Train 10 Youth Bridge Builders in Palestine
Summary
Build mutual respect between US and Middle Eastern youth by sending 10 students to the Abraham Path in Palestine where they will hike, stay with local families, and work together on service projects.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
The last decade has seen deteriorating relations between the West and the Middle East. For youth in both regions, their views of other cultures and religions are often distorted by stereotypes, lack of information, and misleading media. Walking the Abraham Path in Palestine will allow 10 youth to develop a commitment to cross-cultural understanding based not on theory, but on the transformational work of building friendships across lines of cultural and religious differences.
Activities
Students will walk 70 km through Palestine, staying in villages along the way and learning about culture, history, and environmental issues. During their trip, they will document their experience through projects such as a film or series of photos.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $5,315
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $4,685
Total Funding Goal: $10,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.abrahampath.org)
- A path to freedom, published in the Kuwait Times (http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=Mjc1NDExNDM4)
- Video of youth exchange on Abraham Path-Palestine (https://abrahampath.widencollective.com/AssetDetails.html?aid=l851995&cbPage=X)
- Video of youth exchange on Abraham Path-Jordan (https://abrahampath.widencollective.com/AssetDetails.html?aid=l458754&cbPage=X)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Many youth who walk the path return home inspired to create change in their own communities, organizing cross-cultural events, art exhibitions and leading their own Abraham walks. These young leaders demonstrate the power of walking with the 'other'.
Project Message
Making friends in another part of the world is amazing...you have very different backgrounds, yet the similarities and things you share in common are no different from your friends back home.
- Steve McArdle, Student, Walked the Abraham Path in 2008
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Frederic Masson
Palestine Country Director
Harvard Law School Pound Hall 513
1563 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States
+972-052-62-64830
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
The Abraham Path Initiative
Harvard Law School Pound Hall 513 1563 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge,
MA
02138
United States
+(617) 495-1686
http://www.abrahampath.org
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Palestinian Territories
and can also be found under 
Education.
For more information about Palestinian Territories, read the Human Development Report on Palestinian Territories or the Wikipedia entry for Palestinian Territories.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 10, 2009
Latest Update from the Field
Thank you for your donations!
By Cate Malek - Development Coordinator, October 14, 2009 12:09 PM
We were blown away by the generosity of all of our donors. One supporter even offered to put this project on his wedding registry. Thanks to all of our donors for your incredible support.
We are in the planning phase of our youth walk, and we will update you as we get closer to implementing the project. The funding we have received so far will provide a solid foundation for the project, helping to offset the costs for international participants, and revitalize communities along the Abraham Path. We appreciate any donor feedback on our campaign or on the project itself.
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