The Olive Harvest Trust
Supporting Palestinian children in the West Bank
Esther Howard and Gwithian Doswell
This small UK charitable trust was formed in 2015 by volunteers who help with the annual Palestinian olive harvest. The volunteers have witnessed the ever-increasing violence of extremist Israeli settlers towards Palestinian farming , and also noticed the severe under-funding of the local schools.
The village schools in Burin, Madama, and Urif, which benefit from the charity, are themselves often the target of settler attacks. The children live in a permanent climate of harassment and fear, often leading PTSD and vastly impaired education.
The Trust has raised money for books, scientific equipment, lap-tops, a school farm, a school orchestra, a protective playground wall, and other small but important projects which give the children and teachers much needed practical support as well as boosting morale.
via the website: https://oliveharvesttrust.org
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by bank transfer: CAF Bank – a/c 00029274
Sort Code: 405240, Ref: Oxford Quakers
by cheque: payable to The Olive Harvest Trust
c/o Maggie Foyer, 18 Oakhill Place,
London SW15 2QN
Esther Howard
(OHT Trustee and olive harvest volunteer)
Gwithian Doswell
(olive harvest volunteer)
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Forty-Three Newsletter • Number 503 • March 2021
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