Through a grant from The Jerusalem Fund, the GKC was able to continue a long- standing educational program to provide assistance to refugee families with children who continue to suffer from cerebral palsy and other muscular disabilities.
Ayyam Zaman’s Scout group was established in 2008 and registered at Palestinian Boy Scouts & Girls Guides Association in 2009. Starting with 25 boys and girls, its members now total 120.
This project will support UNRWA’s Gaza Emergency Program, which provides the poorest and most vulnerable Palestine refugees in Gaza with essential humanitarian assistance, most notably through life-sustaining food aid.
This year, The Jerusalem Fund sponsored the DC Film Festival and the Boston Film Festival, showcasing the very best Arab and Palestinian films. We were thrilled to support The Edward Said National Conservatory Orchestra and the Danadeesh Dance group in their six-city American tour.
A grant from The Jerusalem Fund Humanitarian Link enabled El-Lid Charitable Society to conduct its informal community classes for students who need more assistance and support in school.
Refurbishing the Faisal Husseini Library with new books, CDs, DVDs and equipment, sensitizes inhabitants about reading books and organizing cultural and social activities for children, youth and adults. This project ameliorates the social and living condition of Bab al Hutta neighborhood and the old city of Jerusalem through cultural and socio-educative activities.
The training aims to give the basic techniques in joinery, to open a joiner’s workshop and to hire a young adult.
Due to its location in Area C – amidst the Separation Barrier, checkpoints, and settlements – Jiftlek is an isolated community vulnerable to displacement; the village is also deprived of services and economic livelihood.
The nursing home for the elderly in Ramallah was in desperate need of significant renovation. Faulty pipes leaked, flooding contaminated waste water throughout the building and the street. The Jerusalem Fund extended a grant to undertake the renovations, providing a safer and healthier environment for the nursing home’s residents and neighboring community.
Through educational events, humanitarian support, and cultural preservation, the Jerusalem Fund is helping build the movement for Palestinian liberation.
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