This document summarizes a research study on the contribution of external financial support to the expenses of the Palestinian Ministry of Education between 2013-2015. The study used descriptive analysis of financial data to evaluate the size and spending of external funding. Key findings include: 1) continued need for new school buildings to achieve sustainable development goals, 2) weak funding for educational facilities like labs and computer rooms, and 3) NGOs receive more funding than governmental institutes. Recommendations include encouraging donors to fund infrastructure, increasing vocational schools and labs, and ensuring fair distribution of funds.

1. Al- Azhar University - Gaza
The First scientific
conference for community
Development.
5-6 November 2016

2. The Contribution of External
Financial Support to the Expenses
of the Ministry of Education and
It's Role in Achieving A Sustainable
Development
By
Dr. Akram I. Hammad

3. This research aims to identify the
size of the external funding and
financial support provided by the
donor countries to the Palestinian
Ministry of Education in the Gaza
Strip between the years from 2013
to 2015.

4. The research seeks to answer the
following concern:
How far does the external
funding contribute to the
achievement of sustainable
development in the education
sector in the Gaza Strip?

5.  The researchers used the descriptive
analytical methodology which suits this
study best. This methodology helps in
analyzing the financial data for the external
support, its spending mechanisms and the
areas it covers. It also helps in analyzing the
budget of the Ministry during the study
period with reference to the size of funding
that the NGOs receive to implement
educational projects.

6. The researchers used many sources
such as the records and statistics of
the Ministry of Education as well as
the previous studies in this area.
This study resulted in several findings
and recommendations .

7. The most important
findings

8. 1. The Palestinian
educational sector continues
to need new school building
to achieve the aims of
sustainable development in
educational institutes.

9. 2. The funding for the
construction of educational
facilities such as laboratories and
computer rooms is weak while
their continues to be a need for
them.

10. 3. The funding that the
governmental institutes are
allocated and that they receive
for the educational sector is far
less than that which the NGOs
receive.

11. The most important
recommendations

12. 1. Encouraging the donor countries
to section off specific funds for the
purpose of reinforcing the
educational sector's infrastructure,
especially by building new schools.

13. 2. Putting together a strategic plan
that aims to support vocational
learning through opening new
specialized vocational schools and
increasing the number of school
laboratories and computer rooms.

14. 3. Creating a communication
channel with the private sector
and the NGOs to ensure the
fairness of the distribution of
funds on the educational
institutes.