Taawon (Welfare Association) - Lebanon

Taawon started in 1983 to help Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon and has expanded to support Palestinian Refugees in Palestine. The organization aims to empower the Palestinian people and civil society organizations socially and economically in Palestine and Lebanon. Taawon aims to help Palestinian refugees in the Palestinian camps in Lebanon. Taawon envisions the Palestinian people as citizens of an independent, free, and democratic Arab Palestine, living in dignity, prosperity and self-fulfilment, with equitable access to opportunities to realize their full potential with distinction and creativity. As a leading non-governmental Palestinian development organization, Taawon strives to make a distinguished contribution toward furthering the progress of the Palestinians, preserving their heritage and identity, supporting their living culture and building civil society. It aims to achieve these goals by methodically identifying the Palestinian people’s needs and priorities and establishing the soundest mechanisms to maximize the benefits from the available funding resources.