Friends of Wadi Fuqeen
Working for a just and sustainable future for the Palestinian village of Wadi Fuqeen

Village Kindergarten

Solidarity

Other groups and organisations working in this area

The Christian charity, World Vision
West Bethlehem Area Development Programme (WV ADP)

Friends of Wadi Fuqeen at Reading Water Fest 2012
Action around Bethlehem for Children with a Disability (ABCD)
Norwegian People Aid
The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, Jerusalem and UK
Members of Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME)
Christ the Cornerstone Church, Milton Keynes
The Amos Trust: justice and hope for the forgotten

Wadi Fuqeen has featured in many fact-finding and solidarity visits in recent years,
involving Friends of Sabeel, World Vision and Experience Travel Tours.

In 2002, through 'Hope for the Wadi', a team of artists spent two weeks in the village
leading art therapy workshops for the schoolchildren.

Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) has been monitoring the water situation in
the village for the last 18 months and facilitates mutual cooperation on environmental
issues with concerned citizens in neighbouring Tsoor Haddasa, on the Israeli side of
the 'Green Line', who support the campaign.

World Vision, Jerusalem (WVJ), and their West Bethlehem Area Development Project (ADP) have facilitated a number of projects, including a medical centre and a new kindergarten, opened in September 2003 - with funds from ECHO- the European Commission for Humanitarian Aid Office.

Norwegian People Aid provided the village with 160 sheep which have been distributed amongst the poorest families.

Patrons

Zaytoun is an ethical business established to support marginalized farming communities in Palestine, the home of the olive tree

David Sutton was one of the founders in the 1980s of the Reading Anti-Apartheid Campaign, the Reading Nicaragua Solidarity Group and the Reading San Francisco Libre Association. He later served for 20 years as a councillor on Reading Borough Council, and was Leader of the Council from 1995 to 2008

How you can help

Hadeel is a Fair Trade shop providing a sustainable source of income for craftspeople in the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon

Draw this situation to the attention of your MP and MEP and ask for their urgent intervention
Donate or help us fundraise
Buy Palestinian produce such as Zaytoun olive oil or Hadeel handicrafts
Show solidarity by visiting Palestine
Subscribe to organisations like the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, ICAHDUK, or Medical Aid for
the Palestinians

How to make a donation

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for further details. Alternatively, you can make a donation via Paypal by clicking on the button below.