Why Riva Hub was created

A place students can rely on

Riva Hub was created in response to a growing shortage of affordable study spaces in Gaza, especially Al-Mawasi. Demand peaks during study and exam periods, when thousands of school and university students need power, internet, and quiet at the same time.

Female students working at laptops at Riva Hub
Riva Hub is a respectful space for male and female students alike.

Our mission

A quiet, equipped place to study and work

To provide secondary and university students, scholarship applicants, and job seekers with a quiet, equipped place to study and work — with electricity, internet, desks, and essential services — at the lowest sustainable cost.

Riva Hub is not designed for profit. It is designed to cover minimum operating costs and remain accessible to as many students as possible.

Students seated along shared tables, laptops connected to power strips running down the centre
Shared tables and shared power: each added power strip enables another student to work.
A student writing code in a development environment, headset resting beside the laptop
A student writes code in a full development environment, headset ready for online sessions.

Our vision

A dependable place to keep learning

To become a dependable place where students in Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis can study, learn, and work safely — with reliable power, internet, desks, quiet, and proper facilities at prices families can afford.

Beyond the facility, Riva Hub aims to build an educational and technical community where students from different universities and disciplines share knowledge, support one another and grow together.

Why Riva Hub was created

A response to a growing shortage of affordable study space

Demand peaks during study and exam periods, when thousands of school and university students need power, internet and quiet at the same time.

Students also need a reliable setting for international tests, including the Duolingo English Test, and for the interviews and online exams required for universities, scholarships and opportunities abroad. Riva Hub brings these needs together in one dependable location.

Riva Hub cannot rebuild every home or repair all that has been damaged. It can, however, provide one reliable place with a desk, power, internet, quiet, safety, dignity and opportunity.

Who we serve

Open to every student, without distinction

Students

  • Secondary school students
  • University students across disciplines
  • Male and female students
  • Students with disabilities

Opportunity seekers

  • Scholarship applicants
  • Applicants to universities abroad
  • Job seekers
  • Students exploring opportunities

Exam and project needs

  • University & international exams
  • Online interviews & meetings
  • Lectures, assignments & projects
  • Anyone needing power & internet

A dependable place to keep learning.

Riva Hub seeks to remain a dependable, affordable place where students can keep moving forward.