In its efforts to contribute to the documentation and knowledge production in the field of food sovereignty, Dalia Association in collaboration with Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Palestine & Jordan, brings you this compendium of articles about Palestinian local/heirloom seeds, their relation to our identity and culture, and their centrality in achieving food sovereignty through the visions of the authors and their relationship with land, agriculture, and authentic local food, and through illustrations that shed light on the issues addressed in the articles.

While new to the community philanthropy world, I have been an advocate for change in the international aid system for nearly 10 years.  After living in one of the highest recipient per capita countries of the international aid system, I appreciated the damage that formal aid can reap on a country and its civil society.

21 December 2015

Dear friends,

We are so excited to announce that we have partnered with the Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP) in Dearborn, Michigan.  Similar to the Dalia Association, CAAP aims to promote philanthropy amongst its constituents.  One of our long time extremely dedicated donors (who asked not to be named) initiated a fund at CAAP for the Dalia Association.  

Dear Friends,

    I just got back from visiting friends, supporters, and partners in the UK and across the US.  It was so good to have the opportunity to meet many of you face to face and share with you the current situation in Palestine and what we are up toat the Dalia Association.  Supporting community led development is critical now more than ever.  We need to work together to create alternatives to the international aid system to mobilize resources to the communities in Palestine.