You may have seen it before–an infographic urging you to “think before you donate” and warning of you about non-profit organizations and charities that secretly pay their executives outrageous salaries and actually spend only a tiny fraction of every donation on the community they are supposed to serve. This particular infographic has circulated since 2005; […]
March 8th is International Women’s Day and in recognition, American Charities for Palestine is launching a campaign to support breast cancer prevention and treatment throughout the West Bank and Gaza. ACP is partnering with Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem, a leader in providing cancer care in Palestine, to increase Palestinian women’s access to mammograms. The Problem: […]
In the Arab world, Palestine could be viewed as the pinnacle of educational achievement. At 99 percent, Palestine has the highest youth literacy rate in the Middle East and North Africa, with comparatively high literacy rates among women and girls. The high value that Palestinians place on education is in part a “form of protest in […]
February 4th marks World Cancer Day. The United Nations sets aside this date to highlight the world’s continuing challenges in the fight against cancer. This year’s World Cancer Day theme focuses on Target 5 of the World Cancer Declaration: Dispel damaging myths and misconceptions. Misconceptions about cancer are especially prevalent in Palestine, where cultural stigmas often […]
This past summer, I had the unique opportunity to volunteer as an English teacher in the West Bank city of Nablus with an organization called Project HOPE. During these three and a half months, I not only experienced what life is like in Palestine, but also gained insight into the West Bank’s educational system. My […]
This Tuesday, October 16, 2012, marks World Food Day, a day honored by United Nations (UN) member states to commemorate the founding of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Through these annual educational campaigns, the FAO seeks to encourage sustained foreign investment in the agricultural sector of countries facing food insecurity, typically highlighting rural […]
In honor of World Sight Day, American Charities for Palestine is proud to launch our first fundraising campaign for children’s eye care in Palestine! American Charities for Palestine is working with our partner, St. John’s Eye Hospital, which is the leading provider of charitable eye care to Palestinians throughout the West Bank and Gaza. The Problem: Hundreds of thousands of […]
The fifth week of school just ended here in Nablus and students aren’t happy about it. They don’t want go to school; they don’t want to learn even. They feel like school is a jail or a place to fight with other people. I consider myself in this group of students. But it’s not that […]
Today is the UN’s International Day of Older Persons, a subject that is often overlooked in Palestine given the many challenges the country already faces. In 30 years, however, it will be a problem that Palestine can no longer ignore. This is because Palestine’s population is “bottom heavy,” with many more younger people than old (see […]
World Heart Day is personal to me. My maternal grandmother died of a heart attack when I was six months old, and my maternal grandfather died of a heart attack when I was 6 years old. My uncle died of a heart attack 7 years later. When I was 22, I almost lost my mother to […]
