Building resilient communities through dignity, advocacy and access.
Our community work brings together cultural representation, practical community support, essential infrastructure and emergency response.
Different gaps call for different responses.
Community development requires different responses to different kinds of gaps. Some are about representation and public understanding. Some are about opportunity and participation. Some are practical gaps in water, public space or essential support. During crisis, the priority may be timely access to food, healthcare and other urgent needs.
sTF5 Care therefore works through four complementary areas, using local knowledge and specialist partners to match the response to the context.
Advocacy, culture and storytelling
Supporting authentic Palestinian voices, cultural work and storytelling that strengthen representation, preserve identity and help wider audiences understand lived experience without reducing people to a crisis narrative.
Community resilience
Working with organisations that expand opportunities, participation, well-being and local capability for children, families and communities.
Community infrastructure
Supporting practical projects that improve access to essential resources and create safer, more inclusive community environments.
Emergency response
Working through trusted humanitarian organisations to provide timely support when communities face urgent need, with a preference for experienced intermediaries and clear accountability.
The Teacher
sTF5 Care supported the production of The Teacher, a film by Palestinian-British writer and director Farah Nabulsi. Inspired by true events and filmed in the West Bank, the film presents a character-driven portrayal of life within the contemporary Palestinian context.
Sole Survivors’ Stories
sTF5 Care supported the production of Sole Survivors’ Stories, a five-episode digital series co-produced with journalist Bisan Owda. The series centres the experiences of Palestinians in Gaza who have survived profound personal loss, connecting stories of grief, Sumud, injustice and resilience with international audiences.
Born in Gaza 2
sTF5 Care is collaborating with filmmaker Hernán Zin on Born in Gaza 2, a documentary capturing the experiences and hardships of people in Gaza following the events of October 2023. Produced with a local Palestinian crew, the project is intended to document personal narratives and make them accessible to wider audiences.
Free Your Mind
In partnership with SCARAB Records, sTF5 Care supported Free Your Mind, a cultural project presenting Palestinian identity beyond narratives of war and displacement. Through music and visual storytelling, the initiative focuses on heritage, pride, resilience and contemporary cultural representation.
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PACES
sTF5 Care supports PACES in delivering structured after-school sports programmes for children aged 6–16 in Palestinian refugee camps and underserved communities across Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon. PACES uses sport to support education, confidence, well-being, inclusion and gender equality, while also training and employing local community members as coaches.
A reported programme indicator is 50% female participation.
Qudsona for Empowerment and Development
sTF5 Care supports Qudsona in strengthening the resilience of Palestinian communities, particularly in Jerusalem. Support has included humanitarian assistance for families of lower socioeconomic status through sustainable food packages.
Palestinian International Institute
sTF5 Care supports the Palestinian International Institute in strengthening connections between Palestinian diaspora communities and Palestine. The Institute develops knowledge about Palestinian communities abroad and works to build stronger links between those communities and Palestine. sTF5 Care’s support includes board participation and annual membership.
Access to Water · Jaba’
In partnership with the Municipality of Jaba’ and Al-Ain for Groundwater and Wells, sTF5 Care supported the development of a dedicated water well in Jaba’, Jenin Governorate in the West Bank. The completed project connected local households to clean, potable water where access had previously been unavailable.
households benefited from the Jaba’ water project
residents reached through the water project
Access to Public Spaces · Jaba’
sTF5 Care also supported the creation of the first public garden in Jaba’. The project created an accessible community space where families can gather, children can play and residents can access nature and a pedestrian-friendly outdoor environment.
Jaba’ water well and public garden in pictures
Responding responsibly through trusted humanitarian partners.
When communities face urgent need, sTF5 Care works through trusted humanitarian organisations with the access and operational experience required to respond responsibly. Support may include emergency medical aid, food distribution, essential supplies and other humanitarian relief, depending on the context and partner capability.
Organisations involved in sTF5 Care’s emergency-response work have included the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO), Taawon, Qudsona, Tadamon, Gaza Refugee Camp in Jordan and Muntada Al-Ruwwad.
The organisation’s direction is to avoid reactive emergency funding where a stronger route exists, work through intermediaries with deep expertise, and connect emergency response with longer-term capacity, resilience and learning wherever possible.