Institution Spotlight

Recently, AFEDJ had the privilege of speaking with Suhaila Tarazi, Director of Al Ahli Arab Hospital (Ahli) in Gaza City. In the accompanying video, Suhaila shares powerful insights into the daily challenges her team faces, offering an up-to-date look at conditions at Ahli and their...

As we approach the end of this challenging year, we invite you to watch a powerful video shared by our friends at the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre (JPBC). In it, you’ll hear a deeply personal update on their work in Gaza, where their team is...

***UPDATE*** As of 11 July 2024, the Ahli Hospital & Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre Gaza Staff have returned to Ahli Hospital in anticipation of providing care. Read the Official Statement from the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem regarding this development. The ongoing crisis in Gaza demands...

For a comprehensive overview of the events and updates concerning Ahli Arab Hospital and its outreach clinic in Rafah since the conflict began on October 7, please read this article.

Update, May 9, 2024: AFEDJ is aware of the evolving situation in Rafah, and is closely monitoring the situation in Gaza and the Middle East. As more individuals migrate to central Rafah due to ongoing evacuations from the eastern area of the city, Ahli’s outreach...

In May 2023, Episcopal Technological and Vocational Training Center (ETVTC) graduated its third class of 36 women from the Sisterhood Academy, a six-month culinary arts and small-business training program for Palestinian women. We are excited to share the inspiring journey of Suha Hussein Awad, a...

Even in the bustling West Bank city of Ramallah, opportunities for economic success after finishing secondary school are elusive. For students who have not succeeded in traditional academic programs, the Episcopal Technological and Vocational Training Center (ETVTC) is a godsend. The school’s leaders and staff continue...

Before 2003 blind and visually-impaired children in Irbid, Jordan, had no options for education besides traveling an hour each way to Amman. That’s when the Rev. Samir Esaid and Mrs. Sabah Zurikat founded the Arab Episcopal School in Irbid, a city of about 1.7 million...

A safe haven of peace for 150 children and young people ages four to 25, the Holy Land Institute for the Deaf in Salt, Jordan, offers a full range of therapeutic services for hearing-impaired, deaf, and deaf-blind students and a K-12 academic boarding program. Each...