As a non-political, independent nonprofit, AFEDJ acts as a partner with the Diocese of Jerusalem by helping to increase its capacity to teach and heal. AFEDJ promotes and raises program and infrastructure funds for humanitarian work of the Diocese of Jerusalem and its institutions so it may better serve the needs of all people in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine and Israel. AFEDJ is devoted to equity, respect and human dignity.
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Your gifts support the work of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem in 14 schools, two major hospitals, 4 outpatient clinics, 4 institutes for the disabled in addition to parishes in Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan, an area of 121,000 square miles.
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Click here to read Presiding Bishop Katharine Schori-Jefferts’ Oct. 3 statement on the Palestinian effort to join the UN. She recommends support for those struggling in the Holy Land through AFEDJ.
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AFEDJ had a record year thanks to your abundant generosity. In 2011, we provided almost $600,000 to the Diocese of Jerusalem to do the work you have given us to do: educate, heal and improve lives in a uniquely conflicted part of the world. The Arab Evangelical School in Ramallah, the Princess Basma Centre for Disabled Children in East Jerusalem and Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza were the principal recipients, with St. Andrew's Clinic and the Bishop's Discretionary Fund close behind. Read more...
