Inash Alusra

Inash Alusra (Arabic: جمعية إنعاش الأسرة, "Society for the Revival of the Family") is a Palestinian charitable, feminist and developmental non-profit association founded in 1965 in the city of Al-Bireh, in the West Bank. It was established on the initiative of a group of Palestinian volunteer women led by the late activist Samiha Khalil, in response to the mounting challenges facing Palestinian society after the 1948 Nakba and the 1967 Naksa and under Israeli occupation. The association describes itself as a women-led, community-rooted institution working to empower Palestinian women and strengthen the Palestinian family. The organization's mission centers on supporting the resilience of Palestinian people on their land, contributing to sustainable development through economic and social empowerment, preserving Palestinian heritage, advancing women and the family, and offering educational and academic programs aligned with labor-market needs. Its strategic goals include expanding access for poor Palestinian families — especially female-headed households — and improving poor young people's access to economic rights. Inash Alusra operates a broad portfolio of programs and divisions. These include the Inash Alusra College (كلية إنعاش الأسرة), founded in 1990, which grants diplomas in nursing, secretarial and medical records studies, and since 2007 in physiotherapy, with Hebrew and Chinese language teaching, food and beverage management, and fashion design added from 2008. Other units include the Heritage and Research Center, the Heritage Library and Archive, a museum, the Inash Alusra Center for Vocational Training and Continuing Education (sewing and fashion, beauty, secretarial and office management, child-rearing, photography, montage and directing), the Zafaran Kitchen (مطبخ زعفران), the Palestinian Embroidery Exhibition (معرض المطرزات الفلسطينية), the Palestinian Heritage and Folklore Resource Center, the Scientific Assistance Program, the Palestinian Girls' Home (منزل الفتاة الفلسطينية), and halls for events and rentals. The association runs social campaigns such as "We Are Their Support" (حملة إحنا سندهم), "Breakfast with Your Neighbor" (حملة فطر جارك), and the "Sponsor 5,000 Children" campaign (حملة كفالة 5000 طفل), the latter promoted in several languages. It publishes news, reports and studies, maintains an events calendar, and solicits donations through its website. Through its embroidery project it serves more than 5,000 women, producing designs that reflect Palestinian culture and identity. The organization is headquartered in Al-Bireh and operates primarily within Palestine.

Inash Alusra was founded in 1965 in the city of Al-Bireh, in the West Bank, on the initiative of a group of Palestinian volunteer women led by the late activist Samiha Khalil. Its establishment came in response to the growing challenges facing the Palestinian people, beginning with the Nakba of 1948 and continuing through the Naksa of 1967 and the consequences of Israeli occupation. From its earliest years the association focused on relief and support for Palestinian families, combining charitable work with a developmental and feminist orientation. Over the decades the organization expanded from direct relief into education, vocational training and cultural heritage. In 1990 it founded Inash Alusra College, which grants diplomas to female students in nursing, secretarial studies and medical records. In 2007 the college added a physiotherapy diploma, and at the beginning of 2008 it began teaching Hebrew and Chinese as well as offering diplomas in food and beverage management and fashion design. The association also established a Heritage and Research Center to document all aspects of Palestinian popular heritage, customs and traditions, together with a heritage library and archive and a museum. A Center for Vocational Training and Continuing Education was created to train young women in sewing and fashion, beauty, secretarial and office management, child-rearing, photography, montage and directing. The association's embroidery project grew into a major income-generating and cultural program serving more than 5,000 women, producing a diverse range of designs reflecting Palestinian culture and identity. Additional units and initiatives include the Zafaran Kitchen, the Palestinian Embroidery Exhibition, the Palestinian Heritage and Folklore Resource Center, the Scientific Assistance Program, the Palestinian Girls' Home, and halls available for events. The association runs recurring social campaigns, including "We Are Their Support" (حملة إحنا سندهم), "Breakfast with Your Neighbor" (حملة فطر جارك), and the "Sponsor 5,000 Children" campaign (حملة كفالة 5000 طفل), which is promoted in several languages. It publishes news, reports and studies, maintains an events calendar, and accepts donations through its website. Its mission emphasizes strengthening Palestinian resilience on the land, supporting the struggle for freedom, independence and justice, contributing to sustainable development through economic and social empowerment, preserving heritage, advancing women and the Palestinian family, and providing educational and academic programs aligned with market needs. Its strategic goals focus on increasing access for poor Palestinian families, especially female-headed households, and improving poor young people's access to their economic rights.

• 2008

  The college begins teaching Hebrew and Chinese and offers diplomas in food and beverage management and fashion design.

• 2007

  A physiotherapy diploma is added at the college.

• 1990

  Inash Alusra College is established, granting diplomas in nursing, secretarial studies and medical records.

• 1965

  Inash Alusra is founded in Al-Bireh by Samiha Khalil and a group of Palestinian volunteer women.

A women-led, non-profit Palestinian development and charitable association combining relief, education, vocational training and heritage preservation to empower women and families.

• Inash Alusra College

  Founded in 1990, grants diplomas in nursing, secretarial and medical records studies, physiotherapy (since 2007), and offers Hebrew and Chinese language teaching, food and beverage management, and fashion design (since 2008).

• Heritage and Research Center

  Documents all aspects of Palestinian popular heritage, customs and traditions; includes a heritage library, archive and museum.

• Center for Vocational Training and Continuing Education

  Trains young women in sewing and fashion, beauty, secretarial and office management, child-rearing, photography, montage and directing.

• Palestinian Embroidery Exhibition

  Embroidery project serving more than 5,000 women, producing designs reflecting Palestinian culture and identity.

• Zafaran Kitchen

  A food-related program or enterprise of the association.

• Palestinian Heritage and Folklore Resource Center

  A resource center dedicated to Palestinian heritage and folklore.

• Scientific Assistance Program

  A program providing scientific assistance.

• Palestinian Girls' Home

  A residential or support facility for Palestinian girls.

• Inash Alusra Halls

  Event halls available for rent.

1. 1جمعية إنعاش الأسرة – official website homepageinash.org
2. 2من نحن – جمعية إنعاش الأسرةinash.org
3. 3Inash Alusra – Wikidatawikidata.org
4. 4جمعية إنعاش الأسرة – Arabic Wikipediaar.wikipedia.org