Where your money goes

 

To: Glasgow Palestine Human Rights Campaign
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 1:50 AM
Subject: Re: UNIVERSITY FEES

Dear all at the campgain
i wantto thank you all because of the great things you still doing to me and already not just help me with my study and now with my doctors help i will never forget all that amzing people that stand by me all the years while im struggling like any one in palestine
you are my brothers and ssiters that i did not ever met
but we will keep working till we see the freedom
thankS
gphrc xxxxxxx

Azzeh Refugee Camp

07 October at 20:09

From Khalid

Dear friends.
This is a modest thankful letter from a family of a young boy with special need.The boy's name is Mahmoud,he lives with his big family in Azza camp in bethlehem.
the UN used to cover half the fees for his private school,it doesn't any more due to finincial problems,the family had to pay all the money or little Mahmoud would be not able to join school any more and have the opportunity to improve his difficult case.
It was and it is you who have been offering this boy the chance to learn,overcome his mental problems by paying his private fees.
from the deep of our hearts we thank you for your big hearts,generosity and understanding our basic needs under these tough unfair conditions the palestinian people facing.
Thank you very much,God bless you all.


To: GPHRC in Scotland
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 12:19 PM
Subject: RE: IMPORTANT WRONG INFORMATION

Dear Margrate: first of all thank you for the money to pay for my University fees and also my sisters university fees. 

I graduated next summer and my sister in a years time.  Please thank everybody in Scotland for helping us to get our dreams.

I am sorry that I replly late but i had no time because i am studying hard for my finals
Ps: we love you all.

 

Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 1:42 PM

hello GPHRC

i have got the money
and i want to thank everey one who belive on me even when i was down many times
and who is beliving and still
iwant to thnka you all
this semseter will be my final one
and thank  you agian from  my heart
you tought me that there is a people still have the long breath
and revoluation need people who is not putting a glasses to see things in real
you just can see the things from the heart
and i belive and respect you all
i law my head with respect of what you are doing while the people here can not all do that
but make sure that mohammed will e member and he is alredy part of the family
and we will make sure that this family will grow and be bigger and bigger
love to all
margert
jone
and every one
m******* you are my mother

yours

 

21st Oct 2008
From: soso
To: All at the GPHRC
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:47 PM

Dear all at gphrc
we are so crateful and we thake you so much about the feeses. they reached us thanke you alot.  we all here miss you and my mother, Hiba's mumm and my sister Kifah say hi and they ope that you are getting better. Again thanke you so much.

with love
 

sujida and keefa

Two Students from Aida Refugee Camp

 

25oct 2008

From: Khalid Azzeh Refugee Camp
To:GPHRC our friends in Scotland,

today i went to visit a poor needy family in my camp,the purpose of my
visit was to give this family some fund[400pound]you sent to support the
study of their little boy Mahmoud who goes to a special school for people
of special needs.
the costs of a studying year for little Mahmoud are 4000 shekels,the UN
pays half and the family pays the other half.this family is poor that they
can't afford the money.
the parents told me that the UN will not be able to pay its share,and they
were seriously thinking not to send their little Mahmoud to the school.
your generous gift has solved this problem temporary,little Mahmoud can go to school now like other kids.
it's you and your help that  brought back the smile to this family,little
Mahmoud is grateful to you.
thank you very much for everything you have been doing to us.

Khalid .

THIS E MAIL IS FROM A YOUNG AMERICAN MAN WHO IS WORKING IN NABLUS AS A PEACE ACTIVIST AND WORKING WITH PICTURE BALATA.  THEY WERE DESPERATE FOR FUNDS TO CONTINUE AND THE CAMPAIGN SENT FOUR HUNDRED POUNDS WITH A DONOR MATCHING OUR DONATION.  SO IN EFFECT THEY OBTAINED EIGHT HUNDRED POUNDS.
 
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS WORK CONTINUES.  THIS YOUNG MAN IS ALSO A JOURNALIST AND A FILM MAKER.  HE HAS MADE A FANTASTIC FILM CALLED RIPPLE CROSS.  IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN PALESTINE PLEASE WATCH THIS FILM, IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS OBTAINING IT PLEASE CONTACT US.
 
----- Original Message -----
From: mark
To: glasgow palestine human rights campaign
 
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 10:24 PM
Subject: From the bottom of my heart

Margaret and all at GPHRC,

I'm not really sure how to say this, but you have changed my life today. I'm trying to keep the bigger picture, trying to remind myself that it's only money and that every minute I spend worrying about it is a minute I'll regret down the line when I'm looking back on this remarkable time. I learned today that it's ok to ask for help. Things are going to work out. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Faraj and I were talking on the phone the other night (he typically calls me around 2am to hash out his heart's worries!)  But this last couple of weeks, I've felt that I was probably doing that too. When my computer died, I went to spend the night at his house to get some work done. It was a really nice break from spending my nights alone, actually. But on the walk back to my flat the next afternoon, everything I saw, every building, rock and tree seemed to stand out, separate and vivid like I'd somehow broken through a haze that's been keeping me bound up since I returned to Nablus. I knew better than to assume that it would always be so colorful, so perfect as that single moment, but it was a stark and wonderful contrast to how I'd been feeling just a day before. Faraj asked me what I had done, what had made it change. I told him I'd been asking myself that very same question, and I'll be damned if I will ever have an answer. We decided that it's not something you control or influence. You can fight the current, or you can give yourself to it, and see where life takes you. Today, it, and you, have taken me safely to calmer waters.

So that's it. We love and appreciate you all very much. We will make you all very proud, and we'll never stop working. It feels good to know in the deepest place of my heart that I am truly not alone. Thank you for everything.

Yours respectfully and sincerely,

mark t.


Thank you again for everything! I'll be in touch with you soon. All my love.


Research Journalism Initiative

Web: http://www.ResearchJournalismInitiative.net

 

14thOct 2008

From: mohamed Balata Refugee Camp
To: Glasgow Palestine Human Rights Campaign

hi margret and all at the GPHRC

hope you are doingwell
im ok
we start with the kids today working for the newspaper and it will be amzing nor and fadi and teh others so excited
i know  we passsed hard time but it should be ok
i met katie today sheis ok too
markask me  for your email i give it to him  
about that firl i told you about her father he used to work in israel but they take his permit back so the money you have it to us we mange to pay from it shoi
and some of my friends here we colect as soon we can and my and my friend majdi we went there and we talk to the head of the college and there still 100 JD and we will see if we can do it next semmser
really i know what you are doing is alot margert and john and everyone you are not like the rest of people i knwo that they came to palestine and jut broke ther promises or doing that because they wantto say somthing to them selves
really you are doing the futer you know what is the meaningof these kids when you give them hope
i know what does that mean because my the end there will be somthing
the good thing about your wrk is you are ellingthe people out side about palestine and you are planting a tree that one day will be a big tree with a shadow and more seeds
these kids love you really they are
i m worling with them i wish you can hear what they are saying margret you enter there lives you know why
because you are hounst and i sawer we will be hounst as we can my fadi taha nur or every one
the thing i like when you say we shoud make break fast to our selves this is the thing
please margret keep in touch you are my dear friend you are really the persone who i love you and every one there you are fivingme the motivation
the cat is bigger and say hello too
now its raining and im writing at 4 in tehr morning and i m thinking what to do and how to keep every thing well and teach people and the kids how to be strong
no one like the past from here care about refugees just refugees
i know what does that mean and you
so please if its possiple can we help the girl it will be 3 semmsters left because of us she wil be a nurs and can help her self and help the people
she offer helping me too teaching the kids too even she want to support as she can and that is amizing how does people even they have nothing they want to give and give
i know meybe this is too much but we can try im emailing jone too he ask me for the radio thing
and im sending that now i hope so the photos will be helpfull
margert one day i will tell my sons about you
youdont knwo how much i related to the things we are doing one day i will write abook and
i will give you apart and every freat internatioal that he pay attention to balata or to palestine
humman rights
i will talk to mika
so we can arrange somting to give copies from the news paper we are worling now
love and respect
always
mo
From: mohamed Balata Refugee Camp
To: Glasgow Palestine Human Rights Campaign
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 5:12 PM

 

Subject: thank you


Dear all in the campgain

fist i dont knwo how i will thank you all for the hrad work you are doing you change my life really and you are the best people i feel you ae working for palestine for people kids and all that support that you will see in the long term
you dont know what is the life is look like under occupation eduaction is became hard thing to get here really  it means transportation food staying at school for long time home works som of you they were is school some still but i guss all of you still life is a school we learn from who know more who is older than us you know there is a saying in arabic says
the ones who older than you one day he knows things more than you one year really teh conflect is not about land  or religion
its  about somone who is fighting for his rights to laugh and eat and sleep well and some one who si afriad we want peace that is right but no one can deal with people as they are slaves if they dont want to lsiten this is there problem there is a genration is witing really we wait some times we are up some times we are down we we can do is to keep the people kids sane as we can keep the love as we can you know im studing journalism because of your amzing support
i feel somtimes i me selfsh i want every one to be able to tell teher stories but i will be the gate keepr iwill finsh my school with amzing things  taht studients can do study understand knwo how to make my people feel better tell teh whole world ther stories
you support us with cameras and with many things and this is amzing the kids im teaching theyt are better they can breath instead of watching televsion and just stay ta hime  i want them to do what ever they want i want them to undesand what is the other who is the other tolrance love the hummnty what ever they are from what is there colores what evere where ever
i show my work foprmy teachers a nd the head ofd my university every one was pleased of the work i did i was just thinking of people and tehre were in my eyes i dont knwo them i cn not regnize there faces but i herad that light i close my eyes
and i felt that light warm and beautifull around my face it was you that was teh only images that i will never be able to capture
with my camera its somthing from god the values that every humman he is looking for  and when he or she find it
will teach and transfaer it to his or her kids to the younger generations
 
THANKS ALL THANK YOU FROM MY HURT
WE ARE THE FUTER
 
respect

mo

 

Balata Refugee Camp 29th August 07

hi GPHRC
this is fees 473 jd
and in shakel its like 3000 nis
im so thankfull for that
love

**********

 

Balata Refugee Camp 7th sept 07.

hi ****** how
today i just paid the fees and i m thankfull and great full
so our new project is to teach the kids many things that the new need ita and its not exisite at school
you will  love that
because the kids we will help them to have education out side or here they will be the leaders of this commity
i love you mom send love to jon and the people they help me and told them i will not let them down
in struggle
***

 

Aida Refugee Camp 21 September 07

dear *******
iam so sorry that it took me so long before i send any massage but i was bussy thank you for the mony you send i went with my mother and we picked it up as i alwayes say i cant thank you enough for all the thing you have and you are doing to me because of you and all the kind people of scotland my dream will bevome true everu body here says hello and send their love
p.s could you please send me how much money you send the last time because ther was a mixup thank you
love ****

 

Balata Refugee Camp 30th sept 07

dear
*********
i hav egot the mony tody a
and its 1054$
thanks alot for it
i waill be at university on saterday toi finsh regestration
and i will write you an e mail tomorwo
but im so tierd
thanks alot mom
wal i will never forget that and i promis i will keep going to do the thiongs and the work that you will see something amazing
]love
****

 

Balata Picture Project 14September 07

dear all at tglasgow palestian humman rights campain
im thanking you all for the support and the help you give to me while the life is so hard on me
i have got the money from you that you sent for my fees
i m studying now and all of im in now because your kindness
thanks alot
i want to thank you all for the 2 sall camers you gave to us in picture balata and for the good camers the slr one d70s  thanks alot
we   will start working at our project and without support you all in uk and amrica this project will never happend
so thanks alot
again
all my respect
*****

 

Gaza Hospital Receipt July 07

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Student Fees Receipt Nablus

 

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