Speaking on the occasion of the launch of the 2025–2026 social and economic season in Al-Quds, Mr. Cherkaoui explained that the Agency began on Monday the rollout of several initiatives to assist families in various camps within the Jerusalem governorate, including Kalandia, Al-Eizariya, and Abu Dis, as well as towns in the northwestern part of the region.
These projects focus on livestock breeding (sheep and cattle), dairy and cheese production, pastry-making, tailoring, embroidery, and beauty care. The Agency is also distributing fully equipped multipurpose kiosks to support small local enterprises.
In addition, the Agency’s teams will distribute olive-harvesting equipment to Palestinian farmers as part of the “Aouna” campaign, an initiative designed to strengthen agricultural resilience under the “Somoud” project. The project is supported by the Agency in partnership with several entities, including the Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture, the Al-Quds governorate, and the Land Research Center (LRC).
Despite the complex situation on the ground, Mr. Cherkaoui emphasized that the Bayt Mal Al-Quds Acharif Agency, operating under the Al-Quds Committee, has continued to carry out its humanitarian and social missions in Jerusalem and certain parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Between October 7, 2023, and June 30, 2025, the Agency launched projects amounting to $6.5 million.
He noted that the Agency also contributed to Morocco’s efforts to aid the people of Gaza, implementing several impactful initiatives benefiting around 300 children who lost limbs during the Israeli war on Gaza and 500 orphans who lost both parents. The Agency’s assistance also covers education and mental health support.
To ensure better efficiency, the Agency has focused on modernizing its management systems through digital transformation — a strategic shift supported by its recent ISO certification in donation management and information security.
For his part, the Ambassador of Palestine to Morocco, Jamal Choubaki, praised “the vital role played by the Bayt Mal Al-Quds Acharif Agency under the High Directives of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, President of the Al-Quds Committee, who continuously reaffirms the importance of supporting the resilience of the Maqdessis.”
These initiatives, he added, are part of a pragmatic socio-economic plan aimed at empowering local populations in Jerusalem and supporting farmers and professionals through tangible development actions.
On the sidelines of the event marking the start of the 2025–2026 social and economic season in Al-Quds, a financing agreement for several projects was signed between the Moroccan Association for Support to Reconstruction in Palestine and the Bayt Mal Al-Quds Acharif Agency, with a total budget of six million dirhams.
This agreement reflects Morocco’s unwavering support for the Palestinian people, said Mohamed Jamal Bouzidi, President of the Moroccan Association for Support to Reconstruction in Palestine. He explained that these new development and humanitarian projects aim to strengthen Palestinian resilience, empower vulnerable groups, and improve living conditions in Al-Quds and Gaza.
The agreement covers the funding of income-generating activities for vulnerable groups, olive harvest support for farmers in Al-Quds villages, the distribution of food baskets in Gaza, an educational project for children in the Strip, the installation of a camp for displaced persons of Moroccan origin or nationality in Gaza, and an emergency medical intervention to combat skin diseases in shelters housing displaced populations.
Editorial team/le7tv