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The Gaza City Portal is hosted by Gaza Sky Geeks, Palestine's premier tech incubator.
It is made possible with the support of Doha Debates.
Gaza Sky Geeks was founded in 2011 to build Gaza’s startup movement. They run a vibrant co-working space.
We work with Doha Debates to connect people around the world in healthy dialogue around what matters.
Gaza Sky Geeks is a central pillar of Palestine’s tech ecosystem supporting startups, gig economy workers, and aspiring software developers.
The Portal in Gaza City at Gaza Sky Geeks is hosted by Mercy Corps.
Diversity and inclusion specialist
Palestine
Diversity and inclusion specialist
Palestine
Nour is the Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator at Gaza Sky Geeks, a leading co-working space, startup accelerator, and technology education hub in Gaza. Nour launched Banat Geeks Summer Camp to support high school aged females upskill in life skills and technology and inspire them to pursue STEM-related majors in university.
What if you could talk to a stranger on the other side of the world as if you were in the same room together? Learn about the origins of Shared Studios and portals. The documentary follows middle schoolers as they step into the Richmond Portal and connect with two muralists in Mexico City. "Passion Projects" is a docuseries about turning passion into purpose and its impact on the world.
Batool Matter and Michelle Graham stood shoulder to shoulder in front of a panel of judges, ready to present their design for a better ambulance emergency triage system for low-resource settings. They and four other team members had spent the better part of a week working on the design, and they had carefully rehearsed their presentation.
When the Palestinians realized that the Harvard students spoke Arabic, “all of a sudden, they were like, ‘Whoa!’ ” Greenberg said. “There was kind of a spark, and a joy.” From there, the conversation continued mostly in Arabic, as they discussed popular American exports such as “Game of Thrones.”
It amazes me just how universal hip-hop has become. Here in America it was originally created as a means to express ourselves despite the forces oppressing us. Blacks had few ways to convey their thoughts publicly so we confused creativity with passion in hopes that the words in our hearts would be felt. Today I spoke with a man on the other side of the world who said that positive hip-hop is blooming where he lives in Afghanistan. It’s inspirational to say the least. I’m honored to be able to share my voice with the world. This portal is a gift, a treasure in time that I feel will one day be incredibly impacting! Javier S
This is an amazing experience. Really works as art but as cultural diplomacy as well. Bravo!
A terribly important art exhibit that instantly breaks down the arbitrary borders we put between countries.
Being able to communicate with refugees from their camp, has always been something I wanted to do, but getting the opportunity to interact with them virtually surpassed by expectations. This initiative is the best and I encourage you to keep on using technologies to get people aware of the situation. The perk of having the chance to ask them questions that cannot be answered by the media was wonderful. If I could I would stay in this portal forever! Thank you so much. Elise (UN Intern)