The education sector has been suffering throughout 43 years of occupation. Today the City is left with a lack of at least 1500 classrooms. The schools are overcrowded, and at some the student has no more than 0.5 meters of personal space, where 3 students share one desk. 60% of the schools lack sun protective sheds, 50% lack playgrounds and many lack computer labs, science labs, libraries and health services. 6000 students and more than 650 teachers come daily through the isolation wall, where they sometimes stay for hours till they reach their schools. Supporting activities in benefit of this sector are needed today. Renovation of schools, adding school facilities such as computers, science labs and libraries, in addition to providing the needed furniture and supporting the recurrent expenses are of high importance.

We call upon all who are interested in supporting the education sector in Jerusalem to join our campaign under the title ‘walk for education 2”. It is worth mentioning that this is our second walk for this purpose. With the support of many we were able to help four schools in Jerusalem namely Rawdat al Zuhur school, Al Nithamiyeh school, Um Tuba School and Dar Al Aytam Al Thory school through the proceeds of the first campaign. We are hoping that you can support us with this second campaign to be able to reach more schools. (For information on the first walk please go to our facebook group “Support Education in Jerusalem’.)

Aim of the walk:

The walk for education aims at raising awareness about the risks which face the education sector in Jerusalem and to financially support five schools in the City and its surrounding. The targeted schools are:

1. Dar Al Tifel Al Arabi: a well known charitable female school in Jerusalem. The school is situated in the city of Jerusalem in front of the Orient House.
2. Terra Santa school: A charitable co-educated school in the Old city of Jerusalem.
3. Doha School: a Palestinian female public school in Wadi Al Joze area in the city of Jerusalem.
4. Al Ummah school: a Palestinian public male school in Jerusalem situated in Al Aram area, a suburb of Jerusalem.
5. Omar Ben Al Khatab school: a Palestinian public male school in Jerusalem situated in the village of Sur Baher, a suburb of Jerusalem.
   

When and where:

The walk of 6 km long will be take place on Friday the 23rd of April in the City of Jericho. The walk will start at 9 in the morning at the Spanish Garden and will end at the same place. Several entertaining activities will take place during and at the end of the walk.

How to participate:
You may participate by either of the following

1. Joining the walk: the participation fees are 13 dollars, to register please click the “Online Registration “ link at the top of the page.
2. Sponsoring a walker: the amount of sponsoring each walker is 13 dollars, to register please click “Sponsor a walker “ link on the top of the page.
3. Sending a direct donation: you may support through sending a donation at the following bank account:

Organization:	Faisal Husseini Foundation
Name of Bank:	Arab Bank
Full Address of Bank:	Arab Bank - Ramallah Al Balad Branch
Bank account number:	(670802-510) $
SWIFT code:	ARABPS22090
Account in the name of:	Faisal Husseini Foundation
Recipient address:	Jerusalem - Dahyet Al Bareed

About Us:

The Faisal Husseini Foundation is a non governmental organization established in 2001. Our mission is to preserve the cultural character of the city of Jerusalem, maintain the Palestinian identity of its residents and develop the services of its institutions. Our foundation through its various projects as well as its full-hearted commitment supports East Jerusalem's Palestinian institutions which provide services in health care, education and youth.

For more information, please contact us at: +970 2 234 2686