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watch a video interview with Lara below Perched on the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre is perhaps best known as an internationally-accredited rehabilitation center for children with disabilities, but it also operates an inclusive Kindergarten through Grade 12 school. About 40 percent of...

When your mission is to provide a safe haven, quality education, and hope for a bright future to vulnerable and impoverished refugee children, a strategic plan to sustain that work is critically important. In early October the Theodor Schneller School in Marka, Jordan, received a...

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...

The Most Rev. Suheil S. Dawani, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and Archbishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church of Jerusalem and the Middle East traveled to New York in early October. On October 3 about 150 AFEDJ supporters and friends gathered at...

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,...

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...

AFEDJ’s address – www.afedj.org – may be the same, our new site is full of photos and stories of the people you serve and the ministries you support. And it offers many new resources for people like you who are passionate about building hope in the Holy Land.  Here...

While the leaders of Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza rarely start the day with good news, one morning in mid-May was the exception for Ahli’s director, Suhaila Tarazi. She awoke to word that the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem (AFEDJ) was awarded...

The board of the Theodor Schneller School has voted to begin a strategic planning process. The school will work with AFEDJ to apply for a planning grant that will fund a comprehensive study and position the school for a bright future.  Schneller School serves 270 impoverished...

Thanks to AFEDJ Trustee, the Rev. Matthew Dayton-Welch, for taking time during his pilgrimage to interview Ms Sondos, a participant with her daughter in the Mother Empowerment Program at Princess Basma Center in East Jerusalem. A signature program of Princess Basma, this two- to three-week...