VOLUNTEERING IN REFUGEE CAMPS

Volunteering in Palestine - Badil

BADIL Resource Center is a Palestinian community-based organization located in Bethlehem that aims to provide a resource pool of alternative, critical and progressive information and analysis on the question of Palestinian refugees in the quest to achieve a just and lasting solution for exiled Palestinians based on their right of return.

BADIL works in partnership on a regular basis with grassroots activists, local and international experts, as well as regional and international partners. BADIL also facilitates on a regular basis volunteer positions at the BADIL office and with Palestinian refugee organizations in the 1967 occupied Palestinian territories.

In general, volunteer positions at the BADIL office involve research and library development. Volunteer positions with refugee community organizations often involve assistance in preparing reports and other written materials in English, administrative/institutional development, English language teaching (children and adults), and computer skills courses.

Due to the fact that details of volunteer opportunities often change, interested persons should contact BADIL for available positions. Specific volunteer positions will be posted to the BADIL website as they become available. Persons are also requested to attach a resume/CV, specific areas of interest, and length of volunteer time. (Persons are requested to consider volunteer stints of no less than 2 months).

For volunteer opportunities contact: admin@badil.org

or send a fax to: +970(2)274-7346

For more information about BADIL Resource Center, visit www.badil.org

Volunteering in Lebanon - Aidon

Aidon is an activist group based in Lebanon which campaigns for the Right Of Return (ROR) of Palestinian refugees. Its aims and objectives are:

• Aidon stresses on the advocacy, rallying and campaigning on the ROR. This type of activity is conducted through lectures in the camps, articles in newspapers, Internet releases, studies, and coordination with partners all over the world regarding above issue which rendered joint declaration, letters, appeals mainly in respect of enhancing ROR. understanding and speech.
• Coordinates on ad hoc basis in certain issues like crimes against humanity. i.e. indicting Sharon and other subjects that have relation to basic Palestinian human rights.
• They also take care of the education of ROR for the new generation as they arrange for meetings on the boarders between kids and youth from Lebanon's camps and west bank's camps. They also supporte children to raise letters regarding Israeli crimes against Palestinian children inside West Bank and Gaza.
• Being a group of intellectuals and activists, they don't have offices to host activities, however they promote activities through NGO's partners in the camps who have direct activities involving camps' residents, such as the Children and Youth Centre in Chatila, and the Welfare and Social Care Centre in Ein El Helwih, in addition to other youth clubs in the Baddawi, Nahr Al Bared and Ein El Helwih camps.

If you would like to volunteer with Aidon in Lebanon, please contact Mr. Ali Zeidan azeidan@inco.com.lb or Mr. Mahmoud AlAli at mmukhtar01@hotmail.com

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