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Where we workACP’s unique agreement with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) allows us to use USAID’s ongoing partnerships with Palestinian organizations to identify those most in need of your support. Since 2008, ACP has delivered more than $600,000 in donations to Palestinian organizations.

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ACP’s gift catalog allows you to provide vitamins to an expectant mother, eyeglasses for children with impaired vision, reading lessons for a struggling student, or one of many other life-changing gifts for Palestinian men, women and children.

How your gift makes a differenceIt’s important to us that you understand how we spend your generous donations. The money that you and thousands of other generous donors spend on ACP gifts supports the full range of ACP’s work to improve education and health throughout Palestine. We start by asking our partner organizations what they need the most and feature these items in our catalog.

You choose a gift.You send an e-card to a friend, family member

or colleague.

Your donation goes to those who need

it the most.

HOW IT WORKS:

T H E C ATA L O G

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Palestinian families often face stress and trauma due to political violence. Children often experience the worst trauma when they are caught up in conflict, witness violence and discrimination, and risk isolation from friends and family because of travel restrictions between East Jerusalem and the West Bank. These experiences negatively impact their ability to learn and excel in school. To counter the negative impact of political violence, organizations like Spafford Children’s Center provide psycho-social and special education services to disadvantaged and vulnerable children. These services enable students to develop the skills they need to succeed in mainstream classrooms.

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G I V E T H E G I F T O F H E A LT H C A R E

$30 can pay for one individual

counseling session for one student

$50 can sponsor one student for

a physical fitness class for one year

$100 can fund 10 remedial reading

sessions for one student

$150 can pay for 10 sessions of art therapy and education about alternatives to violence

$250 can sponsor one student for a

15-day summer camp

$500 can provide 10 students with

art, music and dance classes for one year

Help children overcome learning disabilities & trauma

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Palestinian institutions like St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group provide charitable eye care for thousands of patients who otherwise would not be able to afford treatment.

One child in every Palestinian household suffers from congenital eye disease, which is often the result of consanguineous marriage.

Fortunately, the vast majority of children with vision impairments can be cured through simple, low-cost interventions.

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Give the gift of sight$25

can pay for one child’s eye exam

$50 can pay for laser surgery to correct diabetes-related eye damage

$100 can provide an artificial eye for one child

$250 can cure one child’s congenital cataracts

$500 can fund one child’s lens implant surgery

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Since it opened in 1990, Bethlehem’s Holy Family Hospital has provided antenatal care and safely delivered more than 57,000 babies. Most of its patients reside in and around Bethlehem, which struggles with high rates of unemployment and poverty. As a result, most pregnant women are not able to access the essential care they need for themselves and their newborn.

You can make a difference in their lives by funding one of many interventions that contribute to a healthy pregnancy and safe childbirth.

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G I V E T H E G I F T O F H E A LT H C A R E

$15can pay for one box of multivitamins for a pregnant woman

$30can pay for a temperature probe that measures and maintainsthe right temperature for premature babies inside the incubator

$40provides one bottle of specialized formula for premature babies

$80can provide essential vaccines to a mother after delivery

$110can provide artificial respiration equipment for one premature baby

$125can send an outreach mobile clinic to rural, underserved women in their homes

$470 supports a premature baby in the intensive care unit for one day

$550can provide a woman with a safe hospital delivery and post-natal care

Support safe pregnancy and childbirth

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Palestinian institutions like Augusta Victoria Hospital provide care to cancer and diabetes patients in the West Bank and Gaza. Although cancer is Palestine’s third leading cause of death and diabetes is widespread, most health facilities in Palestine lack the equipment and trained health care professionals necessary to treat and manage these chronic conditions. You can support Palestinians living with cancer and diabetes in multiple ways.

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Support palestinians living with cancer and diabetes$25

will fund a birthday party for a child in the cancer center or kidney care center

$40 can pay for a breast cancer screening for a woman in a remote

village through the mobile mammography unit

$50 can sponsor an end-of-treatment party for a child with cancer

$150 will provide a mobile device for an elderly person at a skilled nursing facility

$200 can pay for one dialysis session for a child

$800 can sponsor a hotel room for one month for a Gaza

cancer patient undergoing treatment

$2000 can provide one month of dialysis for a child

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The neurologically disabled population is perhaps the most marginalized in Palestine. Organizations like the Four Homes of Mercy (FHOM) in the West Bank provide vital clinical care and therapeutic services to neurologically disabled children whose families are unable to care for them at home.

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Provide care for Palestine’s most vulnerable children$25

provides one day of meals, 24-hour clinical care, and therapeutic services for a child

$50 funds a physical therapy or play therapy session for 10 children

$100 funds five occupational or physical therapy sessions for one disabled child

$250 provides medical and psychiatric check-ups for 10 children

$500 sponsors an overnight trip for 25 children

$750 sponsors a child’s meals, 24-hour clinical care,

and therapeutic services for a whole month

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Education is the perhaps Palestinians’ most precious resource, but many schools are underfunded and students do not have the resources they need to achieve their full potential. Your gift can help provide Palestinian students with the classroom resources they need and deserve.

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Help Palestine’s youth achieve their full potential

$25 can pay for kindergarten for one student for a month

$100 can fund one medical and health sciences course

for an undergraduate student

$125 can fund one student in public school from 1st-10th grade

$150 can pay for kindergarten for one student for a year

$250 can pay for 20 credit hours for an undergraduate student

$500 can fund one semester of undergraduate courses for one student

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Now what?Giving your gift is easy. Simply follow the instructions on the order form and mail it back with your check payment to ACP.

You can also purchase your gifts online at our website: www.americaforpalestine.org. If you give a gift to a loved one or colleague, he or she will receive a card after your purchase.

Make a difference in Palestinians’ lives today. Every gift counts!

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Our MissionAmerican Charities for Palestine (ACP) is a non-profit humanitarian organization that promotes the development of Palestine’s education and health sectors. We believe that all Palestinians should have access to education and health care that meet global standards of excellence.

Our VisionAs a reflection of Palestinian values and in recognition that access to education and health care is a basic human right, ACP envisions a Palestinian state in which all citizens have access to education and health services that meet global standards of excellence and support their self-determination and dignity.

Our ValuesSafe Giving: ACP is dedicated to ensuring that every donor dollar is used in full accordance with U.S. law.

Empowerment: ACP does not promote its own agenda. Instead, we partner with and provide support to Palestinian institutions in order to achieve our mission.

Transparency and Accountability: ACP is committed to full transparency in all of its operations and holding ourselves accountable to our donors, partners and beneficiaries.

Collaboration: ACP believes that working in partnership is always better than working alone. That is why we work with Palestinian and American institutions to improve education and health in Palestine.

Measurable Outcomes: ACP is dedicated to channeling funds to Palestinian education and health initiatives that have measurable outcomes and make a meaningful impact in Palestinians’ lives.

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