World Bank supports Palestinian NGOs
Since 1990 funding to the Palestinian NGO sector has fallen sharply. The World Bank-designed Palestinian NGO Project is intended to open up a new source of funds. The project is unique in that funding will go direct to an NGO consortium led by the Welfare Association — until now World Bank funding has always gone to governments and government entities. NGOs are deeply rooted in the culture of the Palestinian people. Under Israeli occupation, in …