Middle East

From October 20th until November 30th Kamiel traveled from Turkey down to Egypt, through Syria, Jordan, and Israel. For Kamiel's personal account of this journey, see the blog. On these pages you will find the documentation of the charities Kamiel supported in the Middle East.

1. AÇEV (Mother Child Education Foundation), Turkey, October 20th -30th, 2009.
   - Supporting a project that fights analphabetism in the poorest regions of Turkey.
2. Caritas Syria, Syria, November 3rd, 2009.
   - Supporting poor Iraqi refugee families by paying their rent.
3. Bourj El-Barajneh, Palestinian refugee camp, Lebanon, November 6th, 2009.
   - Assisting Palestinian refugees by paying their pharmacy and hospital bills.
4. Philippine embassy shelter, Jordan, November 9th, 2009.
   - Assisting distressed and abused Philippino household workers that had to flee there employers.
5. Groups for Peace, Essaiyha, Palestine, November 15th, 2009.
   - Helping grassroots peace movement in villages in the West Bank.
6. Daughters of Charity, Bethlehem, Israel, November 17, 2009.
   - Sheltering the underpriviledged in Bethlehem.
7. Family in Misa village, Cairo, Egypt, November 26, 2009.
   - Giving a very poor family a dignified festival.
8. Caritas Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, November 30, 2009.
   - Supporting the very poor in Mataraya.