Bridging the Gulf Youth Program: For Palestinian and Israeli Children

We are happy to announce “Bridging the Gulf”, a project that will bring Palestinian and Israeli children to the UAE later this year. This is an exciting project which builds on new openings in the Middle East.

Please look at the attached flyer. We want to encourage you to let your friends and contacts know about this project. You will see that the flyer includes details on how to support the project. We hope our friends will see its great value and choose to send their support.

Thank you for your prayers and support for all the people of the Middle East.

David Fraser-Harris and Hod Ben-Zvi

Short history Vision Bridging the Gulf is the 6th Art, music and sports - project in a series that brings especially soccer - can create Palestinian and Israeli a natural environment for children together. The first bringing conflicting societies one was launched in 2015 by together. Children can find the UPF chapters of Israel and San Marino. The following immediate common ground, a great way to bridge the BRIDGING projects brought youth for a week of inspiring interaction cultural divide. As the joy of the game or the cultural THE GULF every summer until the activity lifts its participants recent outbreak of the up, they can see each other pandemic. The friendships as members of one great that have developed among universal family beyond the youth have brought their ethnicity, religion, nationality, families together to create a or race growing community that experiences a new culture of heart and peace. The children were warmly welcomed by youth from the hosting nations as well as officials such as the head of state.

Mission Create a joint Arab-Jewish UPF team, consisting of sixteen 13 -year-old kids, and invite them for a life changing visit to a different country. The project received generous Through interaction with kids sponsorship, both from local of their age group from the associations and from hosting vicinity they are able YSP WFWP individuals in Christian, to develop deep friendships Jewish and Muslim with one another. communities.

Basic outline We highly appreciate The delegation is composed your support! Below are the details for of 22 people, 16 children making a contribution. and 6 adults. The sixteen 13 For volunteers and in-kind donations please -year-olds come from the contact Mr. D. Fraser Harris Arab and Jewish syrdavid@yahoo.com communities and are

accompanied by a sports

teacher, a group leader and Proposal for hosting a Palestinian—Israeli a coordinator from each youth delegation in the United Arab Emirates community. The program is

one week long. The project is to be hosted in Dubai bringing a mixed team of Israeli

and Palestinian youth to experience a week of exciting interaction.

The program will include recreation, guided games, sharing and Mizuho Bank Kochi branch, number 653 visits to local attractions. Saving account number: 1983759 The substantial project costs include flights, accommodations Name: Betchaku Kazuko transportation and food. We would highly appreciate your support in

sponsoring this project. Some support could be in-kind, for example by contributing transportation or lodging.