By Yasser Alhaj | Project Director
Maybe you saw the images on the news; an unexpected heavy snow storm was raging over Palestine and other parts of the Middle East in the past days. Several centimetres of snow, low temperatures and hard wind caused roads to be blocked, electricity to shut down and forced many people to stay in their houses. Many children here in Deheishe had some very colds days, as their families were unable to heat their houses or cook.
For Karama Organization the storm brought a double disaster. The snowfall caused several of the greenhouses to break down, destroying most of the vegetables and the constructions. In the low temperatures none of the plants could survive without protection, meaning that all but one woman have lost all of their harvest. Although everybody did all they could to protect the greenhouses just recently constructed, there was so much snow falling in the nights that we could not do enough. All our energy, time and investment from donors was greatly damaged in just a few hours.
This great setback however cannot keep us down. Now the sky cleared up, the women are already cleaning their roofs and preparing for a new turn. Karama volunteers have started to rebuild some of the gardens, but we do really need your support for this! If only 50 of our supporters would donate a small amount before the coming holidays, Karama would be able to fund a great deal of the reparations!
Karama asks you to help us overcome this great loss and give the participants another chance to work in their gardens. Please use our page on the Global Giving website to show your support this December. Through the Global Giving website your transaction is safe and easy – that is why it is the most preferred method for donation.
Thank you so much for your support in these last weeks of 2013. We can imagine many charities might ask for your attention so we truly appreciate the time and help you are giving us! Karama is determinant to close this year on a positive note and with your help we can deliver this to the women of Deheishe!
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