Many thanks from JAEP to Norwich Cathedral for funding Naba Zahran who lives in Dheisheh Camp for the duration of her degree course. Naba completed her degree in Physics a year early thanks to the funding received. 

She graduated in June 2013 with an excellent evaluation from all her tutors, (her final semester average was an impressive 95.8%!) and has now started her postgraduate studies also in Physics at Al Quds University. Norwich Cathedral has sponsored the first year of this too.

Welcome to the 2013 edition of our Newsletter.

The highlights of the year have been –

● Further students are being sponsored.

● Our new website is complete. Please visit at www.jaep.org.uk

● We have designed an Application Form for students to complete when requesting grants. This provides the JAEP with ample background information and ensures that your valuable financial support reaches the right students.

● Anne Aves visit to Dheisheh Camp.

Thank you to our patron, Bishop Graham and his wife for kindly opening their garden and offering us Granary Court for our fundraising evening. Over 100 people listened to Ben Bradshaw MP and Bishop Graham spent time in conversation about the Middle East covering a wide range of topics, from the impact of the current Middle East situation on the lives of Palestinians and especially those in the camps. Both spoke knowledgeably about the area and their fears for the future, for example the continued growth of settlements.

The purpose of the visit was to spend time with the tutors at Al Quds and Bethlehem university that I had met in November 2011, to meet the students we’re currently sponsoring. For part of my visit I stayed in IBDAA within Dheisheh. I also filmed around Dheisheh and Al Quds University so we could prepare a video to upload to the website and also show during fundraising events.