The Olive Harvest Trust
Supporting Palestinian children in the West Bank
Esther Howard and Gwithian Doswell
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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.
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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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