Al-Tufula Center has been committed from the beginning to addressing the struggles Palestinian women face in a patriarchal society and under occupation. In our center, we strive to advocate for women from different factions in our society; we work with women from unrecognized villages, young women, and women with disabilities. Since 2007, we have developed several projects for each of these groups that are still ongoing today.

 The projects in question endeavor to empower these women by creating opportunities for women to discover their abilities and skills as well as to develop those abilities and gain new skills. We also serve as a support system for women in this journey. These projects stem from a new approach in our organization to empowerment, which is the belief that women in our society are already capable, without assuming they lack certain skills. We believe that our role as a feminist organization lies in providing support for Palestinian women who generally receive little to no support from their families or society in their academic and/or work ambitions.

As an added advantage, women from various factions in society are brought together and they learn about one another on a personal level but also on a “cultural” level as these women come from different backgrounds and traditions, and thus they also learn from one another.