Tulkarem Yurts Project
Building a Sanctuary of Resilience: The LOGICA Community Hub & Healing Centre
In the heart of the West Bank, families face military incursions, displacement, and the collapse of basic services, while mental health support remains virtually inaccessible. We are building the Tulkarem Yurts Project on the grounds of a local school: a hub that will serve 250–350 people weekly with trauma therapy and economic support. Unlike traditional buildings, yurts can be operational in weeks, cost a fraction of permanent construction, and can be relocated if needed. Our local coordinators, already trusted by 24 children's groups, will deliver therapy, while the yurts also serve as hubs to support youth entrepreneurs. This is a ready-to-implement model led by a team with over a decade of extensive experience on the ground.
What Is The Hub for Healing and Rebuilding?
The Tulkarem Yurts Project is a holistic haven designed for recovery on every level—emotional, social, and economic. It’s a place where trauma is met with therapy, isolation with innovation, and despair with dignity.
Within this sanctuary, you’ll find:
🌿 The Heart Yurt – A Space to Gather and Grow
A large central tent for community meetings, cultural events, and collective healing sessions. Here, stories are shared, solidarity is built, and the rhythms of normal life slowly return.
🎨 The Healing Yurts – Mending Through Making
Two dedicated spaces where children and women engage in trauma-informed therapy through art, drama, and sports—guided by trusted local coordinators trained in turning creative expression into resilience.
🌱 The Enterprise Yurt – Seeds of Survival and Revival
A quiet, dedicated tent where small business owners—especially women farmers and food producers—receive support to restart, adapt, and sustain their vital enterprises. We focus on agricultural and food projects to ensure families are fed, livelihoods restored, and hope harvested—even in times of siege.
☀️ The Sunlit Square – A Safe Haven Under the Sky
A protected outdoor area for mothers to breathe, children to play, and communities to reconnect—a simple yet profound reminder that they are not forgotten, and not alone.
Why Yurts? A Model of Sustainable and Symbolic Innovation
We have intentionally chosen a structure of yurts for their profound symbolic and practical value:
- Rapid Deployment: Their modular nature allows for swift construction and adaptation as needs evolve, enabling us to begin healing work without delay.
- Cultural Resonance: The circular design fosters equality, connection, and inclusivity—there is no "head of the table," perfectly mirroring our community-led ethos.
- Cost-Effectiveness & Sustainability: This model offers a highly efficient use of resources, ensuring donor and investor funds are maximised for programmatic impact rather than expensive traditional construction.
A Scalable Model for Maximum Impact
This is not a static project but a scalable model for recovery. The Tulkarem Yurts Project is the first step in a larger vision to develop a network of supportive collectives across the Northern West Bank, all powered by our local coordinators who are deeply trusted by their communities.
Our Proven Foundation for Success
The success of this vision is already underway. Our coordinators are not just staff; they are community leaders chosen for their empathy and trusted relationships. They are already experts trained in using art, sports, drama, and creative thinking as tools to build resilience and provide emotional outlets for traumatised children and women. This centre will amplify their proven work, allowing them to serve 300-450 community members each week with structured programs.
Invitation to Give a Hand
We are at a pivotal moment. We are curating a coalition of partners and donors who believe in investing in mobile infrastructure that heals and rebuilds desperate societies. This project represents a unique opportunity to fund a model of community recovery that is both immediately impactful and sustainably future-proof.
This is more than a space. It’s a promise, a living, breathing response to war. A place where children laugh again, where mothers find support, where farmers and entrepreneurs regrow not just crops, but futures.
⏰ Every moment matters.
Be the intervention. 💚✨