Education
As of 30 March, the Education Cluster estimates that 87.7% of all school buildings in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed.
The goals of the education project trajectory are to aid the Palestinians in their educational process. The destruction of Gaza has caused the halt of educational careers of Palestinian students, and the lack of available means, has led to a need of support that can be substantiated by educational resources in the Netherlands. The curriculum and teaching materials can easily be shared through an online medium.
We are collaborating with the HOPE Foundation for this project. Check out their website for more information about their projects. We support the project of Mister Karam. We have coppied a description from the HOPE website:
As soon as Mister Karam was able to return to his own neighbourhood, he set up a school in Khan Yunis. Here 350 children receive lessons on four days a week. Except for seven teachers in basic subjects and arts and dance, there are also three therapists to help the children deal with fear and loss, and are trying to create a sense of security.
Electricity
There is a huge electricity shortage in Gaza and we want to help people by providing manuals so that they can generate their own electricity to charge their phones, power light bulbs, pump water from underground and for heat.
The goal is that people in Gaza are able to produce their own electricity, with manuals we prepare, without being dependent on the power grid.
Car whiper mechanism
The car whiper mechanism in a car can be used to generate electricity. The wipers in a car are not a vitale component for the working of a car. This makes this mechanism perfect to use for generating electricity. There are many cars in Gaza that people can use to get the whiper mechanism out. This mechanism is relatively easy to remove from the car. Currently we are busy with finishing our first prototype
Car wiper mechanism with electro motor
Car wiper mechanism, easily accessible
Prosthetics
There are approximately 14.000 amputees in Gaza. We want to provide artificial limbs to war victims in Gaza. The borders are closed but we have found ways to overcome this obstacle. We want to provide artificial limbs for the amputees. We will also prepare for a situation where the borders are open. The goal will then be to immediately provide prosthetics for the amputees in Gaza. We will contribute to Restoring Hope project. They have done the unthinkable, which is establish a supply line between Jordan and Gaza.
We work together with Amparo Prosthetics, which is one of two suppliers of the Restoring Hope project. The Restoring Hope project started as an initiative in the UK and is brought alive by the Jordanian royal house. Jordan has a military hospital in Gaza, which enables them to enter Gaza with vans that serve as a clinic. Normally, it would cost months to fit a patient with prosthetics, but Amparo has a revolutionary product which can be fitted within one hour! We as Justice and Relief want to contribute to Amparo Prosthetics and thus, contribute to the Restoring Hope project by providing prosthetics, part of prosthetics(like the artificial knee) or funds in order to fit more patients in Gaza.
Current state of project
Our goal is to make as much impact as possible. There are 14.000 amputees and in order to fit them all with prosthetics, much money is needed. We want to empower Amparo to make new orders with donations we receive.
We have started campaigning. The HOPE Foundation does our financing. Our goal is to help as many amputees as possible regain their ability to walk.
Peace, justice and strong institutions
Justice and Relief is founded in an educational environment. We are advocates for knowledge as a resource in humanitarian situations. This is why we also aim to connect knowledge from our local institutes with projects in Palestine. For example, prosthetic designs are being developed at our university and this knowledge can go a long way towards improving mobility of the Gazans as well. We are not involved with nor financially driven by any of the companies listed below, but we advocate for all solutions that could have a positive impact for justice and relief in the world.
We have contacts at the BioMechanical engineering faculty of our university, where the following products have been developed:
This is our cheapest hand prosthesis and costs 100 euros. This hand is engineered to have a good price to performance ratio and has a good grip. It is a voluntary-closing, bodypowered, below-elbow prosthetic system. This product requires little to no training and assists in muscle growth.
This is our more advanced hand prosthesis which is more precise than the iGrip Hand but also is more expensive. The price is 2000 euros for one hand. This hand prosthesis makes it possible to do everyday work like lifting and cycling accurately, without a shoulder strap.
This is an ultralight compact above the knees prosthesis for children. It has a multi-axial mechanism that provides high stability. This product makes kneeling easy and includes a dust cover. This product is available in different sizes. We do not know the price yet. This knee offers hydraulic swing control(the movement of the knee in the air during walking) which makes this knee exceptional.
These products are designed at our faculty and are now manufactured at Moveable.