Ok guys,

This wasn't meant to start as a fundraising event but has finished that way.

I signed up to do a triathlon in the beginning of the year with a good friend Mark. Unfortunately he wasn't able to take part and came up with a good idea, to invite my cousin and partner in crime Adi. Adi and I have had very mixed and difficult preparations for the event but we are going to give our best and will complete it. 

While we were putting ourselves through this we have decided that it would be easier to do it for a situation that has hit our family, and people in general quite hard. so we have decided to use our efforts on Sunday to raise money for medical aid of Palestinians.

http://www.map-uk.org/ 

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) works for the health and dignity of Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees.

MAP delivers health and medical care to those worst affected by conflict, occupation and displacement.

Working in partnership with local health providers and hospitals, MAP addresses a wide range of health issues and challenges faced by the Palestinian people.

With offices located in Beirut, Ramallah, Jerusalem and Gaza City, MAP responds rapidly in times of crisis, and works directly with communities on longer term health development.

Medical Aid for Palestinians has been working in the West Bank and Gaza for over 20 years.

Palestinians in occupied Palestine face regular threats to life, liberty and security, as a result of conflict-related and settler violence, restrictions on the movement of people and goods, and the acceleration of demolition orders on homes and infrastructure.

A widespread protection crisis pervades occupied Palestine, as disregard for human dignity, persistent violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, limited access to essential services, and entrenched food insecurity, continue to characterise day-to-day life for Palestinians.

Although we have one overarching programme for occupied Palestine, we have offices in both the West Bank and Gaza to ensure that we are able to respond and work effectively across the territory despite movement and access restrictions.

We are commited to providing consistent and impartial support to communities in need.

The depleting resilience of Palestinian communities due to the long, drawn-out nature of the crisis in occupied Palestine, coupled with the inadequate disaster preparedness of health systems is rendering people particularly vulnerable to hazards, high casualties and economic loss.

Working in partnership with local health providers, we aim to ensure equitable access to essential health and nutrition services for those who are most vulnerable, such as children, older people and those with disabilities.

With a diversified portfolio of health and emergency care partners, our work in occupied Palestine focuses on health development and emergency preparedness and response.

Thank you so much for reading

Kind Regards

Adi and Mohamed