About Us

“As the soil, however rich it may be cannot be productive without cultivation, so the mind without culture can never produce good fruit”

Tamer Institute is a national non for profit organization that focuses on community education. It was established in Jerusalem in 1989 in response to the Palestinians need for informal education under the hard social and economic living situations caused by the Israeli occupation.

Tamer focuses on creating learning environment in all areas where the institute works through enhancing creativity and transforming knowledge into cultural output. The institute believes in the youth capacity to make the desired change within society so it focuses on building their capacities and establishing youth teams all over Palestine. Tamer has a main office in Ramallah and another one in GS. Yet, many filed coordinators follow up the implementation of the institute’s activites at the different locations in the WB and GS.

Name and Logo

The name “Tamer” is stemmed from the date fruit that is considered to be a precious component within the Palestinian culture. The date is the fruit of the palm tree which was the main source of food when no other types of food were available. The date fruit was considered a symbol of the spiritual food, understanding and cooperation within society members and it encouraged them sympathize with those who were poor. The red windflower is the logo of Tamer institute. This flower penetrates rocks and grows which reflects the institute’s hope and will to make a change within the Palestinian society which is faced by many obstacles and social limitations. For Tamer, this hope is manifested in the youth and children who are like the windflowers as they penetrate all the obstacles that face the society development.