Newsletter - Dec 2007

Palestinians
are the largest per capita recipients of international
aid in the world, but they have virtually no control
over how resources are used on their behalf. “With over
10 million Palestinians in the world, and millions of
international friends, it is time for Palestinians to
mobilize their own resources and use them for
Palestinian-led social change and sustainable
development,” announced the board of directors of Dalia
Association, a new Palestinian community foundation
based in Jerusalem.

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When
the Buckminster Fuller Institute in New York asked Dalia
Association to help find young Palestinians to attend
their Design Science Lab, a problem-solving workshop
focused on poverty, it seemed a perfect opportunity to
put into practice our goal of "linking" Palestinians
with resources they can use to promote social change and
sustainable development, but our experience taught us
that it is MUCH more difficult to "link" than it
appears.

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Muthanna
Al-Qadi wanted to contribute to Dalia Association, but
wasn’t in a position to make a large financial
contribution. He decided to give what he could—his
photos. You can see Muthanna’s stunning photographs
capturing the essence of Palestinian humanity on Dalia
Association’s website and in our brochure. We
interviewed him about his very generous contribution to
Dalia in order to demonstrate the many different and
important ways one can become a donor.

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