Looking for a meaningful way to spend your summer while making a real difference? The Volunteer Work Programs in Palestine 2025/2026, organized by Go Palestine, offer a unique opportunity to connect with local communities, support education, advocate for human rights, and contribute to social initiatives—all while experiencing Palestinian culture firsthand. Whether you’re teaching English, assisting refugees, or engaging in cultural exchange, you’ll develop valuable skills, expand your worldview, and immerse yourself in the daily life of Palestine.

Go Palestine is committed to fostering cross-cultural connections and providing transformative experiences for volunteers worldwide. With personalized support, safe accommodations, and a diverse range of programs, your summer in Palestine will be both impactful and unforgettable. Join us and be part of a journey where travel meets purpose!

Where will The West Bank Volunteer Program be held?

rsons who reside in the city, and about another 500,000 who live in the surrounding villages.

How long can I join the program?

Our volunteers can choose to participate in the west bank volunteer program for a period of one to 12 weeks. Whatever length of time you choose, we will support you so that you have a great and unique experience at our center and in this wonderful city of Hebron.

Is there a specific day I need to start the program?

No, there is no requirement to begin the program on a specific day of the week. You have the flexibility to start whenever it suits you best, whether that’s Saturday, Monday, Thursday, or any other day. The program is designed to accommodate your schedule, so you can choose a starting day that works best for your routine and preferences. There’s no set starting point or restriction on when you can begin.

What are the advantages of volunteering with Go Palestine?

• Experience the hospitality of Palestinians and discover the beauty of the Palestinian culture by interacting with Palestinian families and refugees.
• Daily Palestinian breakfast at the center.
• 3 hours of Arabic Individual lessons per week – Two classes -1,5 hours a class.
• The program provides you with a chance to visit local sites in Hebron and get to know the rich history of the city.
• Accommodation, including either staying with a local host family or at our 8th-floor apartment. Private accommodation is also available with extra fees.
• Day trips to refugee camps in Hebron & Bethlehem and some areas of political importance.
• At the completion of the program, you will get a participation certificate and a recommendation letter.

Teach English to Palestinian Kids and Youth

Join the west bank volunteer program program where you’ll have the opportunity to help Palestinian children and youth develop their English conversational skills. As a participant, you’ll lead or assist in group sessions that promote natural, everyday conversations in a relaxed and supportive setting. These sessions focus on practical communication rather than formal classroom instruction.

No prior teaching experience is required—this program welcomes anyone with a passion for making a difference. All necessary materials and resources will be provided, allowing you to focus on inspiring confidence and building connections with the students. This is your chance to contribute to their educational growth while immersing yourself in a rich cultural experience.

What Else Can I Do as a Volunteer Besides Teaching English?

• As a volunteer, you can also organize workshops, seminars, or lectures on topics you are knowledgeable about. Whether it’s at the University of Hebron or our center, we’ll assist you in making the necessary arrangements.
• We will connect you with the University or organize the event at our center, targeting local Palestinian participants. These workshops can run for one, two, or three days—or any timeframe that fits your schedule. We’ll handle announcements, logistics, and participant coordination, allowing you to focus on preparing your materials.
• Our center is fully equipped with everything you might need, including a screen, projector, whiteboard, laptop, and more. You’ll have all the support required to deliver an impactful and engaging session.

Write for Palestine: Support and Raise Awareness – (Optional)

Write and publish articles about Palestine on our website can play a crucial role in raising awareness and helping the region gain recognition on a global scale. By sharing stories, historical insights, and current realities from a compassionate and informed perspective, writers can bridge gaps in understanding. If you’re someone who is not from Palestine, your voice can provide a unique angle, highlighting the issue from an outsider’s lens while connecting with a broader audience.

Through a collaborative approach, you can also encourage others visiting your platform to contribute their narratives, research, or reflections, amplifying diverse voices and creating a space for dialogue, advocacy, and education.

Learn Arabic while Volunteering in Palestine – Individual Classes

Volunteering in Palestine is a great way to learn the Arabic language and make a difference at the same time. You can choose to learn Modern Standard Arabic or Levantine Arabic, depending on your needs and interests. You will have three weekly hours of Arabic, divided into two classes a week. By volunteering while learning Arabic, you will gain valuable experience while helping out in your community.

Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)

Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is the standardized version of Classical Arabic, used across the Arab world for official communication, media, and literature. While not spoken in daily life, it serves as a unifying language for formal and academic purposes.

Palestinian/Shami (Levantine) Arabic

Levantine Arabic, spoken by over 42 million people in Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, is a widely used dialect for daily communication. It features regional variations but remains mutually intelligible across the Levant.

Live with a Palestinian Host Family

Staying with a Palestinian family is a unique opportunity. It helps you learn the language and understand the culture and daily life of your hosts. You’ll get a window into their traditions, values, and hospitality, which enriches your learning experience. It’s a chance to build connections and appreciate Palestinian life even more.

Explore Refugee Camps on Day Trips

We organize day trips to refugee camps in Hebron and Bethlehem. These trips let you see the lives of refugees up close. Spending time in these camps helps you understand their challenges and resilience. It’s an eye-opening experience that broadens your horizons, builds empathy, and deepens your understanding of these locations.

City Tours in Hebron

Our program includes day tours in Hebron. You’ll explore key areas, each with a unique story. These tours let you learn about the city’s history and contemporary life. You’ll also visit local factories to understand the local economy and craftsmanship. This offers a comprehensive experience, helping you appreciate the culture and life in Hebron.

Cook Authentic Palestinian Dishes Together

In our program, you’ll have a culinary adventure. You’ll actively participate in preparing authentic Palestinian dishes. It’s a chance to learn and bond over cooking while enjoying the flavors of the region. This experience helps you connect with the community and create lasting memories.

Explore Beyond Hebron: Two Days Off Weekly

We understand the importance of exploring the region. That’s why we give you two days off each week to venture beyond Hebron. You can discover other enchanting places in Palestine, such as Bethlehem, Nablus, Ramallah, Jericho, and Jerusalem. These days off are designed to give you the freedom to travel, learn, and create memories beyond Hebron, ensuring a well-rounded and enriching experience.

Traveling around Palestine

Traveling around Palestine is very affordable and easy to implement. There is a wealth of taxis, buses, and services (shared taxis with low fares due to the sharing) to use in order to travel about. All of these modes of transportation, besides allowing you easy travel means, will immerse you into the general population. Palestinians will eagerly help you, direct you, offer assistance, and even offer cell phones for your use (or even make your call for you!). They will relish their new friendship with you, no matter how brief!

Why choose GO Palestine to do an Inetrnship or Volunteer Program ?

• We do not have any hidden or additional fees.
• We organize trips every week to areas in Hebron & Bethlehem.
• We offer 3 hours of Arabic lessons per week – two classes with our best Arabic teachers.
• Our center is located in the heart of the city of Hebron, which makes it easy to reach, whether for our Palestinian students or for our international participants.
• We are very flexible about changing the start and end times of your program.
• We meticulously search for families that our female participants feel comfortable with during their stay in Hebron.
• We organize local visits to get acquainted with the most famous landmarks of the city of Hebron.
• We provide all kinds of assistance to our participants and guide them to make their experience more enjoyable.
• We also have an 8th-floor apartment for our male participants with a great view. It has everything they need in addition to being very close to the center (three minutes’ walking to the center).

Get to know our volunteer programs

The Palestinian Center (Go Palestine) offers the following volunteer programs. These volunteer programs address topics such as children, children with special needs, education, entertainment activities, social events, music, community activities, workshops, and much more. Here you can do voluntary work from one week up to three months.

Our Volunteer Programs Fees

What does the Participation Fee include?

Accommodation	Host family or at our 8th-floor apartment Private accommodation is available with extra fees
Arabic Lessons	3 Hours a Week – Two Classes/ 1,5 hours of Arabic lessons each
Meals	Daily Palestinian breakfast
Day Trips	To Refugees camps in Hebron & Bethlehem & some areas of political importance
Sightseeings	Historical & politically important places in the city of Hebron
Certificate	Certificate of participation & recommendation letter at the end of the program

When can I apply ?

• Applicants have the flexibility to decide when to join a program.
• We are very flexible when it comes to starting and ending dates.
• Applicants also choose their length of participation, which is a minimum of one week up to three months/12 weeks.

Do I need to know how to speak Arabic?

• Volunteers are not obligated to know Arabic.
• The center will provide you with 3 hours of Arabic lessons each week with one of our teachers.
• The participant can choose either to study Modern Standard Arabic (Fusha) or Spoken Arabic Language (known as Ammyia) once they start their program. 

Place of Volunteer Program	Hebron (H1 – Under Palestinian Control), Palestine
Volunteer Program Fees	Starting From 230$ – American Dollar
Age	18-75 Years Old
Minimum Period of Volunteering in Palestine	One Week
Maximum Period of Volunteering in Palestine	Three Months – 12 Weeks
Volunteering Hours	4-5 hours a day – 5 days a week
Starting/Ending Dates	Flexible – Anytime
Application Deadline	No Deadline
Program Language	English
Days off	Two days including Fridays & Thursdays or Saturdays
Arabic Lessons	3 Hours a Week – Standard Arabic Or Ammiya
Educational Degree	Not Required
University Credit	Available

Do I need a visa to enter Palestine? 

• The Israeli government requires a visa for you to enter Israel. Visas are routinely granted upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport (Tel Aviv) if you are a citizen of an exempted country.
• They are available also at the Allenby-King Hussein Bridge Israel-Jordan border crossing. Tourist visas are valid for 90 days. Most Americans and Europeans are issued three-month visas upon arrival and clearing customs.

Things to know before you come to Palestine!

Living Costs in Palestine	Approx. 50-70$ a Week
Weekend in Palestine	On Friday
Food in Palestine	The West Bank engages primarily in heavier meals involving the use of bread, rice, and meat, and coastal plain inhabitants frequent fish, other seafood, and lentils.
Wifi Access in Palestine	At houses, cafes, restaurants – Almost everywhere
3G Service in Palestine	Available since Jan 2018
The official language in Palestine	Arabic – Palestinian Dialect (One of the Levantine dialects)
Currency in Palestine	Mainly Israeli Shekel (NIS). Jordanian Dinar & American Dollars are also used in buying Real estate and land.
Transportations in Palestine	Yellow Taxies & Orange Mini-Vans
Weather in Palestine	Summer (25-30°C), Winter (0-9°C)
Nearest Major Airports to Palestine	Ben Gurion Airport in Israel if you travel via Israel Alia International Airport if you travel via Jordan

What does your weekly schedule look like?

We at GO Palestine are keen to make your weekly schedule diversified, rich, and organized. Thus, it will contain a number of educational, social, and fun activities that will make your experience in Palestine special and unique.

Breakfast starts at 9:30 am

The day at our center starts with a special Palestinian breakfast at 9:30 in the morning and ends at approximately 10:15. Our breakfast contains a number of ingredients, including Palestinian thyme (Zaatar), labneh, tomato and cucumber slices, falafel, hummus, mortadella, olives, yellow cheese, jam, pita bread, boiled or fried eggs, and French fries. The ingredients are changed (among the mentioned ingredients) from time to time to diversify the breakfast.

The Content of the program starts at 10:30

The content of your program begins at 10:30 in the morning and continues until 1:30 or 2:00 in the afternoon. This includes teaching conversational English to Palestinians (school students, university students, and community members). This differs depending on the program you are joining, please read the program’s description.

Lunch Break starts at 2:00 pm

At two o’clock in the afternoon begins the lunch break, which lasts for an entire hour. You can buy lunch from a restaurant next to the center. There are a number of restaurants nearby, which provide meals such as shawarma, falafel, and fried chicken as well as traditional Palestinian meals such as Maqluba, Hebron’s Qidreh, Chicken Mansaf or Lamp Mansaf, and other meals. There are also a number of supermarkets/malls nearby where you can buy what you need and cook yourself in the center.

Arabic Language Classes (MSA and Levantine/Colloquial)

Weekly, you will get two Arabic language classes for an hour and a half each. These classes are taught by one of our skilled/qualified teachers. Arabic language classes are held at different times, either in the morning or, in most cases, in the afternoon. The student can choose whether to study Modern Standard Arabic, Colloquial Arabic (Ammiya), or both.

Day Trips to Refugee Camps in Bethlehem & Hebron

Once every week, a day trip is organized to the refugee camps in Hebron and Bethlehem, as well as to areas of political importance whenever the opportunity arises. These trips will give you the opportunity to learn about the conditions of the Palestinian refugees, talk to them and learn their stories. These trips depart at 10:45 am from the center and end approx. at 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon.

Local Visits to Learn about the Landmarks of the city of Hebron

Once every two weeks, local visits are organized to the historical and economic landmarks of the city of Hebron. This includes a visit to the Ibrahimi Mosque, the Old City, and Al-Shuhada Street as well as visiting a number of factories in the city, such as keffiyeh, glass, and ceramic factories.

Prepare & Cook a Traditional Palestinian Dish

Once every two or three weeks, all our volunteers, interns, and Arabic language’ students join together to prepare and cook a traditional Palestinian dish. This includes preparing appetizers, frying vegetables, cooking rice, chopping chicken or meat, and stuffing some vegetables depending on the dish to be cooked that day.

Free Time starts at 16:00 or at 16:30

After your time in the center is over, you have free time where you can hang out with other international participants and/or locals you met during your stay in Hebron by going to a café or coffee shop or going to a park and enjoying your time in the evening. There are many cafes and parks not far from the center, as the center is located on one of the most lively streets in the city.

What is the application process?

• First, send us an email asking for the application form.
• We send you the application, and you fill out the application and send it back to us.
• Our team reviews your application. We may invite you for an interview by means of a Skype/WhatsApp call.
• If you are selected after the interview, we will send you a confirmation form which you fill out and return to us.
• We prepare and send you the Invitation Letter and the contract. We will also send you the invoice for payment, which will include all the information regarding payment options.  
• You will sign the contract and make payment in order to reserve your place in the program.
• We will send you an orientation booklet and travel guide to Palestine. These two items will provide you with all the information on how to get to Hebron and contact the center. One of our coordinators will provide his/her contact number within an email sent to you.  

Documents you’ll receive from us!

How to apply or ask for additional information?

Please send an email to Mr. Tamimi at [email protected]. Please type the name of the chosen program in the subject line. We will then contact you back. You can also contact us via WhatsApp or Signal at +972598172071.

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We’d be very happy to have you in Palestine!