What works in Palestine, State of

Palestine's technology and education sector has developed significant capacity-building infrastructure, most notably through Gaza Sky Geeks, which trained over 60,000 Palestinian youth in coding, freelancing and startup skills since 2011, with approximately 85% of graduates reaching paid employment or self-employment at an average salary of ~$700 per month. Girls in Tech delivered gender-transformative robotics, AI and programming training to 120 West Bank students (92% girls), while TOKTEN has placed 178+ diaspora Palestinian professionals as volunteer experts in public institutions since 1994. However, these programmes faced severe disruption: the 2023–24 war destroyed Gaza Sky Geeks' offices and the three universities feeding its computer-science graduates, and detailed outcome data for 2024–2026 remain limited—the evidence demonstrates capacity-building efforts but cannot quantify current operational status or recent programme impact.