Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I am getting out my running shoes again in the New Year to start my training.

I am travelling out to the West Bank with Chris and David in March. We look forward to staying with our Palestinian friends and on the 27th (Friday), I will be running the Freedom of Movement Half Marathon in Bethlehem for FHL.

The route starts and ends in Manger Square in Bethlehem in front of the Basilica of the Nativity. It is a technical route with steep hills and goes through 2 refugee camps - Al Aida & Al Dheisheh. It also goes along the separation wall which continues to deny Palestinian people their basic human rights and has been deemed to be illegal in international law.

There is no NHS or social care provision for our brothers and sisters in the West Bank and medical care is extremely limited there. Medicines can cost 25% of an annual income and an operation can cost up to 5 years income. FHL supports St Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Nablus as well as the Arab Episcopal Medical Centre in Ramallah. Since its foundation, FHL has also supported St Martha's House in Bethlehem which is the first day care centre for elderly women in the area. They also provide significant support since 2011 to the School of Joy in Beit Sahour, which provides education and support to children with special needs in the area.

Please take some time to have a look at the other great work FHL do in the area - not only in the West Bank, but also in Gaza, Israel and Jordan.

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