Ramadan Appeal 2007

• "In one year I will graduate from university and I will tell everybody about your assistance to me and its impact on my academic life. I repeat my thanks. May God bless your society to help all students."

Yousef, Birzeit University student

• "You helped me pay a substantial portion of my debt which was a difficulty for my mother. I hope to achieve my dream and to serve my country, my people and to give back to Birzeit University."
  
  Fathi is a second year student studying electrical engineering at Birzeit. His father passed away 10 years ago. Friends                 of Birzeit University provided assistance to pay Fathi's tuition.

• "I very much appreciate your support so that I can continue my study, which would not be possible without your help. I hope to graduate and be able to assist my younger sisters to continue their education."            

Nisreen, Arabic Language and Literature student

• Asma is no stranger to hardship. For four years, every morning she left her unemployed parents and ten siblings in their Nablus village to take the 40- kilometre journey to Birzeit University. Despite enduring a three to five hour round trip through roadblocks and checkpoints, Asma was an honours student. Thanks to her own perseverance and support from the Hardship Fund, Asma completed her studies.

Palestinian students continue to face many difficulties beyond the academic challenges every student must face in completing their education.

Your contribution during this difficult time in Palestine would help us to continue our work for these students and for the faculty at Birzeit as they seek to develop their society.

Your support is an investment in a viable future for the Palestinian people

• £175 per semester will cover a student's housing costs

• £1250 will allow Birzeit University to cover the cost of educating one student for a year

• Any amount will be appreciated to help us expand our work in support of Palestinian education.

Please print out this form and return to FOBZU, 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE
Alternatively donate online via https://secure.efundraising.org.uk/tailored/donation.asp?charity=92501

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Please return this form to Friends of Birzeit University, 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE.

We are the oldest and largest organisation of its type in Europe having been set up in 1967. We strive hard to build on the historical, political and cultural links between the Arab world and Britain.