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Cup of Milk for West Bank Kids
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Summary
Cup of Milk brings tons of milk and vital nutrition to West Bank kindergartners: white and yellow cheese, yogurt and local dairy products. This is protein for Palestinian families living in poverty.
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Received $7,928 from 83 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
35% of all Palestinians are poor and children suffer from lack of food. Mothers can be uninformed about the needs of growing bodies. A bad economy has impacted local dairies, affected job security and cost farmers selling milk. Cup of Milk helps all: thousands of kindergartners, hundreds of mothers who also get health workshops, 35 workers at Al-Safa Dairy and 250 dependent farmers.
Activities
Distributes dairy supplements & now bread to thousands of West Bank kindergartners & their families; provides health/nutrition workshops for students/teachers/mothers; supports local economy.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $7,928
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $66,072
Total Funding Goal: $74,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Should continue and increase the current zero absenteeism on distribution dates, school attendance/performance, student-teacher relationships, parent involvement, and government-private sector cooperation.
Project Message
All the family is happy because my daughter brings something back from kindergarten. I sometimes make sweets from the cheese. I notice my daughter talks proudly about kindergarten and loves it now.
- mother of Masah Nijim from Talouza, mother of kindergarten participant
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on September 10, 2007.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on March 22, 2006.
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