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Our Support
Opening a Palestine House involves hundreds of decisions — from finding the right venue and building a team to shaping the programme, managing the finances, and preparing to welcome your first guests. You will not have to solve them alone. Every approved partner receives a complete operating system, practical tools, cultural guidance from Aswātna, and a clear 120-day path from first decision to opening day.
The toolkit
Everything required to plan, open, and run a House is organised in one place. The system is divided into four sections and twenty-two practical focus areas, so you can concentrate on the decisions that matter now without losing sight of what comes next.
Every focus area includes:
Understand what the focus area covers and why it matters.
Plain-language advice designed to be useful in real working conditions.
A visual explanation you can return to whenever you need it.
Contracts, plans, rotas, budgets, policies, and working documents ready to adapt.
Start with proven tools, not a blank page. With 88 templates across the platform, your team can spend less time creating documents from scratch and more time building the House itself.
See the full mapShared standards
Every Palestine House responds to its own city, community, and local character. What remains consistent is the standard behind the experience: thoughtful hospitality, cultural integrity, professional operation, and attention to detail. A guest should feel the same level of care wherever they enter a Palestine House — without every location looking or feeling identical.
One name.
One shared standard.
A House shaped by its city.
Cultural support from
Cultural direction that continues beyond launch.
A strong Palestine House needs more than a busy events calendar. Its programme should feel thoughtful, connected, and rooted in Palestinian culture while responding meaningfully to the city around it. Aswātna works alongside each House to shape that cultural direction.
Before opening
We help define the programme, identify the right creative partners, and shape a launch that introduces the House with clarity and purpose.
At launch
We support opening-week programming through artists, performances, conversations, cultural partnerships, and event development.
After launch
We continue supporting the programme over time — helping the House maintain creative quality, cultural depth, and a coherent identity throughout the year.
The goal is not simply to fill the calendar. It is to build a cultural programme people trust and return to.
Plan & Prepare
Build the foundation.
Venue assessment, company structure, governance, early budgets, local partnerships, and launch planning.
Design & Build
Turn the plan into a functioning House.
Fit-out, suppliers, permissions, brand implementation, operating systems, and guest experience.
Operate & Program
Prepare the House to open and grow.
Team training, cultural programming, hospitality, daily operations, soft opening, and public launch.
You always know where you are, what comes next, and what is ready.
Opening the doors is the beginning. The first public launch is an important milestone, but a House succeeds through what happens in the months and years that follow. We continue supporting you across the areas that keep the House culturally meaningful, operationally strong, and financially sustainable.
Programming
Build a coherent cultural calendar that gives people regular reasons to return.
Food & Hospitality
Maintain consistency, quality, warmth, and a guest experience rooted in Palestinian hospitality.
Membership & Community
Turn first-time visitors into lasting relationships and build a community around the House.
Finance & Operations
Use clear systems, reporting, and practical tools to keep the House stable and sustainable.