"We suffer from an incurable malady: Hope."

 This year the IAC donated towards developing a mobile medical unit fleet to be deployed in Gaza.  Where there were hospitals, there is now rubble - these units are desperately needed.

The International Medical Education Trust  (IMET) 2000 works in areas of extreme deprivation, refugee camps and  war zones to provide specialised training for psychiatrists, physicians,  surgeons, nurses and allied professionals in primary trauma care,  notably war wounds and burns, rehabilitation, and the mental health of  children and adolescents.

https://imet2000.org/imet-2000-pal/

 At the IAC's very own school, the aim is not just to keep alive the beautiful Arabic language, but also to encourage the students from different regions and race to become more compassionate, creative, analytical and critical learners who  understand and accept the others and their differences. 

Founded in 1976, the Dr. Esmat Al Said School, in London

has helped to  educate hundreds of British Arab children and places high value on passing the GCSE exam. It currently employs 13 teachers  with an intake of 180 pupils per annum.

The London Palestine Film Festival, a UK non-profit initiative, has been a

longstanding recipient of support from the IAC. This cultural institution originated at SOAS University of London in the late 1990s and has organized its annual two- week festival in London cinemas since 2001.

The festival is organized and managed by a network of volunteers, incurring

minimal overhead costs, and relies on donations, sponsorships, and institutional funding. The London Palestine Film Festival offers a diverse selection of films created by and about Palestine, reaching thousands of viewers annually. It serves as a platform that brings together filmmakers, artists, scholars, and the

public to foster vital dialogues about Palestine’s film industry, culture, and

politics

https://www.palestinefilm.org.uk/

The IAC's  donation will support Mustafa, a second-year medical student at Al-Najah University in Nablus, Palestine. Through our partnership with FQMS, this funding will help cover his tuition fees, enabling him to continue his education and contribute to the future of Palestinian healthcare. We're here for you Mustafa!

"Through our partnership with the medical schools, as well as local and international charities our programmes aim to improve the quality and range of teaching on offer at the Palestinian medical schools" - FQMS

https://www.fqms.org/

IAC's  donation will support the extremely vital services provided by The Spafford Children’s Center that treats 450-500  children that are traumatised  each year, tragically affected by the political violence. Based in East Jerusalem the centre offers remedial education, various psycho-social therapies and empowerment activities.  It is dedicated to bringing healing, hope, and prosperity to Palestinian children and their families  by delivering programs and services that enhance health in mind, body, and spirit.

https://spaffordcenter.org/

The IAC partnered with the Wold  Bank, to improve wastewater services for the targeted area Baghdad  Neighborhood for around 5000 people and provide sewage discharge service  for the area to protect inhabitants from epidemic diseases, eliminate  the underground water pollution, and prevent wastewater floods resulted  from septic tanks, where the collected sewage would be discharged to the  existing Rafah treatment plant.

We help locally too!

The IAC donated to the KindWinter project for the purchase and provision of sleeping bags and warm jackets to London’s homeless population.

Every night, approximately 10,000 people find themselves without shelter. Since its inception, KindWinter has grown into a collaborative effort involving the Rotary Westminster International charity and a coalition of

nearly 20 London Rotary Clubs.

KindWinter collaborates closely with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to assess the specific needs of the homeless population they serve. They provide tailored kits designed to address these needs. through ongoing fundraising efforts and in-kind donations.

https://www.kindwinter.com/

On February 6, 2023, two powerful earthquakes, measuring 7.7 and 7.5
magnitude, struck Turkey’s southeastern border with Syria. These earthquakes occurred early in the morning during the peak of winter, catching many people in their beds as buildings collapsed around them.


The IAC donated both  to the Earthquake Relief Operation in Syria, run by UNHCR and its partners, for the provision of assistance, protection services, core relief items, and shelter/Non-food items (NFI) support for affected families.
And then also made an additional contribution to the Syria Earthquake Emergency Response –specifically RTE Food & Hygiene kits, managed by the UK registered charity Action for Humanity (AFH)

IAC proudly contributed to a nine-month program in aid of some 400  traumatised Gazan children.  They will receive psychological therapy to help them cope with trauma and hopefully restore some semblance of happiness, education, and the childhood they deserve.

The incidence of trauma among children in Gaza is extremely high, with UNICEF estimating it to affect over a quarter of a million children. The population in Gaza,including its children, suffer from Chronic Traumatic Stress Disorder due to the enduring siege, frequent bombardments, and attacks by Israel. 

 Hope & Play, , has dedicated itself to supporting Palestinian children in the occupied territories and refugee camps, focused on providing psychosocial therapy and education to the children.  Hope and Play has successfully implemented programs benefiting more than 3,500 children since 2015. 

With donation  from The IAC,  GUPAP   ( Gaza Urban & Peri-urban Agricultural Platform)  has provided 50 women farmers with capacity building in technical and managerial skills, strategic framework development, marketing, advocacy and policy influencing to defend and claim their rights. 

GUPAP strives to help empower women agripreneurs of Gaza by rebuilding and restoring their farms, livelihoods and food sovereignty. More than 50% of the women’s farms were damaged or completely destroyed, as a result of eleven days of sustained and devastating bombing in May 2021.  

https://www.gupap.org