In April 2013 Amos Trust will be working with local Palestinian families, the Holy Land Trust and a team of volunteers to rebuild a family’s demolished home in the village just outside Bethlehem. Homes in the village have been bulldozed by the Israeli army and the families’ farm land taken. Soon the village will be completely surrounded by the Separation Wall.
“We do not call it a house demolition. We call it a family demolition”
Rebuilding this home will not only transform the lives of the family, but it will give hope to the local community. Helping these people to rebuild is to stand with them in solidarity against the injustice of home demolitions, and to ensure that they know they not forgotten by the rest of the world.
We need to raise £25,000 to pay for everything we need to rebuild the house from bricks, cement, light fittings, even the kitchen sink!
Our shopping list includes:
10,000 concrete blocks, 20 blocks cost £5.00
140 bags of cement - £10.00 each
8 light fittings - £20.00 each
2 sinks- £35.00 each
1 toilet - £50.00 each
1 roof top water tank - £125.00
Plus we are looking to raise a further £12,000 for the salary for the community field worker. This role is a vital part of the project, as the field worker will not only run the rebuilding project, but they will also support the family and local community before, during and after the rebuild.
You can make an online donation - click here or send a cheque payable to Amos Trust to Amos Trust 4th Floor Development House, 56 – 64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT.
To find out more about joining the team going to Palestine to rebuild the home, click here.
This is the second home rebuild Amos Trust and Holy Land Trust have collaborated on. Our first was in 2011.
