A Background of Palestinians in the current climate:
Palestinians have been uprooted from twenty cities and about four hundred villages; about seven hundred thousand Palestinians i.e. 66% of the residents of Palestine have become homeless; this represents the complete deterioration of the Palestinian society with all its components and bases; the daily suffering of the Palestinian people under occupation is very miserable in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Palestinians were frustrated that the occupation had lasted too long and because Palestine’s partners were refusing to try a different track to shake off this occupation.
Palestine is a very poor country, mainly as the result of neglect during the time it was ruled by Israel. Combined with the virtual constant state of war that has existed the economic growth has been very slow. There is virtually no industry in the territory and they have few resources. Right now Palestinians are is almost totally dependent on foreign aid to keep the people alive.
These days Palestinians are in a very bad economic situation, especially since the UN declaration of the Palestine state; Israel’s hostage of Palestinian Authority funds as leverage, which leads to the worst financial crisis in its history. Unemployment and poverty Rate in Palestine increased to 65 percent in 2013 compared to 70 percent for families headed by females. According to official statistics, the majority of the Palestinian families especially in the refugee camps classified as a hardship cases, who are unable to buy their daily food, and living on the very limited support from the UNRWA and Sadagat.
Project Details:
2.1 Title: Ramadan Iftar 2013 for 500 Needy Palestinian families (3500 persons): Hardship, Aged, Handicapped, Unemployed, Widows, and orphans.
2.2 Organization: HRS - Humanitarian Relief Society.
2.3 Authority: Registered Non-Government Organization in Palestine.
2.4 Address: Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine.
2.5 Contact person: Dr. Bassam Banat, president, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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, 00972 599 678 306.
2.6 Beneficiaries: Needy families: Hardship, Aged, Handicapped, Unemployed, Widows, and orphans in the West Bank.
2.7 Number of Beneficiaries: 500 needy families (500*7 persons=3500).
2.8 Date of the project: July 18-30, 2013.
2.9 Food package details for each family: 3 kilo of corn oil, 5 kilo of rice, 4 kilo of sugar, 5 kilo of semolina, 1 kilo of dates, and 1 kilo of tea.
Project process:
3.1 The HRS society announced about the project in the mosques of: Artas, Duhaisha refugee camp, Arroub refugee camp, Beit Ula, Fawwar refugee camp, Oja-Jordan valley, Bethlehem, Amaari refugee camp, Jericho, Balata refugee camp, Old city of Nablus, Tulkarim and Jenin refugee camp.
3.2 Each family filled an application for the food which last for two weeks.
3.3 All of the applications are evaluated in order to get the 5000 very needy families.
3.4 Each selected family received a capon from HRS to get the Iftar.
3.5 The delivery of the food took place in different areas in the West Bank: Artas, Duhaisha refugee camp, Arroub refugee camp, Beit Ula, Fawwar refugee camp, Oja-Jordan valley, Bethlehem, Amaari refugee camp, Jericho, Balata refugee camp, Old city of Nablus, Tulkarim and Jenin refugee camp from July 17- 30, 2013.
3.6 HRS covered the delivery of the food professionally, with accurate documentations (excel names list of the head of the family, his profession; number of members in the family; number of boys; number of girls in the family, photos, etc).
Acknowledgment:
Upon the completion of this charity project and on behalf of Palestinians in the West Bank and the HRS board members I would like to extend my deepest thanks and appreciation to The Lady Fatemah (A.S.) Charitable Trust for their generous support for our sisters and brothers in Palestine.
It would be have been impossible to carry out this charity project without your generous support and kindness, may Allah bless you and reward you the Jana, Ameen. “inna lanudeeAAu ajra man ahsana AAamala” (We will not allow to be lost the reward of any who did well in deeds). Sadaga Allah Al Atheem.
With my deepest salaamas and duas,
Professor Bassam Banat.
President
