Emergency Appeal to Relieve our People in Gaza
24 January 2008
Currently over 1.5 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are suffering under unprecedented hardship as a direct result of Israel closing all crossings into Gaza, cutting it off from all supplies of food, medicine and fuel including humanitarian aid. As a direct consequence, the situation is approaching a humanitarian catastrophe as people are increasingly suffering from hunger, thirst, fuel shortages, and dwindling medical supplies. The Israeli policy of collective punishment imposed on the people of Gaza has led to a situation where poverty and unemployment have both reached staggering rates of over 80%, and where up to 85% of the population is solely dependent on the very humanitarian assistance which is being denied.
With most resources depleted and the situation worsening rapidly Gazans have broken the siege and found temporary reprieve through limited access to supplies through the Egyptian borders. Once this border has been resealed the situation will continue to rapidly deteriorate. Accordingly, immediate assistance is required in helping to alleviate some of their suffering.
Your support, through Welfare Association, will go along way in helping mitigate the suffering of the Gazans. For only $100 (US), a family will be provided with the monthly basic necessities of food, water, and clothings required to survive its on-going hardship with dignity.
All aid provided will be distributed transparently and effectively through accredited local Welfare Association partner NGOs operating across the Gaza Strip. To date Welfare Association has allocated $250,000 (US) from its own resources and a further $250,000 (US) has been committed by its Board members.
Your assistance will make a difference – for regular updates on Appeal’s status, please refer to Welfare Association’s website: www.welfareassociation.org .
For cash donations:
Banking information for wire transfers to Welfare Association:
I. US$ Transfer to Arab Bank (Switzerland), Geneva:
Beneficiary: Welfare Association
USD Acct. No.: 10.225200_0.100
Swift Code: ARBSCHZZGVA
IBAN: CH69 8719 7225 20000 033 3
Ref : Gaza 2008 Appeal
Bank Name: Arab Bank (Switzerland), Geneva
1, Quai Du Mont -Blanc
CH- 1211 Geneva 1
Tel: 41-22-7151211
Fax: 41-22-7322460
II. Transfers to Arab Bank – Jordan
A. IN US$
Bank Name: Arab bank (Shmeisani) – Amman, Jordan
Beneficiary: Welfare Association
USD Acct: 9917-1/510
Swift Code: ARABJOAX118
Ref: Gaza 2008 Appeal
B. IN JORDANIAN DINARS
Bank Name: Arab bank (Shmeisani) – Amman, Jordan
Beneficiary: Welfare Association
JOD Acct: 9917-1/500
Swift Code: ARABJOAX118
Ref: Gaza 2008 Appeal
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The Welfare Association continues to receive donations for Al- Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza in an attempt to help support needs of the hospital affected by the recurrent violence in the City. The campaign which has been launched early this year aims to secure US$400 thousand to procure the urgently needed mammogram machine, renovate the cancer clinic and the burns treatment unit, provide food baskets, support additional staff salaries, provide medical supplies and fund the mobile medical units attached to the hospital. 
Welfare Association is launching a one million US Dollars Appeal to assist in the immediate relief of the population of Nahr Al Bared Refugee Camp, and at a later stage, to address the huge recovery needs of this population, once they are able to return to their homes.