Cup of Milk for West Bank Kids

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Summary

Cup of Milk brings tons of milk and vital nutrition to West Bank kindergartners: white and yellow cheese, yogurt and local dairy products. This is protein for Palestinian families living in poverty.

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What

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

35% of all Palestinians are poor and children suffer from lack of food. Mothers can be uninformed about the needs of growing bodies. A bad economy has impacted local dairies, affected job security and cost farmers selling milk. Cup of Milk helps all: thousands of kindergartners, hundreds of mothers who also get health workshops, 35 workers at Al-Safa Dairy and 250 dependent farmers.

Activities

Distributes dairy supplements & now bread to thousands of West Bank kindergartners & their families; provides health/nutrition workshops for students/teachers/mothers; supports local economy.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $8,286
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $65,714
Total Funding Goal: $74,000

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Why

Potential Long Term Impact

Should continue and increase the current zero absenteeism on distribution dates, school attendance/performance, student-teacher relationships, parent involvement, and government-private sector cooperation.

Project Message

All the family is happy because my daughter brings something back from kindergarten. I sometimes make sweets from the cheese. I notice my daughter talks proudly about kindergarten and loves it now.
- mother of Masah Nijim from Talouza, mother of kindergarten participant

Who

Contact

Roger Hardister,
Regional Director, Near East Foundation
4, Ahmed Pasha Street
Citibank Building, 11th Floor
Garden City, Cairo, Egypt
Egypt
20-2-7944726/7900112
Email:

Project Sponsor

Near East Foundation

Organization

Near East Foundation (NEF)
90 Broad Street
15th Floor
New York, NY 10004
United States
+1 (212) 425-2205
http://www.neareast.org

Learn more about Near East Foundation (NEF) and the project team.

Where

Country

This project is located in Palestinian territories and can also be found under Health.

For more information about Palestinian territories, read the Human Development Report on Palestinian territories or the Wikipedia entry for Palestinian territories.

When

Last Updated

This project was last updated on September 10, 2007.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on March 22, 2006.

Latest Update from the Field

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By NEF - , September 10, 2007 04:45 PM

We would like to share new pictures with you from our project. We had submitted these projects for the GlobalGiving FilmFest.

Thanks for your support. Check out the photos below and the new ones in our photo gallery.


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