THE EAST JERUSALEM YMCA
URGENT APPEAL
PALESTINE: OCTOBER 18, 2023
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Ongoing political tensions and IOF blockades in Palestinian cities affect EJ-YMCA services, leading to suspensions in remote areas.
2
Some staff members are working remotely in the West Bank and Jerusalem to ensure safety.
3
Operations in Jerusalem are completely shut down due to the blockade, Beit Sahour offers reduced hours and services, while Ramallah continues all services until further notice, causing significant losses.
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The Vocational Training Center in Jericho temporarily closed to students and shifted to online education. The VTC hosts 33 Gazan workers in student dorms facing difficult living conditions due to a lack of basic needs.
WAR impact on
EJ-YMCA Services:
THEREFORE, The EJ-YMCA priorities of interventions in the West Bank are focused on:
Emergency Response and Relief.
Providing PFA kits to counselors for emergency support, offering urgent medical assistance and support to Gazan workers in the West Bank.
Community Care & Service.
Addressing the needs of affected communities in Bethlehem and Hebron by providing food, hygiene, medical supplies, safety kits, and mental health support.
Reinforcing institutional capacity.
Enhancing in-house services for members and beneficiaries, including post-trauma support and emergency sponsorship, ensuring safety, improving communication means, providing self-care for staff, and contributing to EJ-YMCA staff salaries for the next three months.
Numbers from Gaza
FROM OCT 7 UNTIL Feb 13, 2024
SOURCE: The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, CHILD PROTECTION AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
* The killed number includes those presumed dead under the rubble
36,671*
KILLED
14,031 CHILDREN 8,122 WOMEN
33,590 CIVILIAN
87,900
COMPLETELY DESTROYED HOMES
100s
Unaccompanied Children
70,180
WOUNDED
213,000
PARTIALLY DESTROYED HOMES
2,000,000
DISPLACED
379
DAMAGED SCHOOLS
Numbers from the West Bank
FROM OCT 7 UNTIL JAN 13, 2024 (21:00 PM)
SOURCE: United Nations OCHA
FROM OCT 7 UNTIL FEB 17, 2024 (2:20 PM)
Al Quds News Paper
330
KILLED
84 CHILDREN
4,097
WOUNDED
7060
Detained
Displaced Gaza Workers
Community Relief Update
Gazan Workers were hosted at The Vocational Training Center in Jericho for Two Weeks.
44
The number of workers who have been given psychological first aid and Psychosocial Sessions
732
Gazan Worker in Jenin in addition to 2 individual cases.
65
Gazan Worker in Hebron
23
Gazan Worker in Tubas
1001
Gazan Worker in Ramallah
224
Gazan Worker in Bethlehem
30
Gazan Worker in Tulkarem
38
Gazan Workers in Nablus in addition to 7 individual cases.
2115
Total Workers Supported:
Group Counselling Sessions
10
For 147 Gazan Worker
Recreational Activities
2
For 51 Gazan Worker
Data last update: DEC 7, 2023
Food Packages Distribution
1590
Families were assisted in Bethlehem and Hebron!
