During my trip to Palestine, I had the opportunity to help plant 1,000 Olive Trees in order to support refugee farmers obtain an independent, sustainable way of providing for their families. 

Olive trees carry more than an economic significance in the lives of Palestinians. They are not just like any another trees, they are symbolic of Palestinians’ identity and attachment to their land, hope and resilience.

Olives are a main source of income for around 80,000 Palestinian families. According to UN figures, around 48% of the agricultural land in the West Bank and Gaza is planted with olive trees. Olive trees account for 70% of fruit production in Palestine and contribute around 14% to the Palestinian economy. 93% of the olive harvest is used for olive oil production while the rest is used for olive soap, table olives and pickles. Much of the olive production is for local consumption with a small amount of olives being exported primarily to Jordan. With the growing interest in organic food and fair trade, Palestinian olives are now also reaching European and North American markets.

More than 800,00 vulnerable families of small-scale farmers depend on olive sector.

Olive farmers and olive oil production is the main source of making living for poor families, women led families and small farmers. It is highly important to support these vulnerable groups by providing olive seedlings to expand their olive farms in order to enhance their family source of income. 

YOUR DONATION will enhance  the household income of women led families, vulnerable and families with disability.

Empower small scale farmers through increasing cultivated land with Olive seedlings

Plant 10 olive trees - $30

Plant 100 olive trees - $300

Cover 1 farm (200 trees) - $600

1 farm = 8 durums of land

Provide an irrigation system for the farm - $2400

Irrigation system per durum = $400