Canadian Government quietly cuts funding to UNRWA
The Canadian Government has quietly cut funding for UNRWA, which is the main organization providing emergency food and shelter, as well as education, health services and more, for Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon, Jordan Syria, the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
CEPAL has been partnering with UNRWA schools to provide education to Palestinian refugees for over 10 years. Please contact the [...]
About CEPAL
CEPAL is a charity whose objective is to assist the Palestinian refugees in the pursuit of their basic human rights by increasing their access to education, and by raising public awareness in Canada about their struggle. CEPAL is the only Canadian organization that works directly with Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
Refugee Stories
Often these days in Lebanon, when you ask anyone about their opinion of the situation, you will get the feeling ...
Children's Comments on their Drawings During War
The children express their feelings about the war through their drawings. I am 11 years old and from Tyre. I drew ...
My Second War
Hiba Fattoum describes the anxiety she feels during the bombing and her desire to return to her home. This is my ...
Events
2010 CEPAL AGM – February 7th @ 11am[ February 7, 2010; 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. ] The Canadian-Palestinian Educational Exchange will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday, February 7th from 11am until 12:30pm EST.
Please click above for more information on how you can attend.
News
A Successful 2009 Summer Program! Thanks to the hard work and help of many volunteers and donors, CEPAL is delighted to announce that we successfully ran our 11th summer program in Lebanon!
Last summer’s Needs Assessment has helped us to reaffirm that yes, our summer program in the camps is as important as ever and that yes, CEPAL’s summer program plays a [...]
summer program
Our Program CEPAL’s Summer Program involves sending Canadian volunteers to work in three Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon: Bourj el-Barajneh and Shatila near Beirut, and Wavel in Baalbek.
volunteer stories
KhalilBy: Elizabeth Cooper
Summer 2009 Volunteer
“This past summer, I worked for the Women’s Humanitarian Organization (WHO) in Bourj and the Children and Youth Centre (CYC) in Shatila. These organizations promote fun, informal activities for large groups of children. The result is rather chaotic, energy filled sessions of running, screaming, and having fun. Always interesting and productive, my time [...]
