Caritas Egypt
Caritas Egypt, CairoNovember 28th, 2009Caritas Egypt does community outreach in empoverished areas of Cairo. They provide cheap healthcare and vocational training for marginalized and mentally challenged children.
We visit one of their centers in Cairo and make a modest contribution for the education of mentally challenged children.
NameCaritas Egypt, Mataraya centerAimTo help …
Groups for Peace
Groups for Peace, Ramallah, Palestinenear Ramallah, Palestinian Territories. November 23th, 2009The Groups for Peace is a grassroots organization promoting the culture of peace by educating the local children through regular sessions.
Charity Travel supports the Peace Groups with a donation and the action “Peace of Fruit”, distributing fruits to school children who express their …
November 18.
I leave Israel today because I want to eliminate the last few variables that stand between me and my flight to Nairobi. Exiting Israel via Allenby bridge and re-entering Jordan is unproblematic. I share a taxi with three Japanese guys to Amman, then take a fast bus to Petra. This is one of those days …
Daughters of Charity
Bethlehem, Israel/Palestine. November 24th, 2009Daughters of Charity is an orphan home providing shelter for children irrespective of their religion. They also support female victims of domestic violence.
We make a small donation.
NameDaughters of Charity BethlehemAimTo take care of maltreated, orphaned, undernourished, abused, or abandoned children from the Palestine territoriesSince1883Staff45 people work …
November 17. Stop the occupation.
I wake up in the Bargouti apartment, have a cup of instant coffee and start cleaning some windows. Lazar and I say goodbye and I take a bus to Hebron, the West Bank’s largest industrial city and biggest humanitarian catastrophe. I cross several semi-abandoned checkpoints on the way then arrive in Hebron in the …
November 17. Knaffa in Nablus.
I wake up in the Bargouti apartment, have a cup of instant coffee and start cleaning some windows. Lazar and I say goodbye and I take a bus to Hebron, the West Bank’s largest industrial city and biggest humanitarian catastrophe. I cross several semi-abandoned checkpoints on the way then arrive in Hebron in the …
Philipino household workers
Philipino migrant workers’ shelter, AmmanAmman, Jordan. November 17th, 2009The living condition for Philipino migrant workers in Jordan is so bad that the embassy had to put up a shelter for them.
We support some Philipino migrant workers with their medication.
NameEmbassy of the Philippines to Jordan / support and shelter for distressed …
November 11. Amman hot sun.
Let’s skip our discussion about the Israelis. It’s a very intense and sensitive issue. Breakfast is plenty and I get at least some writing done, before we go do some sightseeing with Tönis and Basil, a publicity guy working at the US embassy. The citadel of Amman is as interesting as a pile of stones …
November 10. Filipino household workers.
This is another rewarding day at work. I visit the Philippine embassy, because this is my cause in Jordan: helping distressed Filipino household workers that had fled their mentally and physically abusive employers. I have made myself ready to visit the shelter and as I go out the door I bump into Tönis from Estonia, …
