MIDDLE EAST CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE

Education and actionmeca works to build greater understanding of the lives of children in the middle east and to inspire people in the us to action through a range of educational and cultural programs.in fy 2023-2024 meca: presented at conferences, panel discussions, and university events about children in the middle east. Led educational workshops for teachers on how to integrate lessons about palestinian children into their classrooms. Organized virtual educational events with meca staff as well as speakers and artists to present on current events in the middle east. Printed and mailed educational newsletters made grants for educational and cultural programming in palestine including film festivals, youth media platforms, and theatre productions contracted with experts to oversee our educational work in the us and palestine

University aidin addition to supporting pre-schools, kindergartens, libraries and other educational programs in the west bank and gaza, meca provides financial assistance to young palestinian university students. Our scholarship funds enable talented and ambitious high school graduates to obtain degrees and the skills to make important contributions to their communities and their country.in fy 2023-2024 meca provided partial or full scholarships for 155 university students studying at ten universities in the west bank and gaza strip through the elly jaensch memorial scholarship fund, the mary bisharat memorial scholarship, the tree of life scholarship fund, the ramzy halaby education fund, and the katrina and beatrice halaby scholarship for palestinian women. Due to the closure of universities in gaza in october 2023 and then their destruction, scholarship students in gaza have been taking courses online when internet permits.