Our 2006 News

A few days ago, as I was on my way to Jerusalem back from Ramallah, I drove by the Qalandia military Terminal. Just before reaching the checkpoint, the car starts jolting and shaking with the multiple holes that are characteristic of this old and neglected road. The jolts increase as the car gets closer to the military Terminal area and the asphalt vanishes gradually. Once you go through with the inspection you find yourself on a narrow, marginal and twisted road that runs alongside high and ugly cement Wall;

Each time I pass that road, I ask myself the same questions over and over again. Is it possible that the main road between these two intertwined cities turns into another marginal, narrow, and twisted detour? What’s the purpose or significance of such marginalization? How can we remain silent while faced with something like this? What can one do to avoid becoming marginalized like everything else around us? And how can one even avoid losing, with time, one’s humanity as we get used, day in and day out, to secondary roads, and the idea that our life in our city does not deserve to fall outside the margin of neglect or the undesired?

This last question carries the problem that we all suffer from in Jerusalem; the problem that my late father, Faisal Al-Husseini, has so keenly struggled for intellectually through dialogue and even through peaceful protests to overcome. His aim was to maintain the pluralistic, open, and just nature of the city; this nature that impart its true significance and value as a city of peace, a holy place, and a model of coexistence, acceptance of the other, and respect for his convictions and beliefs.

Al-Husseini used to believe that a strong Arab Jerusalemite community was a primary guarantee and safeguard for Jerusalem to remain the city for all. On the one hand, the Israeli occupation’s policies forced Palestinians outside the borders of Jerusalem, since that was their only outlet for expansion, construction, and work. On the other hand, the occupation’s measures of depriving Palestinians who lived outside Jerusalem’s municipal borders of their right to reside in the city led to a reverse reaction. The scene was chaotic at best; the victim ultimately being the city of Jerusalem. Al-Husseini spared no effort, up until the last minute of his life, to change this chaotic situation. This was possible only through working simultaneously on two fronts and without any delay.

First there was a need to de-accelerate and obstruct the implementation of the occupation’s measures that targeted the presence of Palestinians in Jerusalem, by providing legal support and defense individually and collectively, as well as providing moral support to the people by being present with them on the ground as they faced an order to demolish a house or confiscate a piece of land, in addition to opening the Orient House as a safe haven and a moral refuge for them.

Secondly, the provision of services needed to accommodate the needs of Jerusalemites returning to reside within the municipal borders of their city, through the renovation of old houses, building new residential units, providing additional classrooms and schools to accommodate their children, providing free medical care, particularly for those who were deprived of their medical rights under the pretext of having lived outside Jerusalem.

In trying to achieve this, Al-Husseini launched his famous “Buy Time in Jerusalem” project. The project is basically a funding mechanism that invites every keen individual with concern over the fate of Jerusalem to provide financial support to the institutions that work on preserving Palestinian Jerusalemite Christian and Moslem communities, thus enabling these institutions to sustain their activities of building schools, providing medical services, renovating buildings, and providing the necessary care and services for the people of East Jerusalem.

Today, and despite a mindset of separation and isolation, closures, and the undermining of the human value that prevails in Jerusalem and the rest of the occupied territories, we, the Foundation that carries the name of Faisal Al-Husseini, continue to carry the same values that he has fought for, working on implementing the plans that he had prepared to maintain the civilized Arab nature of the city and preserve the hope for peace in the city of peace. Our slogan is “Buy Time in Jerusalem,” as we call on all those who love this city to participate with us in developing its schools, supporting its hospitals, and giving hope to the young generations that constitute its future.

Abdelqader Al-Husseini
Chairperson of the Faisal Husseini Foundation

In this page, we will outline the activities and programs of the Faisal Al Husseini Foundation in the sectors of education, youth and health. These activities are meant, in addition to developing institutional performance, to reduce the costs of these institutions and to contribute to reducing the burdens on residents.

Education Sector

Youth Sector

Health Sector

Cultural Centers

Fund Raising

Education Sector

Comprehensive development project for 10 Jerusalem schools
This program is funded by the Municipal Development and Lending Fund / Palestinian Municipal Support Programme (PMSP) Funded by the Italian Government.

The comprehensive school development project for the year 2006 / 2007 is meant to develop 10 schools in occupied Jerusalem. These schools are located in various parts of the city: Wad Al- Joz, Sheikh Jarrah, Old City and Al Mukkaber areas. The project aims at developing the various aspects of the educational process including educational and administrative training, developing infrastructure, renovating schools structures and establishing scientific and computer labs and libraries. The process has started by establishing an educational vision for every school which is designed by the administration, the teachers, the students and the parents. Depending on the proposed vision, plans are also designed in order to raise the standard of the educational process and raise the level of education among students.

This project highlights the significance of extra-curricular education that seeks to integrate extra-curricular classes in schools in order to develop the physical and emotional aspects of the students to help them attain a balanced human entity, capable of preserving the national identity and capable of coping with the current times.

Details of the project

Firstly:  The Aspect of Developing the Infrastructure in 8 schools
(With emphasis on health, safety and development of educational facilities)

1- A Shabat Al Muslimat School

The school is situated in the Wadi Al Joz neighbourhood in Jerusalem and serves 436 female students (grades 10-12). The renovation costs have reached 31, 000 Euros and included the following:

• renovation of three toilets and addition of 4 more toilets.
• renovation of the back corridor and the main front playground.
• supplying the computer lab with 5 computers in addition to a printer and 2 more computers and a printer for the administration's office.
• establishment of a science lab with all the required equipment.

2- Al Fata'al Lajia'School (A)

The school is situated in the Wadi al Joz neighbourhood in Jerusalem and serves 342 female (7-10 grades). The renovation costs have reached 27, 000 Euros and included the following:

• addition of 4 toilets
• addition of one toilet for the staff
• renovation of the staff and administration's kitchen
• establishment of the playground for multi-purposes

playground of the Al Fata Al Lalijia’ girls school (A) before and after the renovation

3- Al Fata'al Lajia' School (D)

The school is situated in the Shu’fat neighbourhood in Jerusalem and serves 263 students from grade 1 to grade 10 (the school is mixed in the first, second and grades 1,2 and 3, and limited to females at grades 4-10).
The costs of renovation reached 52, 000 Euros that were used as follows:

• renovation of the second floor entrance shade
• re-accommodation of some rooms into a science lab and a counselling office
• renovation of the toilets for students
• expansion and renovation of the playground
• establishment of a fully equipped science lab

Tiled roof after renovation	A new science lab

4- The Anahda school (A)

The school is situated in the Old City of Jerusalem and serves 312 female students from the 5th to the 10th grade. The costs of renovation reached 10, 000 Euros that included the following:

• completion of a shade structure
• changing the metal stairway that leads to the library
• procurement of 5 computers to be added to the computer lab and a projector and computer tables

A new metal roof for the Anahda school (A)

5 - Anahda school (B):

The school is situated in the Old City of Jerusalem and serves 89 students from the 1st to the 4th grade. The costs of renovation reached 12, 000 Euros that included the following:

• renovating a room to accommodate it into a classroom
• painting of the classes
• changing of all damaged electricity cables
• provision of furniture for the classes
• provision of sports equipment

The tiled roof of the Anahda school (B) before and after renovation

Same classroom in the Anahda school (B) befor and after renovation, paint and furniture

6- Dar Al Aytam school (D):

The school is situated in the Wadi Al- Joz neighbourhood and serves 214 mail students from the 5th to the 9th grade. The costs of renovation reached 49, 000 Euros that included the following:

• renovation of the front yard
• tiling the stairs that lead to the main yard (playground)
• renovation of the metal stairway that leads to the back yard
• renovation of the class rooms, the administration office, toilets and corridors
• increasing the capacity of the electric current and renewal of electricity lines

It is worthwhile mentioning here that the school has been provided with a fully equipped computer lab in the beginning of 2006 funded by the Qatari committee in support of Jerusalem.

The toilets in the Dar Al Aytam school before and after renovation

Renovation at the Dar Al Aytam school

7- Dar al Aytam school (C ):

The school is situated in the Asheikh Jarrah neighbourhood and serves 192 mail students from the 1st to the 4th grade. Work in this school has been completed in two stages. The costs of renovation during 2005 are estimated at 36,667 Euros that was donated by the Qatari committee in support of Jerusalem in addition to donations made by Ms. Su’ad al Husseini. This stage included the internal renovation of the ground floor and included the changing of tiles and the renovation of the walls in addition to painting and the removal of the temporary wall in one of the rooms to accommodate it into use of a classroom. The exterior staircase and the entrance shade were also renovated.
The costs of renovation for the year 2006 reached 23, 000 Euros donated by the PMSP / the Italian Government and included the following:

• renovation of the administration’s toilet
• renovation of a number of ceramic roofs
• changing all the doors of the school
• increasing the power current
• renovating the aluminium of the classroom windows

8- Al Fata Al Shamilah School:

The school is situated in the Wad Il Joz neighbourhood and serves 378 students. The school was provided with library furniture including shelves, tables and chairs. The costs reached 3500 Euros.

Library room of the comprehensive girls’ school befor and after renovation, paint and furniture

Secondly:  Development of School Visions

Samir Jibril: “this is the first time that I find teachers and principals think seriously about developing their own schools … the one thousand mile path starts with the first step… “

Our first step to develop schools is to work on the development of a unified language among the entire administrative and educational cadre in all schools. During the first few months of 2006,each of the 10 schools was assisted to develop its own educational vision with the participation of the educational and administrative cadre, the parents and the students whereby a number of detailed goals and plans were set up for school. This step was established on the basis of studies that were conducted by educational teams in their schools – these studies included the level of education received by the students in every subject. A “SWOT” analysis was also conducted for every school followed by a crystallization of a set of visions for ten schools that were presented and discussed to further explore their development before the phase of implementation. Two presentation sessions of the visions were conducted at the YWCA and was attended by representatives from the Italian Consulate, the municipal fund, the directorate of the education ands a number of supervisors.

The sessions were opened by the Faisal Husseini’s Board Director, Mr Mohammad Abdil Qader, who expressed gratitude for the Italian Government and the PMSP for their ceaseless support and he also thanked the schools and the students for their efforts and contribution to develop a school vision.

It is worthy mentioning here the statements made by Dr. Ghanem Ya’ coubi, consultant of the Faisal Husseini Foundation, in which he highlighted the importance of attaining the target and achieve results focusing on the process of creativity in the educational process and the need for overcoming the impediments indicating that the curriculum is not an impediment for creativity and calling on teachers to contact consultants to overcome any problem that may face them. He also affirmed the need for inserting entertainment in education and go beyond the banal.

It was also interesting what was said by Samir Jibril, Director of Education in Jerusalem, who also expressed his opinion about participating in the project by saying “This is the first time that I find teachers and principals thinking seriously about developing their schools with enthusiasm – these are the first steps towards developing schools with the need to cling on to the first step in order to complete the one thousand mile path that starts with the first step”

School visions that came up in the results of a joint work school effort:

Vision of the Anahda (A) school:

Vision of the Anahda (B) school:

To succeed in transferring our educational message despite the difficult surrounding conditions… our school will become a symbol and an address for belonging, giving and steadfastness to confront what is imposed on us including the challenges and the difficult political, cultural, material and social conditions.

Vision of the al Fata al Laji’ a school (A):

The ability to plan the future with a high degree of intelligence and imagination to make the school perfect and establish a scout, sports cultural centre that can serve students, teachers and the Jerusalmite community.

Vision of the al Fata al Laji’ a school (D):

My dream is to make my school like a ship that can take us and our students hand in hand to a safe haven – a school that is able to administer itself in order to create a creative generation that can hold on to its high value system and culture and able to achieve what the community aspires to including a real sense of belonging to the homeland and the nation.

Vision of Al Aytam school (C):

We want to become the first school in terms of results and creativity and linkage to the parents.

Vision of Al Aytam school (D):

Towards the establishment of a developed school that can provide all academic and extra curricular activities so that it can become the second home for students.

Vision of Al Fata Al Shamila school:

Our school is a bee hive: group work / work borders: educational / work characteristic: serious and organized: goals and objectives: clear and specific / roles: clear and declared / results: good and collective

Vision of Al Shabat Al Muslimat school:

To encourage life long learning and more self sufficient individuals possessing positive self-esteem, respect for themselves, others and their environment, through commitment of staff, parents, students and the whole community.

Vision of Arawda modern school:

A school that is capable to communicate with the local and international community - a school that believes in the importance of cultural exchange and be able to open to the achievements of various civilizations on condition of clinging to religious and national fundamentals – a school that works incessantly to establish and strengthen the value system and the positive trends among individuals and dedicate the various experiences in order to cater for and underline students’ creativity- a school that is able to graduate generations that carry a glorious message and that can buy times in Jerusalem.

Vision of Jabal Al Mukabber:

Towards the establishment of a model school by the year 2010.

Thirdly:  Small and Urgent Projects in the Education Sector

The “small and urgent project” program serves schools with urgent needs by providing renovation, equipment or school supplies. The funds of this program for the year 2006 were raised from a charitable fundraising dinner that was conducted at the Ambassador Hotel in Jerusalem on 12 May of this year. The event was attended by Dr. Abdil Malek Jaber, the Executive Director of Paltel who was the main sponsor of the event in addition to a number of Jerusalem personalities.

These projects have incorporated the following:

• Provision of water fountains for students of the Al Aqsa Islamic Kinder garden.
• Drawings on the wall of the Al Aqsa Islamic Kinder garden.
• Provision of 80 books in various disciplines to the Library of the Anata school.
• Provision of a photocopying machine to the Im A’ mara al Mazinieh school.
• Provision of al Ummah school in Dahiet Al Barid with full sports equipment (a goal station, balls for different games, and sportswear ).
• Provision of 12 white boards to the Sheikh Sa’ ad school.
• Rehabilitation of the sanitary system and electricity lines and renovation of the roof and provision of drinking fountain for students to drink from for the al Fatah al Laji’a C school.
• Provision of the Jahalin school with stationary that would be sufficient for one year.
• Provision of 4 heaters and one LCD projector.
• Provision of a computer lab to the al Aytam school: 11 computers. This project was funded by the Qatari Committee for the support of Jerusalem.
• Renovation of the roof of the Fata Al Laji`a school due to previous leakage during the season of winter.
• Re-structuring of the Ansar Club Kinder Garden in Jerusalem and addition of one more classroom.
• Rehabilitation of the sanitary system used by female teachers in the Adoha School in Wal Il Joz.

“The play …learn and be creative” project

This project is a joint effort between FHF and the Anaizak for extra curricular education. The project started by training three teams of teachers from three Jerusalem schools: Al Fata Al Laji’a secondary school (B), Anithamieh School and the Islamic Dar Al Aitam school (A).\The project was aimed at equipping science teachers with new methods and styles to teach in a modern and creative manner. A number of sessions were conducted for the teachers in various fields including sciences, technology and creative thinking. The sessions were moderated by the Director of the Anaizak organization, Mr A’ ref Al Husseini. The meetings also included applied experiments for science lessons as shown in Photo 1.
After the rehabilitation sessions, each school presented its own project. This session was attended by the Director of education Mr Samir Jibril and the staff members.

A number of teachers receiving training on one of the experiments				Aref Al Husseini demonstrates to teachers a number of experiments

Youth Sector

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The Faisal Al Husseini Award:

The Faisal Husseini Award provides the chance for the age group 14 – 25 to be involved in developing their own abilities on one hand, and contribute to the development of the Palestinian community, individuals and institutions alike, through participation in four extra curricular educational programs which have been classified into three level, Bronze, Silver and Golden. Currently the Bronze level has been introduced in Jerusalem to be later expanded to rest of Palestine.
The four programs can be summarized as follows: the services program (voluntary services in community centres), the skills program (development of individual skills), sports activity program (acquisition and development of sports skills), exploration trip program (consolidation of sense of belonging and group spirit).
This award is distinguished in its ability to merge the four uncompetitive programs that can create a balance between voluntary work and conducting activity during spare time. The Award also provides an opportunity for youth and is distant from any form of discrimination on the basis of religion, sect, race, culture, politics, colour, sex and social status.

Establishment of the first scout’s camp under the umbrella of the Faisal Husseini Youth Award:

The administration of the Faisal Husseini Youth Award organized the first camp in the Latroun area in Jerusalem, during the period of 15 to 25 July, first for males and then for females.
The camp brought together 26 males and 28 females in addition to a number of team leaders from university students and a paramedic from the Palestinian Red Crescent. The camp included a number of sport, scout, scientific and artistic activities in addition to discussion groups.

Primary preparations for the scouts camp

Project for developing youth centres in the Old City / the Faisal Husseini Award

Faisal Husseini Foundation is currently implementing this project which is funded by the German Fund for Palestinian NGOs managed by the Freidrich Na’uman Foundation. This project aims at providing an appropriate place for the youth to train in different skills within the Faisal Husseini Award project in return for a symbolic gesture. The project also aims at activating the targeted centres in the Old City through the support and development of four youth facilities in addition to the payment of salaries of trainers in five centres to activate these facilities.

First: development of 4 youth centres

1.  The Old City Youth Society

Equipping a music room and providing furniture, tools and music equipment as follows:

• Lutes and accessories.
• Guitars and accessories
• Drums
• Electronic piano
• Cupboards to keep the equipment
• Seats
• A board and music note holders
• Provision of music books

Musical instruments at the Old City Youth Society

2.  The African Society

Provision of the following sport equipment

• Pommel horse
• Trampoline
• Mattresses
• Cupboards to keep the equipment

3.  The Burj Al Laqlaq community centre:

Provision of the following sport equipment

• Accessories related to hand ball
• Accessories related to tennis
• Accessories related to volley ball
• Cupboards to keep equipment
• Re-painting, playground line marking and fixing the lighting

The playground after re-painting, line marking and fixing the lighting

4.  The Asaraya centre for the support of the community

• replacement of three old computers with new ones

Secondly: Training of five youth centres. The training will include theory on strategic planning and development of projects

Salaries for 6 staff members paid for five months in five centres:

1. A music trainer in the Old City Youth Society
2. Judo and Karate trainer for the African Society.
3. Gym trainer for the African Society.
4. A trainer for outside sports at the Burj Al Luqluq Community Centre
5. A computer trainer at the Asaraya Centre for the Support of the Community.
6. Body building and fitness trainer for the Martin Luther Centre for Community Development

Judo training at the African Society	Music training at the Old City Youth Society

The comprehensive development project for the Old City Youth Society:

The Old City Youth Society is located in Qatanine market which is close to the Dome of the Rock. The area of the location is estimated at 600 square metres. The society was established in 1990 with the objective of serving the youth in the neighbourhood. In order to help the society, the Faisal Husseini Foundation has designed a comprehensive development plan to provide total assistance including the internal division of the venue and the addition of more services such as music training and the hiring of staff comprised of an administrative manger, a secretary, a social specialist and a cleaner.

The African society project:

The society's headquarters is situated in the Bab al Majles neighbourhood in the Old City of Jerusalem with a quite large area representing an average number of 500 Palestinian residents. The society was supported through the appointment of a paid coordinator whose job is to develop an activation plan for the place and follow up the existing programs of the society. It should be mentioned that the programs of the society have been expanded to include sports and culture.

A series of training workshops for school students on ' grafting of fruitful trees':

Said Yaqeen: “my aim is to create a new generation of villagers”

The Faisal al Husseini Foundation, in cooperation with the General Union of the Palestinian Peasant and Agriculture Coop /Jerusalem, has supported the implementation of a series of training workshops on ' Grafting of fruitful trees' in 9 schools in the suburbs of Jerusalem during the period of 2 April until 15 April 2006. The objective of the workshops was to consolidate the concept of connecting to land and allow them to acquire the skill drafting of trees and other skills on reproducing trees and plants.
The schools that participated in these workshops are as follows: the Fatima Azahra' girls school, the Al Amawiyeh secondary girls school, the Beit Dukko male school, the Beit Iksa secondary boys school, the Malek Ghazi secondary boys school, Beit Soureek secondary boys school, al Jeeb secondary boys school, Qatanna martyrs secondary boys school and Beit I' nan secondary boys school.
The Chairperson of the General Union was aiming to restore the connection of Palestinian villagers with their land and cultivate it as was the case in older times saying : ' this project is an attempt to restore the relationship between man and land and the transformation of knowledge into some kind of behaviour – another way to say this is to practice what has been learned', indicating that learning these methods could be transformed into behaviour in rural areas – in brief, my ain is to create a new generation of villagers'.

Workshops for school students on 'grafting of fruitful trees'

Urgent and small Youth Projects:

Supporting athletes from Jerusalem

The FHF supported a number of athletes from occupied Jerusalem within the Palestinian Union for table tennis for beginners. The Foundation paid the tickets to give the opportunity to participate in the world competition in Qatar. The FHF has also supported a number of Chess players to participate in the Seventh Championship for Arab Chess Clubs in Jordan.

Supporting a Dabka group

The FHF supported the Anahda Arifiah Dabka group in the Bedouin section of north-west Jerusalem by procuring special garment and by covering the salary of the trainer for 6 months.

Supporting libraries

Salaries of a number of librarians were paid in the Burj Al Laqlaq centre, the Palestinian vision institution, the Silawn club and the Old City Youth Society.

Health Sector

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In the year 2006, the Faisal Husseini Foundation, supported two primary health centres in Jerusalem and 6 charitable hospitals and hosted the Jerusalem hospital free line network project. These are the details:

St. Benedictus Medical Centre in the Old City

The centre is situated at the Old City of Jerusalem and provides services in return for symbolic fees. The centre comprises of a dental clinic, orthopaedic section, a child clinic, a lab and an x-ray department. The health centre was equipped with an X-Rays developer machine.

Infant Welfare Centre The Greek Catholic Society ( Annunciation)

The Centre is situated at the Old City and is a child and mother care centre that also includes dental and ophthalmic clinics. The centre was supported by covering costs for blood tests for one thousand children in Jerusalem. The aim is to detect any blood disease at an early stage and provide nutrition advice for the parents.

Hosting of the Jerusalem Hospitals Network Toll Free Number service

The Faisal Husseini Foundation hosted the Toll Free Number service in its offices in Dahiet al Bareed. The program offers a chance for free consultations via the phone on the services of the Jerusalem hospitals and how to gain access to them and activate health insurance particularly in light of the current conditions when it is difficult for west bankers to have access to Jerusalem. Following is an introduction of the network and more information on the free line:

*   The Jerusalem hospitals network is a network of hospitals located in East Jerusalem. These are:

• Makassed Islamic Charitable Hospital: located in Mt of Olives and is a general hospital which was established in 1956 and contains 220 beds. It should be mentioned that it is the only hospital that has a cardiologic and heart surgery department in the W Bank and Gaza.
• Augusta Victoria Hospital : located in Mt of Olives and is a general hospital which was established in 1950 and contains 100 beds. It is the only hospital in the W bank that has a dialysis department and a cancer treatment centre.
• St John Hospital: located in Sheikh Jarrah and established in 1882 and contains 70 beds and is the only ophthalmic hospital in the West Bank
• St Joseph hospital: located in Sheikh Jarrah and established in 1948 and contains 70 beds and is known for neurological surgery.
• The Palestinian Red Crescent hospital: established in 1953 and located in the Suwaneh neighbourhood and contains 30 beds and is specialized for deliveries.
• The Princess Basnma Centre for the handicapped: established in 1965, located in the Mt of Olives and contains 20 beds. The hospital offers physiotherapy services for handicapped children – the centre also houses a special school to train physically handicapped children.

The free line services:

The service is aimed at patients in the West Bank to ensure maximum beneficial of the Jerusalem hospitals. The service was set up on 23 May 06 upon a request by the hospitals in order to maintain a link for the network. The free line service provides responses to inquiries on three essential matters:

• Referrals: inquiries about the procedures in which medical reports are referred
• Permits: the West Bank patient inquires on the procedures to obtain permits to enter occupied Jerusalem for medical treatment.
• Insurances: patients are able to inquire about the cost of treatment depending on the insurance he or she possesses, in addition to other matters related to the insurance and other financial affairs that the patient should be able to cover.
  

Cultural Centers

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Al Ma' mal building

An organization that promotes Palestinian culture and art but needs to expand its venue which is located inside the Old City. The venue used to be a tiles factory. The FHF has finished the first phase of renovating the venue through removing all tiles and un-needed work equipment, making it accessible and ready for use.

The Al Khaldieh library building

AlKaldieh library in the Old City of Jerusalem, was established in 1990 in a building that dates back to the Mumlouk era of the 13 century. The building also accommodates the tomb of two leaders, Amir Adeen Baraka Khan and his sons Hussam anf Badr Adeen who fought under the leadership of Athaher Bebars. The library keeps 12, 000 books of which 4000 are manuscripts in Persian, Turkish and Arabic languages. The roof in the central part needed to be renovated to avoid water leakage during winter which could threaten the books and the manuscripts with damage. The FHF finished this part of renovation making the area of use again.

Al Khaldi library showing the glass cover that was changed

Fund Raising

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Fund raising charity event to support the schools in East Jerusalem

On 12 April 2006, at the Ambassador Hotel in Jerusalem, the FHF held a charitable fundraising dinner The event was attended by a number of dignitaries from Jerusalem and other parts of the homeland. Paltel the main sponsoring company was represented by Dr. Abdil Malek Jaber. The event included a ballet show and modern dance conducted the YWCA in Jerusalem. The FHF was able to raise the needed funds to cover the needs thanks to the coherence of the Jerusalem community. Following are some of the photos from the event:

Charity dinner at the Ambassador Hotel	A ballet performance by a YWCA group

A modern dance performance by a YWCA groupÉ

The Faisal Al Husseini memorial event:

31 May marked the 5th memorial for the departure of the Prince of Jerusalem, Martyr Faisal Al Husseini. The FHF marked this memorial during a graduation ceremony of the outstanding students from the schools affiliated to the Directorate of the Education in Jerusalem whose number reached 97 outstanding students. The memorial started by reading verses from the Holy Quran and a choir singing of the Palestinian National Anthem conducted by girls from the Al Fata Al Laji’a Secondary school. This was followed by a one minute silence in remembrance of the martyrs. The Foundation also awarded eight excellent students scholarships to study in Palestinian universities.

Male Student Graduates:

Female Student Graduates:

A’ yah Abu A’ arafeh	Ilham Suwan	Nour Abu Irmeileh	Shouruq Ayyad
A’ yah Abu Khaled	Iman Abu Teir	Nour I’seileh	Suha Hmeidan
A’ yah Al Qawasmeh	Iman Abu Z’eiter	Rana Bakir	Sumaya Anatsheh
A’ yah Atahan	Iman Shahin	Rana Duwayat	Taghreed Hidmi
A’ yah Hassan	Jihad Sha’ban	Rasan Tubal	Tahani Abu Ghosh
A’ yyah Khashan	Khulud Wazwaz	Rasha Tawil	Tamara Shawar
Ala Anamari	Mahboububa Kurd	Rawan Yaghmour	Tarmeen Abdullah
Amani Duyat	Mai Za’atra	Razan Wazwaz	Tarnim Zughayar
Amira Shamanseh	Mais Sarandah	Reem Jibrin	Wafa Queider
Asma’ Al Kurd	Manar Abdeen	Reem Shahin	Wala’ A’qel
Basma Mizher	Manar Mujahed	Riham Abu Gharbieh	Wala’ Bader
Bayan Sharha	Manar Shweiki	Riham Imreish	Wala’ Othman
Bisan Odeh	Maram Abdil Rahman	Sabrine Siyam	Warda Idkeidek
Diana Abul Hawa	Marwa Elayan	Samar Ataweel	Widad Abu Teir
Dua’ Jadallah	Muna Dabash	Sana Hidmi	Yasmin Idkeidek
Hadil Naser	Najla’ Kaloti	Sana Totah	Yusri Masri
Hadil Sabbagh	Namir Hamed	Sara Nasr`Adin	Zakia Jarbawi
Havana Abu Teir	Nida’ Jaber	Shahd Sari	Zuhur Abu Sneineh
Hiba Kaloti	Nihal Nimer	Shaima’ Abu Rmeileh

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