TAQAT

TAQAT is a Palestinian online freelance marketplace and talent community founded in 2024, headquartered in Gaza. It describes itself as a platform where Gazan freelancers can rebuild their careers, access reliable infrastructure, and join a supportive professional community. The platform's stated mission is to enable Gazan talents to find their way back into the job market and help them secure financial and social stability. TAQAT operates as a hybrid of a digital freelance marketplace and a physical coworking network. Its website showcases freelancer profiles across disciplines including web development, translation, architecture, interior design, software engineering, and digital marketing, with each profile listing projects, experience, and client reviews. Alongside the online marketplace, TAQAT runs three active branches that provide coworking spaces with high-speed internet, quiet desks, and a welcoming environment designed to help members be productive. Beyond matching freelancers with clients, TAQAT offers technical training through expert-led workshops and courses in coding, design, digital marketing, and soft skills, built for real-world freelancing success. It also hosts technical events such as talks, hackathons, and demos that bring Gaza's tech community together, and facilitates networking among freelancers, potential collaborators, and mentors. The organization was founded by Sharif Naim, who serves as Founder and Executive Director. In his founder's message, Naim explains that TAQAT was created as a response to a real need among Gaza's youth searching for hope and opportunity, and that he believes challenges cannot extinguish human potential and creativity. The platform positions itself as a bridge between Gazan talent and the world, showcasing how capable and resilient Gazan professionals are in the face of war and its effects on their careers. TAQAT's impact metrics, as presented on its website, include monthly income earned by its freelancers, applications on its waitlist, daily work hours inside its three active branches, and new job opportunities created through the platform. The organization works with a growing network of partners to shape a supportive atmosphere where individuals can work, learn, and network without limits.

TAQAT was founded in 2024 as a Palestinian online freelance marketplace, according to Wikidata. The organization emerged in Gaza with a mission to enable Gazan talents to find their way back into the job market and help them secure financial and social stability. Its founding is closely associated with Sharif Naim, who serves as Founder and Executive Director. In his founder's message, Naim states that when he began his journey with TAQAT, it was never just about creating a coworking space or a passing initiative; it was a response to a real need among Gaza's youth searching for hope and opportunity. He has said he always believed that no matter how great the challenges, they can never extinguish human potential and creativity, and that he founded TAQAT to be a platform for that potential. From its early days, TAQAT's vision has been described as clear in every initiative: to enable Gazan talents to find their way back into the job market and help them secure financial and social stability. The organization has built a growing network of partners to shape a supportive atmosphere where individuals can work, learn, and network without limits. TAQAT has developed a hybrid model combining an online freelance marketplace with physical coworking infrastructure. Its website showcases freelancer profiles across multiple disciplines, including web development, translation, architecture, interior design, software engineering, and digital marketing. Each profile lists projects, years of experience, and client reviews, demonstrating the platform's role in connecting Gazan freelancers with clients. The organization operates three active branches that provide coworking spaces with high-speed internet, quiet desks, and a welcoming environment. It also offers technical training through expert-led workshops and courses in coding, design, digital marketing, soft skills, and more, built for real-world freelancing success. Additionally, TAQAT hosts technical events such as talks, hackathons, and demos that bring Gaza's tech community together and open doors to global trends and ideas. TAQAT positions itself as a bridge between Gazan talent and the world, showcasing how capable and resilient Gazan professionals are in the face of war and its effects on their careers. The platform's impact metrics include monthly income earned by its freelancers, applications on its waitlist, daily work hours inside its three active branches, and new job opportunities created through the platform.

• 2024

  TAQAT founded as a Palestinian online freelance marketplace.

• TAQAT operates three active coworking branches in Gaza.

• TAQAT offers technical training programs and hosts technical events including hackathons.

A hybrid online freelance marketplace and coworking community that bridges Gazan talent with global opportunities, emphasizing resilience, hope, and professional rebuilding.

• TAQAT Freelance Marketplace

  An online platform connecting Gazan freelancers with clients, featuring profiles across web development, translation, architecture, interior design, software engineering, and digital marketing.

• TAQAT Coworking Spaces

  Three active branches providing high-speed internet, quiet desks, and a welcoming environment for freelancers.

• TAQAT Technical Training

  Expert-led workshops and courses in coding, design, digital marketing, soft skills, and more.

• TAQAT Technical Events

  Talks, hackathons, and demos that bring Gaza's tech community together.

1. 1TAQAT - We Make Hopetaqat-gaza.com
2. 2TAQAT - About Ustaqat-gaza.com
3. 3TAQAT - Wikidatawikidata.org