The Jerusalem FundFor Education & Community
Development
Humanitarian Link Program
Today, the Palestinian people are facing one of the most difficult periods in their
history.
With global attention focused on the political maneuvering of government
leaders, socio-economic conditions continue to worsen for Palestinian civil society.
Al-Khalil Bethlehem
Surrounded by tragedy, Palestine’s younger generation faces immense challenges for its
future.
Rafah Tulkarem Abu Dis
Together, however, we can make a difference.
Distributing aid financed by The Jerusalem Fund in the West Bank, Palestine
Since 1977, The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development has supported the social, economic and cultural steadfastness of the Palestinian people as
they struggle for freedom and self-determination. It has worked with
grassroots organizations in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, in Israel, and in
Lebanon, channeling humanitarian aid to initiatives that assist the young, the old, the
disadvantaged, and the disinherited.
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This year, your generosity has made it possible for us to provide grants to
numerous development projects in Palestine – affecting the lives of thousands of
Palestinian men, women, and children for the better.
The Institute for Middle East
Understanding
The Children’s Empowerment
Network
YMCA - Amman
Arab Women’s Union of Ramallah
Al Basma Club for the
Disabled
Spafford Children’s
Center
Ghassan Kanafani Cultural
FoundationWi’am Palestinian Conflict Resolution
Center
Young Artists Forum
Palestinian Association
Memory
Sunbula Cultural Center
International Middle East Media
CenterROC Wheels, Inc.
Organization to Promote Adult
Literacy
Etc…
The Jerusalem Fund’s support is distributed in the form of small grants ranging between
$1,000 – 5,000 to clinics, schools, orphanages, charitable societies, human
rights groups, and other nongovernmental humanitarian organizations.
Since the start of the second Intifada in September of 2000, The Jerusalem Fund has made it a priority to provide funding for non-political / non-sectarian humanitarian relief projects in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Wi’am Center for Conflict Resolution
In the context of a crumbling Palestinian social and economic infrastructure, The Jerusalem Fund is helping to fund the Wi’am Center’s “Palestinian
Apprenticeship Project” – which not only seeks to increase the income of impoverished families
through the creation of jobs, but to also develop new skills in younger generations, and match those
skills with potential future employers.
Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees
Due to increased economic hardships, many Palestinian women have been unable to continue
with their education. In partnership with the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees, The Jerusalem Fund has pledged to subsidize part of their tuitions and travel expenses in the hopes that this will help empower women to become the future leaders of
Palestine.
Reach Out and Care Wheels, Inc.
This year, The Jerusalem Fund also supported ROC Wheels, Inc.’s mission to distribute 200
wheelchairs in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Furthermore, the Fund provided financial
assistance for the establishment of a wheelchair factory in Palestine.
ATTA Services Aid to the Aged
In addition, your donations made it possible for the Fund to help establish and upgrade community
support services and centers for elderly Palestinians. These centers now provide care for
hundreds of aged Palestinians in Broqeen, Ramallah, Taybeh, and Bethlehem.
Ghassan Kanafani Cultural Foundation
Most recently, The Jerusalem Fund utilized your donations to subsidize the training of 200
students and professionals in the subject of “sensory integration & auditory processing
disorders” – allowing, for the first time, Palestinian & Lebanese children with Autism to be
treated with Sound Therapy.
The Jerusalem Fund awards grants to projects that have a multiplier
effect and build sustainable capacity for socio-economic and cultural development. Support is not normally given for the routine operating expenses of institutions or for religious activities, but for those projects aimed directly at
bringing about progressive change in the shattered region.
Peace
Strict reporting requirements and regular visits by Fund board and staff
ensures the proper distribution of funds and project monitoring.
Funding for grants given by The Jerusalem Fund are made possible by donations
received from concerned American citizens like you. We are grateful for your support as
it provides a critical lifeline for many Palestinians who without charitable aid
could not otherwise survive.
Thank You
Our work, however, cannot continue without further support.
Strengthening Humanitarian Relief
With an unemployment rate of nearly 45% in the
West Bank villages of Kufur Neima and
Beliin, The Jerusalem Fund is planning a
partnership with the Ayyam Zaman Center in order to distribute food baskets to 100 Palestinian families suffering under the
devastation of a collapsed economy.
These baskets will consist of such
simple household goods as rice, sugar,
and tea Jenin
There are, however, roughly 6,500 Palestinian men, women, and children residing in these two villages who we
will be unable to help without your support.
Jerusalem Al BurjDheisheh Refugee Camp
All donations made to The Jerusalem
Fund’s Humanitarian Link Program are tax deductible and used in their
entirety to assist in overcoming
Palestine’s ongoing
humanitarian crisis.