International Women’s Day 2025

Saturday 8th March

All welcome to join the solidarity walks of return, the sunset vigil in the peace gardens and an evening social at the Broomhall centre.

Many of us will have seen the moving images of Palestinians walking back to their homes in Gaza after the ceasefire. In solidarity with their walk of return, we will be walking from different parts of Sheffield to join the Sunset Vigil by the Town Hall. For details on the solidarity walks, please check out: Http://Bit.ly/iwd-2025

The sunset vigil will be start from 5.15pm when the different walks of return come together. You are invited to bring lanterns, lights and white flowers as a symbol of our solidarity. At sunset at 6pm we will celebrate and support the breaking of the fast for Ramadan followed by a lantern procession to the Broomspring Centre for the evening social.

The evening social is at the Broomspring Centre, 6.30-9pm (see flyer attached). We will have entertainment from The Bints, a harmony trio who always uplift the spirits and the Tadhamon Singers whose solidarity though song is equally uplifting. We are hoping for live links to Gaza and Jenin during the evening. The event is free and we welcome donations. There will be delicious Palestinian food and soft drinks available and all are welcome.

Book here: https://bit.ly/4kkNrwK

The Scholarship Fund was set up in 2007 following an International Women’s Day Conference in 2006, where a call was made to support women into education in Gaza. We raise funds for scholarships to pay the university fees of Palestinian women into higher education in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
To make a donation, just go to Donate to Sheffield Palestine Women’s Scholarship Fund | Give as you Live Donate

Find out about the students we support

This year we are sponsoring over 60 students, studying a range of subjects from medicine to law, Arabic to primary education.

2023 was another very tough year for our students. In the Gaza Strip they have faced a war that started just as they were enrolling for their new academic year. Many have displaced, injured and some have been killed. In the West Bank many of their studies continue online but with intermittent internet services and access, this has proved a challenging year for them. See our 2024 newsletter below for their latest stories. 2025 newsletter coming soon.

In 2022, we sponsored 52 students in the Gaza Strip and seven students in the West Bank. A full list of students is here the students we support

Help us continue our work
If you would like to support the work of the Fund, we would welcome your donations. We are a registered charity, number 1133499. Information on donations and standing orders

The Fund is managed in Sheffield by a small coalition of women working in partnership with the Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign, and in Gaza by a panel drawn from the Board of Directors of the Red Crescent Society and the Union of Health Work Committees. The Fund is administered through Afaq Jadeeda centre in the Gaza Strip. In the West Bank the Fund is administered through a women’s committee in association with the Teachers Creativity Centre.

We are also supported by three sister organisations who raise money for the scholarships; Saddleworth Palestine Women’s Scholarship Fund, Bolton Socialist Club, Rotherham Friends of Palestine and Derbyshire Palestine Women’s Scholarship Fund.

New Scholarship Fund newsletter: March 2025

Updated Fund publicity SPWSF leaflet. Thanks to Cath Ager

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