Jayyous Charity Society

Established in 1980

Fields of activity

Charitable, social, educational, cultural, medical, agricultural, environmental, and economical

Goals

To contribute in building up Jayyous village, to provide and develop various services in different fields for the local community, to create productive and meaningful projects that aims at securing job opportunities, to contribute in supporting poor families and victims, to adopt a project that provide education for kids in its subsidiary kindergarten, to prepare educational courses for the academic programs, to organize religious seminars that aim at educating people to recite and memorize the Holy Qur’an.  And there are other various goals that the society hope to achieve in this rural town

First Constituent Assembly

Dr. Abdulrahim Nasrallah – Mr. Shawkat Samha – Alhaj Ali Hassan – Mr. Mohammed Qahhoush – Mr.Yousef Noufel – Mr. Wasfi Khaled – Mr. Ma’moun Shamasna – Mr. Abdulkharim Nasrallah – Mr. Abdulhafeez Abduljaleel – Mr. Fawaz Saleem – Mr. Sulaiman Dabs – Mr. Abdulhaleem Hasayen – and others

Membership

The society has adult members of men and women who pay annual membership fees of $ 2.5.  The society General Assembly has more than 400 members who have the right to vote, object, know the financial status of the society at any time, and be nominated for election. 

The Society Property

It has independent financial security and legal capacity.  It has the power of authority to possess and dispose within its goals boundaries

Achievements

1-     Kindergarten (1980): an educational project which was able to take in Jayyous kids & orphans, kids of martyrs and confiners, and kids of the needed neighbors who had no kindergarten in their villages. A place for the kindergarten and the society was rented by the constituent assembly.

2-     In 1994 the society carried out the construction of the society center and its subsidiary kindergarten.  This was financed by Jayyous inhabitants (who were capable of helping whether they were in or out of country), Kid Rescue Organization, and the Canadian Organization.

3-     In 1994, a modest play garden and another green garden were built

4-     In 1990, a medical clinic was established to provide free of charge medication to the inhabitants.  This was coordinated with the Medical Aid Committee and the voluntary doctors of all specialization.  It also provides the poor families with “Free Medical Day” once a month, which is still carried out today

5-     In 1999, Multipurpose Halls were built for weddings, seminars, meetings, & general lectures.

6-     The opening of a fully equipped cultural center for men and women of all ages to teach them computers, languages, and courses was built on 1/6/2003

7-     The society received financial support for 38 university students who come from very poor families on 14/6/2003

8-     The society accomplished two summer camps (one for boys and one for girls) on 15/6/2003

9-     The society carried out full maintenance to the society center and its subsidiary kindergarten on 1/9/2003.  New furniture of desks and chairs were provided to the kindergarten.

10- The society won a monetary price for its distinguished performance in Qalqelia province on 1/9/2003

11- Fully equipped tailoring workshop was established on 8/12/2003

12- The society received an ambulance to serve the citizen in the village on 25/12/2003

13- During the period of 1/6/2003 to 31/12/2003, more than 350 students (men and women) of all ages who attended computer courses in the center were graduated.  Both computer and English courses are still running with new candidates

14- The construction of a big hall (180 m²) was completed on 2\1\2004 and a smaller hall is still under construction.

Future Achievement

As a result of the continuous pressure on the society from both the village inhabitants and the local organizations to execute necessary projects, and because of the suffering that the citizens face as a result of the occupation and the need to secure job opportunities, the society has decided to embrace the following projects:

1. To establish an institution of consumer goods
2. To establish “Child & Mother Care” center and provide an ambulance to attend the village and the neighborhood
3. To provide a tanker to deliver pure water to inhabitants and another one for drainage
4. To support poor families with small projects to reduce their suffering and the percentage of the high unemployment (e.g. give them 5 goats)

Activities (by pictures)

The society carried out various activities in different fields since its establishment

1-      Educational Field

      A very important achievement in this field is building the kindergarten, which aims at raising a new generation from a young age (1370 kids were graduated until now).  The society provided all means of support to the kids in need and secured their transportation.  It conducted educational courses for students in primary and secondary schools, educational courses for illiterates that benefited more than 150 citizens, and computer courses that helped more than 300 students of all ages.  In addition to the courses for reciting and memorizing the Holy Qur’an, which had been held annually through a celebration organized by the society and the volunteers in the village, through which prizes are distributed to all participants.

2-      Cultural Field

The society has conducted some cultural seminars for the citizen which discuss important topics like Human Rights, women, and democratic in order to give the citizens better understanding of the educational and cultural level of other communities.   Also, the society has organized political seminars through some eligible organizations and societies, local and international.  The society also organizes the annual summer camps for all different cultural activities, and there is an Islamic summer camp for one month in the society center

The Society Cultural Center

The schools teachers noticed that the educational level in the village had dropped extremely, which forced them to share their concerns and worries with the village officers in charge.  So a meeting was held to get together all those who were concerned about the future of the village and the young, to discuss this significant problem.  The reason behind such decline was identified as follow:

I.                    The curfew on roads from morning until evening time that had immobilized the whole crucial sectors.

II.                 The curfew between cities had caused so much inconvenience to students in universities, colleges, and institutes

III.               The expected continuous curfew and the immobilization of life in the above two points have created so much emptiness in the students

IV.              The difficult economic situation for some families as a result of the occupation had caused negative influences on their children.

V.                 The increase price of the individual lessons without fulfilling the real goal

After the discussion, it was agreed that the society would adopt the project of establishing a cultural center to resolve the problem.  Based on this agreement, the society performed successful intensive contacts with all volunteers and collected some money which has helped to build and equip the center.  However, the money was not sufficient and more was needed to complete the center, the society is still waiting for volunteers’ support and participation

The number of students who joined the center on the first stage is 300 students which is less than half the number of those who joined the village schools, which falls to the limited capacity of the center.  The schools teachers of the center are voluntary teachers who are themselves graduates of this village or some good western friends whose main concern is the students’ interest and benefit.

The members of this center are of all ages and increasing continuously.  The society has conducted free of charge courses to the students who are in need and those who are distinguished academically.

3-      Health Field

The society used to have a medical clinic for four years.  However, the clinic was shut down due to the lack of financial support.  It has been agreed and coordinated with the Medical Aid Committee that the clinic could be opened once a month to provide free of charge treatment for the inhabitants including the medication.  This day was called the “ Free of Charge Medical Day” where so many poor families depend on.

Also, the society conducted various health education courses for the women related to important areas like First Aid, Pregnancy, and Child Care

4-      Humanitarian Relief Field

The society distributed more than 400 ton of food supply to the poor families and victims.  This was achieved with the help from the charitable organizations in and out of country and the volunteers.

5-      Occupational Field

The society provided housewives with vocational training such as sewing, beauty, and ceramic to help them support their families in their daily life.  This helped more than 80 women.