September 1st marked the beginning of the school year 2002.
Thousands of Palestinian children begn this school year
without the basic items they needed.
Many brought their old patched and mended school bags
without any notebooks or
writing material in them.
Increasing rates of unemployment in the Gaza strip together with the
escalating levels of poverty
(today more than 80% of people in the Gaza
strip are living below the poverty line),
have meant that parents are
unable to supply their children
with the basic equipment needed in order
to participate in school.
Each such package costs 15 US Dollars.
Any contribution to these packages,
would be gratefully received, and will enable Gaza's children
to
begin this school year with the items they need.
Financial contributions can be sent to:
"Emergency Fund for Palestine"
Account number 200092
Palestine International Bank 87
Gaza Branch 492
Omar El Moukhtar Street, Gaza
Swift Code: PAITPS 22
Correspondent Bank: CITI Bank, New York
Swift: CITIUS 33
or via a check to Gush Shalom:
P.O.Box 3322
Tel Aviv 61033
Israel
earmarked for the
Gaza School project.
In the US donations earmarked for
"Gush Shalom - Gaza School Children
project" can be sent to:
Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA)
905 Parker Street
Berkely CA 94710
ph: 510-548-0543
E-Mail
Gush Shalom, alongside many other organizations,
will attempt to take part in the distribution of the packages to the children of Gaza, in addition to the finnantial contribution.
As you may know, the Israeli government prevents Israeli citizens from entering the occupied territories (unless they are settlers...)
If you feel you would like to take part in the distribution, on top of sending money,
please write to
Gush Shalomor to the
Palestinian Centre for Human Rightswe will inform you of the distribution event and details, as soon as they are decided upon.
