Basic Services for All
An-Najah National University recognizes access to basic services as a fundamental human right and a cornerstone of social justice and sustainable development. International organizations, including the United Nations, identify services such as education, health, food, justice, water, and energy as essential for ensuring a decent life for all and for eradicating poverty.
Guided by its societal mission, the university actively provides these services to marginalized and impoverished groups in Palestinian society, ensuring their access to education, healthcare, food security, legal protection, economic empowerment, and infrastructure.
Adopting an institutional approach, An-Najah integrates its academic mission with social responsibility. Its vision extends beyond producing skilled graduates to include delivering basic services that empower individuals, enhance community resilience, and reduce social and economic disparities.
The university’s main areas of service, their implementing units, and societal impact
Community Programs and Initiatives
Health, both physical and mental, is a fundamental component of basic services that enhances resilience and reduces poverty. An-Najah National University prioritizes health and well-being through:
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Medical Services: The An-Najah University Hospital, An-Najah Medical Clinics and Faculty of Medicine provide specialized clinics and low-cost or free medical services, alongside field medical campaigns targeting villages and marginalized areas.
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Mental and Social Health: The Mental and Psychological Support Center offers individual and group support sessions for students and the community, particularly for those affected by trauma and crises.
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Health & Wellbeing Outreach: Programs and campaigns promote nutrition, disease prevention, and healthy lifestyles.
Through these initiatives, the university affirms that health is a fundamental right, encompassing both physical and mental well-being as essential pillars of human dignity.
Food is a daily necessity and a cornerstone of human dignity. To ensure food security, An-Najah National University provides:
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Direct Support: Subsidized meals for students on campus, and free food vouchers covering essential items such as bread, milk, and oil for the most vulnerable families.
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Agricultural Initiatives: The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Agricultural Engineering promotes home gardening and small-scale productive gardens, enabling families to produce part of their own food and reduce dependence on external aid.
These initiatives reinforce the concept that food is a basic right, not merely temporary assistance, and contribute to social stability and human dignity.
Economic empowerment is a sustainable path out of poverty and a basic service equal in importance to education and health. An-Najah National University has developed an integrated system to support youth and women through:
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: An-Najah Innovation Park – INNOPARK provide training in business planning, resource management, and marketing.
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Supporting Startups: Encouraging student-led projects in areas such as smart agriculture and renewable energy, with shared workspaces on campus.
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Funding and Mentorship: Collaborating with local and international institutions to provide small loans and seed grants, alongside career guidance programs to enhance employment opportunities.
These efforts make economic empowerment a basic service, enabling individuals to achieve financial independence and build sustainable livelihoods.
Access to justice is a core element of basic services, ensuring protection and equal opportunities. In this regard, An-Najah National University provides:
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Free Legal Consultation: Through the Legal Clinic, services are offered to vulnerable groups such as female heads of households, workers, and students with special needs.
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Rights Awareness: Educating individuals about their legal rights and enabling them to claim these rights, reducing discrimination and promoting social justice.
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Practical Student Training: Law students engage with real cases, linking academic learning with social responsibility and ensuring sustainable community service.
These initiatives transform the right to justice into a tangible basic service that reaches those who need it most.
The absence of clean water or sustainable energy exacerbates poverty and marginalization. Recognizing the importance of these services as fundamental rights, An-Najah Scientific Centers has implemented:
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Water and Sustainable Energy Projects: Collaborative research and applied projects provide clean water and solar energy to remote villages at low cost, with active involvement of students and researchers.
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Environmental and Agricultural Initiatives: Tree-planting campaigns and support for home gardening enhance food security and environmental sustainability.
By applying academic knowledge to community needs, the university ensures that infrastructure and basic utilities are treated as essential services, promoting fairness and quality of life for all.
- Implements the Solar PV Electrification Project in Khirbet Fera’a, Hebron, to enhance community resilience
- Expanding Electricity Access to Bedouins of Wadi Al-Malih
- Concludes the " Solar PV Systems" Project in Al-Aghwar
- conducts a solar system supply unit in the village of Khirbet Deir Qaddis
- Training Farmers on Palestinian Good Agricultural Practices
- Implementation of the Palestinian Good Agricultural Practices (PAL GAP) System with Female Farmers
- An-Najah's Provides 17 farmers with agricultural production supplies