Alhamdulillah

Despite the higher price of animals in Gaza due to the 10 year siege, the animals are bigger than ours.

Average weight of cow - 550 kg
Sheep - 60 kg

Engineer Hani Thuraya our VPM rep has bought 7 cows & 11 sheep for Qurban 2017/1438

May Allah accept our Qurban for the poor & needy in Palestine, the land of the Abiya' (prophets) & Syuhada' (martyrs)

Pictures showing Preparation for Qurban for Palestine.

Final ceremony for project No. (28/2017)
Enjoy and learn swimming.
Funded By: Viva Palestina Malaysia - VPM
Supervised By: Rowad Society for social development.
Implemented By: North Gaza Culture Center.

Activities: Friday (28/08/2017)
- Final competitions between best trainees.
- Distribution gifts and motivations for winners.
- Trainees' graduation.
- Giving advice by Naval Police for trainees about safe swimming.
- Enjoying in free swimming at final day of camp.
- Drawing smiles on Palestinian children faces.

Our great thanks for all donors who contributed in this project, may Allah reward you.

Qudsiya village is located 10km from Damascus. It was previously under blockade causing severe food shortage until the rebel fighters left . Alhamdulillah we got approval to run the milk distribution project so last week Viva Palestina Malaysia distributed 200 cans of milk to babies and toddlers at Qudsiya.

Project No. (10/2017)
Project Name:Rehabilitation poor families houses in Gaza Strip.
Targeted group:10 of poor families in Gaza city and north of Gaza.
Fund by:Viva Palestine Malaysia.
Supervised & Implemented By: Rowad Society for social development one of Palestinian local NGO in Gaza Strip.
Beneficiaries Name: Mahmoud M. S.
Family members: 6.

Mahmoud’s family live in north of Gaza governorate near Al Slateen area, this family live in extreme poverty condition, where family’s father is jobless, they live in two small rooms with inadequate facilities “bathroom & kitchen” , the house’s roof is very old and bad, and this make rainfall enter into house in winter season.

so in order to reduce the suffering of Mahmoud’s family and protect them from rainfall in winter, VPM worked on changing the old roof to new one with installing all needs to make the new roof fit for house.

as stated in updated reports, more than 5000 of poor families in Gaza strip need to rehabilitate and furnishing their houses to match the minimal standards of adequate housing that are consider one of simplest human rights that these poor families are looking for.

Providing food baskets , and distribution Zakat Money

VPM Project No. (28/2017)

Enjoying & Learning Swimming PTSD rehabilitation program. Provides swimming course for 140 Palestinian children during summer. A form of psycho-social rehabilitation for the war afflicted children, And an opportunity to enjoy life as a child in a peaceful and friendly environment.

Project No: (29/2017)
Project Name: Prevention of Apartheid in Israel/Palestine Advocacy Campaign.
Project description: The project aims to advocate the monitoring and defense of international law and human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Funded By: Viva Palestina Malaysia.
Implemented By: The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor – Gaza Regional Office.

Viva Palestina Malaysia's project to provide cans of milk to various camps in Syria has ensured that over 500 babies have received a regular supply of milk in 2017. Alhamdulillah for our donors who help to keep this going.

Viva Palestina Malaysia's project to provide 900 cans of milk formula to babies and toddlers at Neirab camp and surrounding areas in Aleppo , Syria last week. Alhamdulillah.

" Most days we sat outside the house as we had no light inside the house." Alhamdulillah she can now sit indoors , with the completion of Viva Palestina Malaysia's first project in Lebanon , providing lighting for 15 homes of elderly and disabled Palestinian refugees at Burj-alBarajneh and Shatila camps.

The situation of Palestinian refugees at these camps is extremely miserable and there is a lot we can do to help.

Alhamdulillah , on Thursday at the besieged camp of Yarmouk, Damascus , we completed the 6th medical week where 1,027 people came to visit doctors from the Palestinian Red Crescent and get medicines over a period of one week . We also distributed 200 cans of milk to vulnerable babies and toddlers at both Yarmouk and Khan Eshieh camps. Thanks to the doctors and medical officers as well as staff of Alkhayriah the Charitable Assoc for Palestinian Relief .

Our microcredit financing project ( since 2012) has enabled 108 small businesses to start in Gaza and the West Bank. The borrowers are not burdened with interest payments as these are Islamic loans, and alhamdulillah the success rates are high. Loans paid back are rolled into new businesses.

There are many applicants waiting, so inshaa Allah we will put more funding into this project and expand it.

Beneficiary Name: Fasal S. Al Juob Gender: Male. Address:  Rafah Governorate. Family members: 6. Loan amount: 2500 USD. Small shop for selling electrical tools and equipment.	Beneficiary Name: Bazezah Al Hadad. Gender: Male. Address: Middle Area Governorate. Family members: 8. Loan amount: 2500 USD. Small shop for selling Houseware.
Beneficiary Name: Shadi Qdeeh Gender: Male. Address: Khanuness Governorate. Family members: 8. Loan amount: 2500 USD. Small shop for selling Sanitary tools.

"Gaza is in a state of humanitarian shock, due primarily to Israel’s blockade, supported by the US, the EU and Egypt and now entering its 11th year." Sara Roy, Harvard professor who visited Gaza recently and noted there was now a sense of desperation among the population.

This Ramadan, we had to reach out and do more, for more people.

Alhamdulillah the donors have been kind and generous, and this has been a busy and productive Ramadan for our team, and we have provided:

1. Food baskets for 1,570 poor families in Gaza, the West Bank and Southern Turkey.
2. Iftar for 2,000 people at Al Aqsa
3. Zakat distribution to 230 families which some used to provide Eid clothing for their kids.
4. Outdoor iftar party for 60 orphans.
5. Added funds to our Poor Families Box for emergency cases like medical treatment.
6. Provided 300 cans of milk to babies and toddlers at Khan alshieh camp in Damascus, Syria.

Thank you to all who have donated , may Allah bless you with much more in return.

(Quran 2:261 The parable of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah, is that of a grain (of corn); it grows seven ears, and each ear has a hundred grains. Allah gives manifold increase to whom He wills. And Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All-Knower.)