Economic & Social Development Center of Palestine (ESDC)

The Economic & Social Development Center of Palestine (ESDC) is a development-oriented, rights-focused Palestinian non-governmental organisation, formally registered with the Palestinian National Authority in 2003, headquartered in Ramallah with offices in Tubas and Gaza. The organisation focuses on capacity-building for cooperatives, community organisations and farmer membership-based organisations, working in natural resource management, agriculture, food security, socio-economic development and microfinance services, and is an important support institution for Palestine's cooperative sector.