The Friends of UNRWA Association in our inaugural year has been provided with a grant for general operating funds. As a result, all contributions received during this year will go directly for the benefit of refugees through UNRWA programs.

The Friends of UNRWA has agreed to adopt programs for funding purposes that we believe are achievable: programs that support leadership development amongst students and programs that help refugees to help themselves.

We are supporting leadership development through sports by funding sports facilities for youth sports programs. Our first project will be to re-build soccer fields, indoor and outdoor basketball courts at UNRWA’s Siblin Vocational Training Center in Lebanon. Please click her for more information

Non-communicable diseases (diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, etc) and posttraumatic stress disorders have significantly increased in recent years. Friends of UNRWA will purchase equipment for health care clinics so that refugees waiting for extended periods of time will be able to view health care and preventative health care messages via DVD/ TV monitors. UNRWA doctors see an average of 175 patients per day and patients along with several family members accompanying them often must wait for long periods of time before being seen by medical staff. The Agency's network of 122 primary health care facilities are located both inside and outside refugee camps in the five areas of operations: Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank and Gaza. For more information please click here

We plan to further develop a unique curriculum created by UNRWA teaching conflict resolution and human rights to more than 500,000 refugee children in UNRWA schools in all five areas of operations. For more information please click here

As the Association moves forward and other special projects develop we will post them on our website and welcome your support. General contributions and emergency aid contributions for UNRWA, in addition to the above-designated programs, are always welcome.