BibleLands work in Israel

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BibleLands work in Israel the Occupied
Palestinian Territories, focusing on the Helen
Keller Centre, Jerusalem
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• BibleLands is a Christian Agency which supports
  and resources Christians in the lands of the
  Bible as they serve the needs of the poor,
  vulnerable and disadvantaged through education,
  health care and community development.

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• Over 20 Overseas Partners are in Israel the
  Occupied Palestinian Territories, involved in a
  variety of work, from education and health to
  community development projects.
• What they have in common is their work with
  vulnerable, disadvantaged and often-overlooked
  members of society.

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The St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem provides
essential eye treatment to thousands of
Palestinians suffering from serious eye
conditions.
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The Four Homes of Mercy in Bethany near Bethlehem
is the only residential care home of its kind in
the Palestinian Territories, for children and
adults with severe disabilities.
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• The Spafford Childrens Centre in Jerusalem
  provides a range of services for many
  disadvantaged children from the local community
  and the West Bank.

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Rawdat El-Zuhur primary school in Jerusalem
provides an education to children from mainly
low-income Muslim families.
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The Nazareth School of Nursing is the only
nursing school available to Arab students in the
whole of Israel
where Christian, Muslim and Jew learn alongside
each other.
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• The Helen Keller Centre (HKC) for the Visually
  Impaired in Jerusalem provides education and care
  for 65 boys and girls with visual impairment.

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The Helen Keller Centre opened in 1960 and is
entirely funded by BibleLands
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All the children are either blind or partially
sighted
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Some children have additional physical and mental
disabilities
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65 children aged 3-18 attend Helen Keller Centre,
learning and playing together.
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BibleLands owns the centre and so provides the
necessary funding each year approx 390,000
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Class sizes are small allowing teachers to spend
more time helping each child, and ensuring their
development
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Suad Younan is the centres dedicated and
committed director
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The centre teaches all subjects, including Arabic
Braille
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The heart in Braille on thermoform paper
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Children learn a wide range of skills at HKC that
will build their confidence

• and help them to lead fulfilled, independent
  lives

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performing tasks just like sighted peers
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some of which are truly amazing!
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As far as possible, students are integrated into
mainstream education
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And the HKC teachers work closely with the
mainstream schools to ensure full integration,
and ongoing care
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The Helen Keller Centre is part of BibleLands
Child Sponsorship scheme at a cost of 180 per
child per year
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If you would like to find out more about
BibleLands Child Sponsorship scheme, or other
ways you can get involved, why not visit the
website www.biblelands.org.uk or call 01494
897950
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• Together we can make a real difference, to the
  children at Helen Keller Centre and at other
  projects in the Holy Land, many of whom are only
  now discovering how valued and special they
  really are.

Thank you for your support!
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