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STAND UP FOR PEACE 2
PEACE PRE SCHOOL RECEIVES CHILDREN OF PEACE GRANT
SEVEN NEW TRUSTEES JOIN CHILDREN OF PEACE BOARD
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: AGM JUNE 26th 2010
MAHMOUD JABARI WRITES ABOUT HOPE & OF PEACE
TWO NEW GROUPS JOIN US - THE STEERING CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY (BETHLEHEM) & BETHELEHEM STAR CHARITABLE SOCIETY
EVENTS COMMITTEE NEWS
CROSSING QALANDIYA LAUNCH IS GREAT SUCCESS
ABRAHAM FUND, NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE CHILD AND WESAL RECEIVE OUR LATEST GRANTS
YASMIN LEVY - GOODWILL AMBASSADOR HOLDS INSPIRATIONAL WORKSHOP
EVENTS COMMITTEE - RICHARD CLIFFORD TELLS US ABOUT THEIR WORK
CROSSING QALANDIYA - WRITERS DONATE TO US
OUR WINTER APPEAL 2009-10 SCHOOLS AID GIVING CHILDREN A CHANCE
SCHOOL BAGS FOR GAZA
ZOE HELLER & YOTAM SOLOMAN: NEW FRIENDS OF CHILDREN OF PEACE
JOIN OUR GROWING FACEBOOK GROUP
SIR DEREK JACOBI BECOMES PATRON OF CHILDREN OF PEACE
SHIRAA ORGANISATION JOINS CHILDREN OF PEACE
AFFILIATE FOCUS: THE JEZREEL VALLEY MUSIC CENTER
CORK STREET CONTEMPORARY ART OPEN PRIVATE VIEW IS GREAT SUCCESS
TRUSTEES AGREE MAJOR CHANGE FOR CHILDREN
LOOK OUT FOR OUR FACEBOOK FAN PAGE
MUSICIANS FOR PEACE TEAM UP WITH US
CORK STREET OPEN EXHIBITION - ARTISTS SHOW UP FOR
CHILDREN OF PEACE
THREE GROUPS RECEIVE OUR SMALL INTERNATIONAL GRANT
ISLA BLAIR, SIMON CALLOW, JULIAN GLOVER AND JANINE MARTIN
JOIN AS FRIENDS
NEW AFFILIATE -
MAOF SCHOOL, ISRAEL
OUR 10K LONDON RUNNERS
EXCEED PERSONAL BEST
67 WEST BANK CHILDREN BENEFIT FROM THE 2008 WINTER APPEAL
ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE -
A GREAT SUCCESS
UNIVERSITIES AND STUDENT GROUPS SUPPORT CHILDREN OF PEACE
EXHIBITION AT LUDLOW
PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR GIVES US
FULL SUPPORT AND JOINS AS FRIEND
MATT LUCAS, PHILIP GLENISTER & AMELIA QUINLAN - NEW FRIENDS
SAHAR SHALALLDA AND DEJITSU WASSI - RECEIVE THE ABIR ARAMIN GIRLS' EDUCATIONAL BURSARY
STAND UP FOR PEACE - A BRILLIANT EVENING - A FUNDRAISING TRIUMPH!
NEW AFFILIATE - THE PEACE PRE-SCHOOL AT THE YMCA, JERUSALEM
ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE - JUNE 2009 - IS A SELL-OUT SUCCESS
10K LONDON RUN - SUPPORT OUR TEAM
CORK STREET - CONTEMPORARY ART SHOW TO RAISE FUNDS THIS AUGUST
THE AMERICAN FUND FOR CHARITIES CHOOSES US FOR NEW WEBSITE
COUNTESS OF CHICHESTER, SHEIKH MANASRAH, MANAL TIMRAZ JOIN US
STAND UP FOR PEACE: A NIGHT OF COMEDY ON 23RD MAY
OUR 2009 ABIR ARAMIN GIRLS' BURSARY FOR ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN GIRLS
WESAL - GAZA SCHOOLS JOIN CHILDREN OF PEACE AS NEW AFFILIATE
AFFILIATE FOCUS: HAND IN HAND FOR ARAB-JEWISH EDUCATION
CORK STREET - CONTEMPORARY ART SHOW TO RAISE FUNDS THIS AUGUST
CHILDREN OF PEACE WINS FULL
SUPPORT FROM
THE PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
BRITISH ACTRESS SAMANTHA MORTON JOINS CHILDREN OF PEACE AS A FRIEND
"ANGEL OF MOSTAR" SALLY BECKER BECOMES GOODWILL AMBASSADOR TO CHILDREN OF PEACE
KING’S ACADEMY, JORDAN TO BE KEY PARTNER OF CHILDREN OF PEACE
ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN RACING DRIVERS RACE FOR PEACE
HELPING THE CHILDREN - SAINT JOHN
OF JERUSALEM EYE HOSPITAL GROUP
AFFILIATE FOCUS – HANNAH WEITZER LOOKS AT THE WORK OF WINDOWS
CORINNE BAILEY RAE GIVES STRONG SUPPORT TO CHILDREN OF PEACE
JEWISH SIXTH FORMERS CHOOSE CHILDREN OF PEACE AS THEIR 2009 CHARITY
BORIS JOHNSON - THE MAYOR OF LONDON GIVES HIS SUPPORT FOR OUR WORK
CHILDREN OF PEACE SETS UP NEW FACEBOOK PAGE
AMERICAN DONORS CAN NOW GET TAX BREAKS IF YOU GIVE TO CHILDREN OF PEACE
2009 - THE UNITED NATIONS YEAR OF THE CHILD
GORDON BROWN SENDS PERSONAL MESSAGE OF SUPPORT
HELENA BONHAM CARTER
TIM BURTON
AND SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR
JOIN AS FRIENDS
GOODWILL AMBASSADORS MANSOOR & VALERIE IJAZ ON
WHY THEY ENDORSE OUR WORK
LATEST LONDON EVENT A SUCCESS
VICE-PRESIDENT
JOE BIDEN SUPPORTS
CHILDREN OF PEACE
DONATIONS TO FIVE REGIONAL PARTNERS
BURLESQUE DINNER GALA
INTERNATIONAL STAR YASMIN LEVY BECOMES GOODWILL AMBASSADOR
HADASSAH UK JOINS US
THREE LEADING ACADEMICS
JOIN AS FRIENDS
TEAM CHILDREN OF PEACE TRIUMPH
GAZA AID SHIPMENT REACHES THE CHILDREN
AMERICAN SENATOR JOSEPH BIDEN SUPPORTS US
HOUSE OF GRACE JOINS CHILDREN OF PEACE
HEREFORD CREAM TEA DELIGHTS
10K TEAM RAISES MONEY FOR CHILDREN OF PEACE
ETI CASTRO AND SAMACH ZAHOUT
JEFF GOLDBLUM MEETS SIR DEREK JACOBI IN LONDON
FOUR NEW PREFERRED PARTNERS
CHILD BEGGARS IN ISRAEL
BASSAM ARAMIN BECOMES CHILDREN OF PEACE GOODWILL AMBASSADOR
DOMINIC MARTIN BECOMES SPORTS COORDINATOR - MADELEINE McGIVERN OUR VOLUNTEERS COORDINATOR
JULIA SAWALHA JOINS CHILDREN OF PEACE AS A FRIEND
MESSAGE FROM TONY BLAIR
March 2008
EMMA THOMPSON, GREG WISE, IMELDA STAUNTON AND JIM CARTER BECOME FRIENDS OF THE CHARITY March 2008
BRITISH ARTIST HOLDS CHARITY NIGHT March 2008
RICHARD CLIFFORD ELECTED TRUSTEE
ABIR ARAMIN 2008 SCHOLARSHIP
GAZA EMERGENCY APPEAL SENDS AID December 2007
HEREFORD FOOTBALL CLUB SUPPORT December 2007
SOCCER SCHOOLS UPDATE
STARS OF STAGE AND SCREEN ATTEND THE FIRST LONDON EVENT November 2007
OUR GAZA FRIENDS CALL ON CHILDREN OF PEACE TO HELP October 2007
CHILDREN OF PEACE SUPPORTS ONEVOICE DAY OF PEACE
October 2007
MIDDLE EAST DELEGATION REPORTS TO DISTINGUISHED GUESTS April 2007
CHILDREN OF PEACE SOCCER TEAM WIN WORLD CUP! March 2007
CHILDREN OF PEACE DELELGATION MEETS 13 ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN GROUPS March 2007
CHILDREN OF PEACE REMEMBERS ABIR ARAMIN January 2007
BIG LOTTERY FUND AWARDS FIRST INTERNATIONAL GRANT TO CHILDREN OF PEACE December 2006
CHILDREN OF PEACE ENJOYS A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH Nov. 2006
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THE AMERICAN FUND FOR CHARITIES
Supporting Good Causes Worldwide
THE ARCHIVES
ARTISTS SHOW FOR CHILDREN OF PEACE
Red Wood by Janine Martin
Artists from around the world will be showing their work at the Cork Street Open Exhibition, near Bond Street in London in aid of Children of Peace between 6th and 14th August 2009. The work will include 100 paintings, photographs, sculptures, mixed media and prints by internationally collected artists. 25% of all sales will be donated by the organisers to our charity.
You can rub shoulders with the stars by joining us at our glitzy Private View at 7.00pm on 5th August. The Exhibition will be officially opened by Sir Derek Jacobi and Samantha Morton*, both Friends of the charity and a host of celebrities will be present to view the work, and enjoy the free champagne tasting provided by celebrated wine dealers, Mundivini Wines.
But hurry! Ticket sales are strictly limited, so we advise you to order your tickets straight away. It's just £20 per person and £35 per couple. All ticket sales and 25% of artwork sold will be donated to Children of Peace.
(* Samantha Morton will attend subject to commitments.)
THREE GROUPS RECEIVE OUR SMALL INTERNATIONAL FUND
Following our successful Stand Up for Peace comedy night on 28th May 2009, the Trustees have awarded three affiliates - in Gaza, Israel and the West Bank our annual Small International Fund grants.
Chairman & Founder Richard Martin tells us:
"Many smaller grassroots groups in the region are often missed out by the big foundations and grant providers. Small NGOs and CBOs find it hard to attract funding for vital core and operational costs. That is why we set up our Small International Fund to support smaller but very effective groups carrying out hugely important work. We are delighted to help."
The three organisations that benefited from the 2009 Children of Peace Small International Grants are Hand-in-Hand for Arab-Jewish Education, Israel; Hope Flowers School, Bethlehem, West Bank and the Benevolent Association for All, Gaza.
Amin Khalaf, joint Founder of the Hand in Hand group of schools, says:
"It is a great privilege for us to receive this recognition and to have friends and partners such as Children of Peace. It adds to our strength in working for peace here in Israel. Your generosity, especially in these tense times, gives us more reason to remain strong in our conviction that this Jewish-Arab educational project is making a significant difference to coexistence in Israel at a time when a difference needs to be made."
Dr Mohammed Abh Lehia, the Director of the Benevolent Association for All in Gaza, says:
"It gives me great pleasure to present my deep gratitude for your continual efforts in helping the children and for your work in bringing them together. History will never forget your goodness and sincerity in overcoming the suffering and pain of the children and your continual efforts to encourage children around the world to exchange culture, activities and information with each other. Our children's situation in Gaza is still bad. We are praying to God to spread love and peace around the world and to bless your good deeds for them."
FOUR NEW FRIENDS JOIN CHILDREN OF PEACE
In just the last few weeks, four new Friends have joined Children of Peace, lending their full support for our work. Leading stars of stage and screen Isla Blair, Simon Callow and Julian Glover have told us how honoured they all are to support our charity and Isla Blair says that she is "deeply concerned and very sympathetic to the children in Gaza, Israel and the West Bank." Both Isla and Julian Glover have said that the charity “can count on us to support the charity and the children whenever they can." We are delighted to welcome such wonderful supporters.
They are joined by internationally collected artist Janine Martin, who has been a steadfast friend of the charity over many years. Janine has donated funds in the past from her One Woman Show at The Courtyard, Hereford and is participating in the Cork Street exhibition this August, in London.
MAOF JOINS US AS AFFILIATE
The MAOF organisation was founded in 2004 to offer every child, regardless of economic, faith or ethnic background the best quality education available.
Since September 2005, MAOF has been running an Arab-Jewish centre in one of Beer-Sheva's poorest districts - the Gimel neighbourhood in Israel. The children choose the learning activities based upon their own personal interests. They enter the world of imagination through the theatre and book sections, discovering the wonders that knowledge brings, particularly in science and the environment, expressing their inner world through the arts.
Children also experience individual guidance from trained staff and any disputes or conflicts are resolved through mediation and dialogue.
The MAOF Association joins a growing number of educational organisations across the region - in the Gaza, Israel, Jordan and the West Bank - dedicated to providing excellence for all and committed to the academic, social and emotional welfare of all children - as part of our growing SchoolsLink programme.
CHILDREN OF PEACE TEAM RUN
Sir Derek Jacobi and Chairman Richard Martin with Team members
Children of Peace fielded two teams of runners in our second year as participants of the 10K London Run this July 12th 2009. Over 25,000 runners entered the Run, representing numerous charitable causes on a glorious summer day in central London. The team completed the run in style with many beating their previous personal bests. They were greeted by supporters near the finishing point at The Mall, including Sir Derek Jacobi, Chairman Richard Martin, Friend Janine Martin, Olivia Taylor and Alex Reed - both members of the Events Committee.
Team Children of Peace 2009
Sports Coordinator, Dominic Martin said:
"Every member of the 2009 running team ran a terrific race and kept up a great pace throughout. They all have much to be proud of - raising over £3500 for the children. We will be back next year and many of us intend to beat our personal bests in 2010!"
OVER 60 CHILDREN BENEFIT FROM YOUR HELP
The Children of Peace 2008 Winter Appeal focused upon the needs of children at the Hope Flowers School, near Bethlehem. Many of the children come from refugee families or poor farmers. The staff at the school expressed their concern that many of the children were arriving at school during wet and cold winters in summer clothing, simply because their parents were too economically deprived to afford warm winter clothing.
That is why we launched our Winter Appeal - Send a Parcel to Bethlehem. In all over sixty children benefited from your generosity - receiving warm clothing, bedding and toys.
ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE - A GREAT SUCCESS
Richard Clifford, Sir Derek Jacobi, Frank Ryding (l to r)
Alexandra James (front)
On 28th June at the 50th Ludlow Festival Sir Derek Jacobi, Richard Clifford and Alexandra James, together with Frank Ryding, performed a delightful repertoire of music, prose and poetry to a packed house, in aid of Children of Peace. Within days of the box office opening, the show was a sell-out.
Trustee Virginia Taylor outlined the work of the charity to a supportive audience and as the audience left the theatre, Virginia joined Alexandra's husband Mark James with collecting tins and raised a generous £285. All performers kindly waived their fees and the charity received £2000 towards our work for peace.
YOUNG PEOPLE INSPIRED BY CHILDREN OF PEACE
Children of Peace receives messages of support from young people every day and it is particularly encouraging to our hardworking team.
"We work in a difficult terrain and it is great for us to know that young people - the next generation - are greatly inspired by our message for peace and our conflict resolution work in Israel & Palestine" says Chairman & Founder, Richard Martin.
In recent weeks, four universities have added us to their Rag fundraising groups, including Exeter and Lancaster. Over £1000 was donated to the charity by Lancaster University students, who worked for at a charity beer festival over a period of two years. RAG President Emily Campbell writes:
"After looking at various charities we decided that Children of Peace was a worthy cause close to our hearts."
Jewish and Muslim student societies at Universities, schools and colleges are regularly in contact with us, offering support, fund raising and helping to spread the word on Facebook and on Twitter. We welcome their support.
HOPE FOR PALESTINIANS: CHILDREN OF PEACE JOIN EXHIBITION AT LUDLOW METHODIST CHURCH
Children of Peace participated in an exhibition entitled: Hope for the Palestinians organised by Laurence Taylor and Pamela Thompson – representing a number of local Christian communities - at the Methodist Church, Ludlow in Shropshire, England. The exhibition brought together various groups working in the region, including Sabeel, EAPPI and Christian Aid. Over 150 visited the exhibition which was designed to raise awareness of the conflict and was set up by seekers “who are troubled by the continued suffering and fears of the people in Israel and Palestine”.
The exhibition asked its visitors to keep an open mind and to move towards a more informed a realistic sympathy of a very complex situation. It was opened by the Mayor of Ludlow, Martin Taylor-Smith.