Applied Research Institute Jerusalem

What Applied Research Institute Jerusalem does

Applied Research Institute Jerusalem (ARIJ) is a Palestinian non-profit research organization founded in 1989-1990 and headquartered in Jerusalem, operating across the West Bank and Gaza Strip with a staff of 101-250. The institute functions as a research and applied-development body delivering monitoring, geospatial analysis, and community resilience programs across five programs: Natural Resources Management, Sustainable Agriculture, Information Technology, Good Governance, and an "Eye on Palestine" public-facing monitoring arm. Its core technology stack is built on Geographic Information Systems (GIS), geo-informatics, and database management applied to Palestinian territorial, agricultural, and socio-economic datasets.

ARIJ's product portfolio consists of approximately 15 independent web-based platforms and databases rather than a unified software architecture. Flagship offerings include POICA (publishing 400+ occupation-monitoring case studies annually), the Israeli Military Orders Database (covering four decades of orders), the Israeli Settlements Outposts Database, the Village Profile database covering Hebron, Tubas, and Bethlehem governorates, the Financial Transparency Index (FTI) for municipal budgets, the Forest Trees of Palestine GIS-based flora database, the OLITREVA olive mill waste platform, the Food Security Information System, and the Jerusalem 3D Virtual Map. The institute also deploys field technologies such as locally developed Wicking Bed Hydroponic Systems that cut water use by 30-40% versus open-field farming.

ARIJ's revenue model is non-commercial. Income is generated entirely through project grants from international donors and development agencies (European Commission, WFP, AECID, NORAD, Enabel, Oxfam Novib, faith-based organizations) plus consultancy services to governmental and non-governmental organizations. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, combining direct project implementation with hackathons (GreenLoop), international conferences (OLITREVA, COP), and digital content dissemination via its website, social channels, newsletters, and documentaries. Customer segments are Palestinian communities and villages, international development organizations, academic institutions (including a new strategic partnership with Bethlehem University signed March 2025), Palestinian municipalities, and vulnerable Palestinian families.

Name

Applied Research Institute Jerusalem

Legal name

Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem

Website

https://arij.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Applied Research Institute Jerusalem (ARIJ) is a Palestinian non-profit research institute founded in 1989, delivering GIS-based monitoring, agricultural development, and socio-economic research across the West Bank and Gaza Strip for Palestinian communities, international donors, UN agencies, and academic partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Development Research Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (81399), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Research, Statistics & Policy Advisory (BPADAMAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Early Warning, Conflict Analysis & Prevention Programs (BPADAFAK), Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Advisory (AFACABAE)

Keywords

• Sustainable agriculture research
• Geographic information systems
• Natural resources management
• Food security monitoring
• Environmental research services

Headquarters

HQ city

Jerusalem

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Project Grants and Donor Funding: ARIJ receives funding from international donors and development agencies for specific projects in areas such as climate adaptation, food security, water management, and sustainable agriculture across Palestinian territories
2. Consultancy Services: The institute offers consulting services in natural resources management, sustainable agriculture, information technology, and good governance to governmental and non-governmental organizations

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ARIJ is a Palestinian non-profit research institute that operates a portfolio of web-based information platforms and databases tracking Israeli occupation practices, Palestinian village profiles, military orders, settlement outposts, and natural resources. It also implements donor-funded field projects in climate-resilient agriculture, hydroponic farming, food security monitoring, and sustainable natural resource management across the West Bank and Gaza Strip, delivering consulting services to governmental and non-governmental organizations.

Product overview

Applied Research Institute Jerusalem (ARIJ) operates as a research institute offering a portfolio of web-based information platforms and databases focused on Palestinian affairs, natural resource management, and socio-economic research. The core offerings include monitoring databases (POICA, Israeli Military Orders Database, Israeli Settlements Outposts Database), geographic information systems (Village Profile, Forest Trees of Palestine, Al Badhan Valley, Jerusalem 3D), financial transparency tools (FTI), food security systems (Market Information System, FSIS, Socio-economic Atlas), and environmental research platforms (OLITREVA, Dead Sea Project). These products are delivered as independent web-based tools and databases rather than a unified platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• POICA: Palestinian Occupation Israeli Colonization Activities - monitoring Israeli occupation practices including invasions, house demolitions, land confiscations, and settlements building.
• FTI (Financial Transparency Index)
• OLITREVA
• Forest Trees of Palestine
• Israeli Military Orders Database
• Israeli Settlements Outposts Database

Products and services

• POICA (Palestinian Occupation Issues Constantly Analyzed) Up-to-date information source tracking Israeli occupation practices on Palestinian land, including invasions, house demolitions, land confiscations, and settlement building. Provides monthly information with daily updates and publishes more than 400 case studies per year. Targets researchers, advocacy organizations, and international bodies.
• Financial Transparency Index (FTI) Measures and promotes budget transparency at municipal level in Palestine. An evaluation of the financial transparency of Palestinian Municipalities, with evaluations covering 30 municipalities in 2018 and 24 in 2020.
• Village Profile Detailed database providing essential information about villages of Hebron, Tubas, and Bethlehem governorates including fact sheets, profiles, photos, location, physical characteristics, history, religious and archeological sites, population, education, health status, and economic activities.
• Israeli Military Orders Database Database of Israeli military orders issued over four decades to control the West Bank and Gaza Strip, including orders to confiscate Palestinian lands and build the segregation wall.
• Israeli Settlements Outposts Database Database of Israeli outposts in the West Bank including names, districts, number of units built, and interactive maps showing segregation wall, roads, military bases, and planned eastern segregation zone.
• Forest Trees of Palestine Website providing information and identification of forested tree species and their eco-geographic distribution in the West Bank using GIS applications, with emphasis on establishing a herbarium and database of surveyed plant specimens.
• Al Badhan Valley Website providing essential detailed information about Al Badhan Valley, supported through the HELAND project for socio-economic sustainable development and Mediterranean tourism-heritage and landscapes protection.
• OLITREVA Project to reinforce RTD capacities of ARIJ in the sustainable management of Olive Mill Waste (OMW) in the West Bank, by increasing networking and cooperation with European centres of top-level research and scientific excellence.
• 40 Years of Israeli Occupation Atlas Website including information about events during Israel's occupation of Palestine, presenting major events related to the June 1967-war, status of Palestinian Territories, Israeli-Palestinian peace process, and colonial activities with interactive maps.
• Market Information System Provides market assessments, project summaries, MIS reports, booklets, infographics, and baseline surveys related to food security in the occupied Palestinian territory.
• Jerusalem 3D Virtual Map Interactive 3D mapping tool for visualizing Jerusalem's geopolitical status and spatial data.
• Dead Sea Project Website highlighting the problem concerning the decline of the Dead Sea's water level, funded by the European Commission.
• Socio-economic and Food Security Atlas in the oPT Joint project with World Food Programme (WFP) to develop a Food Security Decision Support System (FS-DSS) in the occupied Palestinian territory.
• Food Security Information System in Tubas, Bethlehem, and Hebron Governorates (FSIS) Project investigating food insecurity and vulnerability in Tubas, Bethlehem, and Hebron governorates by providing quantitative assessments. Funded by Spanish Cooperation.
• The Regional Partnership of Culture and Development (RPCD) Research partnership with Royal Scientific Society (RSS) from Jordan to develop the agricultural system through regional cooperation.
• Consultancy Services in Natural Resources Management and Sustainable Agriculture Consulting services in natural resources management, sustainable agriculture, information technology, and good governance offered to governmental and non-governmental organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hydroponic systems reduce water consumption by 30-40% compared to traditional open-field farming
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TTZ Bremerhaven (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012European research partner in the OLITREVA project focused on strengthening RTD capacities for sustainable management of olive mill waste in the West Bank through networking with European centers of excellence.
• Universidad de Extremadura (UEX, Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012European research partner in OLITREVA project providing scientific excellence in olive mill waste treatment and valorization research.
• ITM-CNR (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012European research partner in OLITREVA project contributing expertise in sustainable waste management and environmental technologies.
• World Food Programme (WFP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint project for developing Food Security Decision Support System (FS-DSS) in the oPt, and ongoing Climate Resilient Agriculture projects targeting vulnerable communities.
• Bethlehem UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership signed in 2025 for green technology, entrepreneurship, and AI research collaboration, including knowledge transfer through Bethlehem University's Business Incubator (BBI).
• Palestine TechnoParkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in GreenLoop Hackathon for circular economy and green investment initiatives, providing incubation opportunities for selected startups.
• Bethlehem Business Incubator (BBI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in entrepreneurship hub providing incubation support for women and youth-led green business initiatives in southern Palestine.
• Royal Scientific Society (RSS, Jordan)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in The Regional Partnership of Culture and Development (RPCD) research project focused on developing agricultural systems.
• Ministry of Agriculture (MoA)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGovernment ministry partner in climate resilient agriculture and hydroponic farming projects.
• Ministry of Social Development (MoSD)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGovernment ministry partner in projects supporting vulnerable families through agricultural development programs.
• The Jerusalem High Tech Foundry (JHF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Jerusalemite women entrepreneurship project providing technical support for micro and small business development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• UNRWA (UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees): UN agency providing education, health, and social services to Palestinian refugees across the region. Comparable in serving Palestinian communities with development programming but operates at vastly larger scale as a UN agency.
• Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS): Official Palestinian statistical agency producing socio-economic, demographic, and agricultural data. Comparable to ARIJ's village profile, FTI, and socio-economic atlas work but operates at national statistical authority scale.
• Environmental Quality Authority (EQA) - Palestine: Palestinian Authority body responsible for environmental policy, monitoring, and regulation. Comparable to ARIJ's environmental monitoring, water, and urbanization tracking mandate, but as a government regulator.

Emerging players

• Al-Haq: Palestinian human rights organization documenting violations of international law in the occupied Palestinian territory. Overlaps with ARIJ's occupation monitoring and documentation databases but from a legal/human rights frame rather than research/development.
• B'Tselem: Israeli human rights organization documenting human rights violations in the occupied territories, with extensive databases and field research. Overlaps with ARIJ's POICA documentation work, particularly on house demolitions and settlement activities, but from a different vantage and advocacy frame.

Direct peers

• Land Research Center (LRC): Palestinian NGO that conducts research, mapping, and documentation of Israeli settlement activities and land confiscation in the West Bank. Most directly comparable peer to ARIJ's POICA and settlement/military order monitoring mandates.
• Palestinian Hydrology Group (PHG): Palestinian water and environmental research organization operating across the West Bank and Gaza. Closely comparable to ARIJ's Water & Environment Department, FSIS, and Dead Sea Project activities.
• Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC): Palestinian agricultural NGO supporting smallholder farmers, rural women, and food sovereignty initiatives. Directly comparable to ARIJ's rural women empowerment (FAIR4ALL with Oxfam) and agricultural development programs in the West Bank.
• Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability (PIBS): Research institute at Birzeit University focused on biodiversity, conservation, and sustainability in Palestine. Comparable to ARIJ's biodiversity, forestry (Forest Trees of Palestine), and environmental monitoring programs.
• Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees (PARC): Leading Palestinian agricultural development NGO focused on rural livelihoods, sustainable farming, and food security. Directly comparable to ARIJ's sustainable agriculture, hydroponics, and CRA programs targeting vulnerable Palestinian communities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/arij_institute
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/ARIJINST
• Facebookfacebook.com/arij.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arij-org
• Instagraminstagram.com/arij_institute

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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