Coworking offers lifeline to Gaza's tech entrepreneurs as war disrupts jobs
The founder of Intersect Innovation Hub calls its coworking project “Palestinian tech resilience at its best.”
Generating income in a competitive job market is no mean feat, but doing so in a war zone is another challenge altogether. This is the daily reality of hundreds of Palestinians who flock to the coworking initiative Taqat’s work stations in the central Gaza Strip.
“This is Palestinian tech resilience at its best,” Rateb Rabi, founder of Intersect Innovation Hub, told Al-Monitor. Intersect Innovation Hub provides Taqat with financial support, site management and talent procurement.
“Where in the world would you see somebody waking up in a tent in a war zone with no form of civilization, to go to a coworking space, sit in front of a laptop and generate income for themselves and their families.”
Founded in April 2024 by Gazan software developer Sherif Naem, Taqat runs three coworking spaces in Gaza’s Deir al-Balah and a fourth is scheduled to open at the end of January in Al Nuseirat.
