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Build a School in Gaza: 30 Field Schools

Build a School in Gaza: 30 Field Schools

Palestine (Gaza)
Humanity

We've already built three schools in Gaza. Now we're working to reach 30, each one teaching up to 1,680 children.

Humanity
Palestine (Gaza)
gaza

September 15, 2026

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From the field

A boy smiles holding a new English textbook and school backpack in a FAJR field school in Gaza
A smiling girl in traditional embroidered dress with her new school backpack
A girl smiles holding a new Arabic textbook and a pink school backpack
Girls in embroidered dresses raising their hands in a field school classroom
The FAJR Global School sign above a field school site in Gaza
A field school tent classroom with painted Arabic lettering
A girl in a keffiyeh makes a peace sign outside a classroom tent
A FAJR Global team member handing out school backpacks to children
Children hold up a handwritten thank-you sign in their classroom
A girl at her desk holding a new school backpack
Girls with their new backpacks in a crowded classroom
A teacher leading a lesson in a field school tent
Girls performing during a school celebration
Children seated at desks in a field school classroom
A girl looking through her new English textbook at her desk
Two girls in embroidered dresses talking in a classroom tent
Visitors and teachers with students in a decorated classroom
A sign at the field school site about establishing and equipping FAJR Global schools
Workers in safety vests assembling a field school structure
A FAJR Global team member watching a loader clear rubble for a school site
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What your gift provides

Water drop

$33

1 cubic meter (1,000 liters)

Meal

$9

1 meal

Blanket

$25

1 winter blanket for a family

Medicine

$50

Essential medicines for one patient

Medicine

$50

Medication for one patient after surgery

School supplies

$50

Training materials for one medical trainee

Medicine

$50

Medication and wound care for one patient

Medicine

$100

Medication and post-operative care

Medicine

$50

Eye drops and medication after surgery

Medicine

$50

Medication and recovery care for one patient

Medicine

$50

Medication and follow-up care for one patient

Medicine

$100

Medication and post-operative care

Medicine

$50

Medication for one patient’s recovery

Family

$25

A hygiene kit for a displaced family

Medicine

$100

Medication for an evacuated child

School supplies

$25

School supplies for one child

Medicine

$100

Medication and post-operative care for a child

School supplies

$40

One student’s education for one month

Water bottle

$100

3 cubic meters (3,000 liters)

Suggested
Meal

$90

10 meals

Suggested
Blanket

$100

4 winter blankets

Suggested
Medical care

$150

Wound-care supplies for a hospital ward

Suggested
Medical care

$150

Surgical supplies for one operation

Suggested
Medical care

$100

A day of hands-on clinical training

Suggested
Medical care

$100

Trauma supplies for one patient

Suggested
Surgery

$500

Toward an implant for one joint replacement

Suggested
Surgery

$250

Toward one cataract surgery

Suggested
Medical care

$150

Surgical consumables for one operation

Surgery

$250

Toward one patient’s eye surgery

Suggested
Medical care

$250

Surgical instruments and consumables for one operation

Surgery

$200

Toward one patient’s operation

Suggested
Food parcel

$50

A food and hygiene relief package

Suggested
Child

$250

Transport and accommodation for a child and parent

Suggested
School supplies

$40

A term of schooling for one child

Suggested
Medical care

$250

Diagnostics and pre-operative tests

Child

$350

Sponsor one student for the full academic year

Suggested
Water truck

$500

15 cubic meters (15,000 liters)

Meal

$900

100 meals

Blanket

$250

10 winter blankets

Medical care

$500

Medical equipment for a clinic still operating

Surgery

$500

Toward one patient’s joint or eye surgery

Heart

$500

Toward data collection for a field study

Surgery

$500

Toward a lifesaving operation

Heart

$1,000

Toward one patient’s cardiac procedure

Surgery

$500

Toward a knee or hip replacement implant

Surgery

$300

Toward one patient’s orthopedic surgery

Suggested
Surgery

$500

Toward a knee or hip replacement implant

Surgery

$500

Toward an implant for one knee or hip replacement

Suggested
Surgery

$500

Toward a complex reconstructive surgery

Medicine

$100

Medical care and medicines for a family

Medical care

$1,000

A month of follow-up care and rehabilitation

School supplies

$500

Equipment for one classroom

Surgery

$500

Toward one child’s surgery

Suggested
School supplies

$10,000

Sponsor one class for one shift for the academic year

Water truck

$1,000

30 cubic meters (30,000 liters)

Meal

$9,000

1,000 meals

Blanket

$1,000

40 winter blankets for displaced families

Medicine

$1,000

A month of supplies for a busy ward

Medical care

$1,000

Toward theatre costs for a day of operating

School supplies

$1,000

Toward a clinician’s specialist course

Heart

$1,500

Toward moving a surgical team to a hard-to-reach area

Surgery

$2,500

Toward one patient’s complete surgery

Surgery

$1,000

Toward one corneal transplant

Medical care

$1,000

Toward theatre costs for a day of operating

Medical care

$1,000

Toward theatre costs for a day of operating

Surgery

$1,500

Toward one patient’s complete surgery

Medical care

$2,000

Toward a day of theatre time and staff

Food parcel

$500

Relief packages for 10 families

Heart

$5,000

Toward one child’s evacuation and treatment

School supplies

$2,500

Helps cover the cost of running a field school for one month

Child

$1,500

Toward a child’s complete surgical care

School supplies

$22,500

Sponsor one classroom across all three daily shifts for the year

Build a School in Gaza: 30 Field Schools

More than 650,000 school-age children in Gaza have had their education disrupted for a long time. Many schools have been destroyed or damaged, and others are now sheltering displaced families. FAJR Global has already set up and run three schools in Gaza. We plan to open up to 30 field schools across the Gaza Strip, so children can learn close to where they live.

Why Gaza needs field schools

UNICEF reported in April 2026 that about 700,000 children in Gaza had missed formal in-person schooling for almost three school years in a row, that nearly 98% of school buildings were damaged, and that around 420,000 children had no face-to-face learning at all (UNICEF, April 2026). Online classes are not a real option for most children, because electricity, internet access and devices are all hard to come by.

30 schools across Gaza

The schools teach Palestinian students from Grade 1 to Grade 12. Each school runs six learning groups, three for boys and three for girls, over three shifts a day. That lets one school teach roughly 1,500 to 1,680 students. Every school has eight classrooms, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities, a room set aside for psychosocial support, and space for school operations and student activities. We fund and open schools one at a time as donations come in, so a school can start teaching without waiting for all 30 to be funded.

Learning and support

Students follow a 12-month program: two academic semesters plus a four-month summer program to help them catch up. Lessons follow the Palestinian curriculum, with extra attention on recovering lost learning and building strong reading, writing and math skills.

School is also where children get care. Each school offers structured mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) activities, health screenings, malnutrition monitoring, nutrition support, and medical referrals when a child needs one. FAJR also trains the counselors and teachers who support these children. Read about FAJR's teacher training.

What your gift provides

$25 buys school supplies for one child. $40 gives a child a term of schooling. $500 equips one classroom, and $2,500 helps cover the cost of running a field school for one month.

Three schools are already teaching children in Gaza. Your gift helps us open the next ones, so thousands more children can get back to a classroom.

Questions about this campaign

Is building a school Sadaqah Jariyah?

Many donors give to education as Sadaqah Jariyah, an ongoing charity whose benefit continues as long as the knowledge is used. You can give in your own name or in memory of a loved one.

Is this campaign Zakat-eligible?

Yes. Every FAJR campaign is Zakat-eligible. Read more on our Zakat page.

Is my donation tax-deductible?

Yes. FAJR Global is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Tax ID (EIN) 83-1497239, and your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. You receive a tax receipt by email.

Can I give without online fees?

Yes. Online payments carry a 3% card processing fee and a 1% platform processing fee. Give by Zelle to donate@fajr.org or by check payable to FAJR GLOBAL and the full amount reaches the work. How to give without fees.

Campaign updates

September 19, 2026
Thank you for keeping this campaign moving

Every gift on this page turns into food on a plate within days. A gift of $9 funds one nutritious meal for a displaced family in Gaza. Your support is going straight to food, the transport to move it, and the teams distributing it with dignity.

Thank you for keeping this campaign moving
September 12, 2026
Inside the community kitchen

A look at how a meal comes together: chicken prepared and seasoned in bulk, then cooked in large pots before being packed into trays and delivered while still warm. This is the same shift-based kitchen shown in the campaign photos.

Inside the community kitchen
September 5, 2026
Meals reaching families across Gaza

Distribution is underway across displacement shelters in Gaza, reaching families who often cannot get to a market safely. Each parcel and hot meal is delivered by teams working directly where people are sheltering.

Meals reaching families across Gaza

Who runs this campaign

FAJR Global

A U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, founded in 2019 and fully operational since 2022. Donations are tax-deductible and Zakat eligible.

  • Tax ID 83-1497239
  • Based in Houston, Texas
  • Contact info@fajr.org

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