Activities
Nursery
We give women the opportunity to find employment and increase their families income
The nursery was established in 2009 to empower Palestinian women, it is the only Nursery in the Old City. The nursery enables at least 50 women to benefit from our charitable services by putting their children in our care and thus be able to find jobs to increase their families’ incomes and to improve their socio-economic status. We provide three meals for the children and ensure they stay in healthy environment for at least 8 hours a day.
Hot meals
We distribute around 7,300 hot meals annually
We distribute a hot meal for the Elderly People in the Old City of Jerusalem who are sick and living alone with no members of families to take care of them. Our meals are healthy and cooked especially for them. We try to reach more elderly as possible in order to provide a decent meal at least five days a week.
This was initiated by His Excellency Patriarch Pierrbatistta Pizzaballa in 2016 when he visited our center.Today we distribute around 20 hot meals.
Support Families
We are helping some families to overcome some of the financial burden
Immigration is the biggest challenge at the time being. The percentage of Christian families immigrating to different parts of the world is increasing due to the difficulties of life. Christians are now considered the minority group living in Jerusalem and the West bank, and in order to minimize some of these difficulties for the remaining Christians, we serve.
We are helping the Christian families to overcome some of the financial burdens. We pay bills, buy medicine and pay part of school fees.
Remedial Education
We reduce evasion of young people in schools
The goal of implementing this project in the Old City is to reduce the drop outs of the Youth in the schools. We provide support for the youth to overcome their difficulties in their studies and help the young girls to finish the school before getting married.Our remedial education programs and activities empowered schools and teachers to work with youth who are exposed to dropouts, as well as the mothers who have the major influence in the lives of their teenagers. The youth in this program received an excellent education, medical observation and enlarged cultural perspective.
Women Awareness
We raise self-confidence and open the door for her to go out to work
Women in the Old City of Jerusalem are permanently exposed to a context of Physical and Psychological violence.Still many women are mainly confined to household work as it is a patriarchal society. Their role is stereotyped as to take care of children and work at home. Their contribution in achieving empowerment and economic development has not been recognized enough yet. Therefore, we help her to find her own self by raising her self confidence and opening the door for her to go out to work. With the awareness sessions they will have more knowledge about raising their children and dealing with them.
Through Yoga and Laughter Therapy at our Center they practice debriefing and increase their positive vibes which in turn will affect her whole family.