child who has lost family support is the responsibility of the whole community, not of one organization alone. Over these years, many children grew up in homes supported by APIC. Today they are young people finding their way with confidence, and APIC has been with them every step of the way. Now, as Palestinian children go through one of the hardest periods they have ever faced, especially in Gaza, this partnership brings a new project focused on Gaza. It also sends a message of reassurance to every child and family we work with: you are not alone. We don’t see APIC as just a donor. It is a true partner that shares our belief that investing in children is the truest investment in this country’s future. We also share the belief that when the private sector and humanitarian organizations work together, they can strengthen a culture of solidarity and responsibility in Palestinian society and create direct, lasting impact in protecting our communities and helping them heal.”

As this new phase of cooperation begins, both partners reaffirm their shared commitment to empowering the most vulnerable children and young people. Together, they will work to make sure these children receive the care, support and opportunities they need to grow up in a safe family environment and build the future they deserve.