West Bank
Diocese of Jerusalem leaders share updates on current conditions
June 4, 2020- Posted in Diocese of Jerusalem, Education, Gaza, Healthcare, Jerusalem, West Bank
What’s it like right now in Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza, Israel, and Jordan? Ramallah, West BankArab Evangelical Episcopal SchoolAs with other schools in the West Bank, AEES, a K-12 academic school, moved to online instruction for its 840 students in March when the Palestinian...
Confronting coronavirus on three fronts
April 27, 2020- Posted in Diocese of Jerusalem, Gaza, Healthcare, Palestine, People, West Bank
In the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza, the hardship brought by the coronavirus pandemic is compounded by the struggles Palestinians face every day. The challenges of economic instability, travel restrictions, limited access to water and electricity, and a deteriorating healthcare system are daunting, but...
Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre offers new ways to support families of disabled children
April 3, 2020- Posted in Disabilities, Jerusalem, Palestine, West Bank
Even in the best of times, travel restrictions make it difficult for mothers and their children to travel to East Jerusalem to participate in the three-week residential Mother Empowerment Program. With the additional restrictions enforced by the Palestinian Authority to stem the spread of coronavirus,...
You can help Palestinian hospitals battle coronavirus
March 22, 2020- Posted in Diocese of Jerusalem, Gaza, Healthcare, West Bank
Update: April 2, 2020 Thank you for your help in this emergency One of the best things about AFEDJ donors is the passion you feel for the people and institutions you support in the Holy Land. When the call goes out, you respond. Thanks to...
Archbishop Dawani asks for prayers, assistance to help those affected
March 12, 2020- Posted in Diocese of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Palestine, West Bank
Government policies to reduce spread of COVID-19 impact Diocese of Jerusalem
Beyond high school: ETVTC offers career training for adults
November 12, 2019- Posted in Education, Palestine, West Bank
Since 2000, when Giovanni Anbar founded the Episcopal Technological and Vocational Training Center in the West Bank city of Ramallah, the school’s focus has been on developing a strong two-year training program in information technology and culinary arts and hospitality designed for high school juniors...
VA and West Bank churches cultivate long friendship
July 17, 2019- Posted in Healthcare, Palestine, Partners, People, West Bank
A shoutout to our good friends at Grace Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Virginia. They are profiled in this week’s online edition of the PCUSA’s national magazine, Presbyterian Outlook, and also featured in the August print edition. Grace has nurtured a long-time partnership with St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Nablus,...
Church Leads Effort To Save St. Luke’s Hospital In Nablus
February 4, 2019- Posted in Healthcare, Palestine, Supporters, West Bank
As the only charitable hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus (population 350,000), St. Luke’s Hospital, which is owned and operated by the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, depended on a fully-functional ambulance to offer safe transport of its patients. In 2017 alone, its 15...