Palestinian Refugee Project

  Greta Thunberg will be removed from the school curriculum of the occupiers of Palestine, the israeli terrorists, after she expressed support for Gaza. I do not think that Greta will be affected by this because it is a curriculum that does not mention the zionist occupation of Palestine in 1948, the massacres committed against defenceless civilians, or that Palestinians have been living in the diaspora for the past 75 years with no rights.

 It's no surprise that in country in as much financial difficulty as Lebanon, that the people who have the least amount of rights have the least amount of anything, including basics such as safe street lighting and regular power. It's not possible to just simply step out of your front and walk safely to friends, or relatives or the shops at night. Even when there is power (which is sporadic and infrequent) there are very few areas of the alleyways and passages that are well lit.  If you are lucky you will pass a house that has left a light outside, that light will have been provided for by the house owner at their own expense. As you can see from the video filmed by one of our team on the camp of Ein Il Helweh, you are taking a risk just by going out after it gets dark.  Remember to take a torch We have many things we would like to do on the camp, help sort the refuse out, power, health issues but one of the simple things we could do is to help provide decent lighting for...

 The refuse problem has always been an issue on the Palestinian Refugee camps, but recently it's been getting worse and worse. If you step outside the camps and into Lebanon itself you will see that there is a general issue with rubbish, there are very few collections and it really does pile up everywhere, but on the camps, there is no where else for it to go so it is piling up and is starting to cause massive health risks.  The smell is unbearable, the piles are drawing pests and swarms of insects and flies and it won't be long until there is a serious health problem on the camps. UNRWA does what it can but they seem oblivious to what is going on regarding this serious issue.  An incinerator on the camps would be ideal, not only would it deal with the waste issue but it would generate much needed electricity to meet the shortfall on the camps and make them more self sufficient.  This video gives you more of an impression as to what the actuality is on the camps. Cou...

  The Palestinian Musakhan is a popular Palestinian dish, as well as sometimes being considered the traditional dish and a symbol of the Palestinian heritage. It is often called the national dish of Palestine. Although today, it is often difficult for the Palestinians in the diaspora to prepare it, and perhaps for those in occupied Palestine too. This is due to the excessive cost of living for the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, a country that is going through financial hardship beyond imagination, and has a pathetic economy. Lebanon is a beautiful country that has a rich history of culture and urbanization, but it lacks any pity towards the Palestinian refugees who were hosted there after the Nakbah in 1948. Lebanon has stripped them of their civil, political, and economic rights. A significant percentage of Palestinians who live there, against their will, still live in camps surrounded by Lebanese army checkpoints, some of these camps are fenced with high walls, which magica...

  Among the Palestinians, whether they are from the occupied Palestine or the diaspora, there are those who are pure Palestinian origin and there are who are of mixed race; you will find amongst them a variety of people with brown eyes, just like the colour of the Palestinian soil in the Holy Land, or black like the colour of the darkness of the night, or the blue colour of the sea, or the green colour of the meadows dressed up by the beautiful spring coat. Some of them have black, brown, red, or blond hair colour. There are who are tall, short, and middle stature. There are Palestinians with a beautiful skin colour, tanned after their skin is kissed by the sun, and those who are either with a darker or lighter beautiful skin colour. We have the heavenly religions, the Abrahamic religions and we do not call ourselves BAME (Black, Asian and minority ethnic), we do not use categories or labels. In 2019 I came across the term BAME, and I was not happy about it. I remember growi...