About us

The Damascus Gate Foundation (DGF) is a diaspora-led organization for Palestinian nation-building. We integrate humanitarian, economic, and policy transformation into a coordinated ecosystem for self-reliance.

We connect change makers, organizers and skilled professionals to high-impact projects and programs, but we also build. DGF plans, designs, and implements solutions across critical sectors of Palestinian life.

At DGF, we test before we invest—piloting ideas, validating feasibility, and measuring impact before scaling. This disciplined approach ensures that every resource we deploy leads to sustainable growth.

Our work spans responsive aid, research and advocacy, capacity building, startup support, and strategic capital deployment. We cultivate leadership pipelines, strengthen institutional infrastructure, and create pathways for emerging ventures through access to accelerators and VC-backed networks.

Whether supporting civic reform, employment, or entrepreneurship, DGF equips individuals and organizations with the tools, knowledge, and network to scale their impact.

Our Mission

To cultivate a coordinated ecosystem of Palestinian organizations, leaders, and diaspora professionals working together toward self-reliance.

Our VISION

A globally connected, locally empowered Palestinian society with the capacity to build, sustain, and lead its own future.

Our Core Values

Self-Reliance Over Dependency

We support solutions that reduce reliance on external aid and grow internal capacity.

Self-Reliance Over Dependency

We support solutions that reduce reliance on external aid and grow internal capacity.

Integrity and Accountability

Transparency isn’t a checkbox, it’s our operating system.

Collaboration With Purpose

We connect talent and institutions that amplify one another.

Sustainability as Strategy

Short-term wins matter only if they lead to long-term strength.

Stewardship of Trust

Every contribution: time, skill, or capital is treated as an investment in our shared future.