Run for Palestine (RFP) is a family-oriented, fun-filled day across Canada that welcomes all members of the community. Participants can walk 2 km or run a professionally timed  2, 5 or 10 km race to raise funds for much-needed humanitarian projects helping the Palestinian people.

Our Run has expanded and is now being held in Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, London, Vancouver, Fort McMurray, Edmonton, and Winnipeg.

This year, Run for Palestine National  is partnering with Islamic Relief Canada to support the Al-Makassed Hospital in Jerusalem. 

We need your help to build the capacity of a neonatal unit which will care for the needs of newborn babies in the Occupied Palestinian Territories .

Not all wounds are visible, every donation counts.

In 2022, you helped us raise over $166,802 for ‘medical equipment and furniture for the maternity department at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza’. Due to your strength and devotion, over 4000 attendees across Canada showed their support and  participated to help Palestine’s most vulnerable build a brighter future.

Along with your help, we want to strengthen the healthcare systems in Palestine to respond to emergencies and vulnerable patients. The Al-Makassed hospital treats patients from the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, and elsewhere in the West Bank.

The project will provide the hospital with the necessary neonatal equipment, essential drugs, supplies, and capacity-building support through in-person and online medical training so that it can continue and augment its lifesaving neonatal care.

Donate today to support children in Palestine.

About Run for Palestine

We are the Run for Palestine (RFP) Committee in ( Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton, London, Calgary and Winnipeg) , a voluntary group which aims to promote healthy living, respects the environment, and embraces diversity. RFP works tirelessly with various community organizations and volunteers to raise funds for the Palestinian people. Our group’s objective is to engage people from all walks of life through sport and healthy living; meanwhile, empowering Palestinians through humanitarian and social projects. Run for Palestine is an initiative that started in Toronto, Ontario, and a year later in Ottawa, where it is the only city that holds a city run. Now, the run has seen success in several Canadian cities.