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Our Work with Women
In honour of World Sight Day this year, in this edition of Jerusalem Scene we take a look at how impaired vision affects women in the OPT and what we are doing to help. We also celebrate one of the greatest female legends of the Hospital Group, Matron Jackie Jaidy, whose retiral heralds the end of an era, and we begin the countdown to the Festive Season with the launch of our Christmas Cards for this year.
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Empowering Women in the OPT
The treatment of the female population in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza. The movement restrictions ubiquitous throughout the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT) particularly affect women. In the OPT, women unaccompanied by a male relative may not be permitted to travel at all, while the daily negotiation of obstacles and checkpoints disincentivizes male travel.
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Thoughts from our Chief Executive
Mr Rod Bull
October is upon us and as I think back I begin to wonder where the year has gone. Stability has been achieved on the financial front, and solid progress made in many other areas within the group. There have been feelings of joy, deep sadness, frustration, heartache and occasional disappointment. Overall there have been many more positive vibrations than negative! It’s good to move forward together.
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Much Loved Matron Retires
Jacqueline Jaidy By Ann Zawahreh and Meg Dibsy
Matron and Director of Nursing, Mrs. Jacqueline Jaidy took her leave as a staff member of the St. John family with her retiral at the end of September. Here two long-time colleagues pay tribute to an esteemed friend.
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Robert Ehringher Krehl
A brief word from Mr John Talbot
It is with great regret that I have to report the death of Robert Ehringer Krehl. Robert was closely involved with the Eye Hospital for many years. He was a member of the Hospital Management Committee from1989, and then the Board until 2008.
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Stop Press
It was with great shock that Jerusalem Scene and all at the St John Eye Hospital Group learned of the death of Priory Scotland Hospitaller, Dr John Calvert, who passed away on Sunday 4th October, while on a visit to the Hospital in Jerusalem.
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Gender And Eye Health
On 8th October this year, how many of us were aware that the world was focussed on women’s eye-health? To mark the occasion of World Sight Day – and its theme this year of, “Gender And Eye Health” – Jerusalem Scene decided to devote its Winter 09 edition to examining some of the ways in which blindness particularly affects women and – also – at how the St John Eye Hospital Group works with the female population in the OPT.
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Khawla Hafez Ma’ala - Click here to read the full story
Dua’a Ali Hasan - Click here to read the full story
Khawla A’Hadi - Click here to read the full story
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Support
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Funding Today
The St. John Family
Thank you again to all those of the St John Family who raise funds for us. Up until mid-September, the Priory of England had donated £127,674, with a further £58,867 pledged. The Priory of the United States have given us £93,557 and the Priories of Scotland, Canada, New Zealand and Wales, £83,666, £43,542, £61,680 and £10,000 respectively.
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Jerusalem
Some of the magnificent award of $304,000 (£186,899) from the Peace for Children Foundation in Sharjah that we told you about last time has been used to support our children’s services. Between April and September this year we were able to treat more than 10,000 children below the age of 18 as a direct result of this award.
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London
In London, Trust and Foundation donations up until the middle of September amount to £631,613, with a further £28,335 pledged. The department as a whole has so far brought in a whopping £1,140,685!
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Interfaith and The Middle East
Two new fundraising initiatives by Nicky Wynne
Thanks to two of our key corporate supporters, one of whom is a new donor, we have been able, over the past few months, to further develop our fundraising work in The United Arab Emirates (UAE). With their help we have introduced the vital work of our charity to a broader range of potential supporters.
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Regular Giving
Why is setting up a Direct Debit so important?
More and more people in the OPT than ever before need our help in the fight against impaired vision – and the poverty and ignorance that go hand in hand with it. Regular giving by Direct Debit is a great way to partner with the St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group by donating a regular amount each month. In doing so, you stand with us as a regular, committed supporter in our goal of eliminating preventable eye disease in the Holy Land.
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The Annual Gift of Sight Fair
St John Ambulance working with the Eye Hospital Group
Unfortunately, due to lack of response, the 10 day trip to the Holy Land will not be happening this year. However we are still promoting the trip to the Great Wall of China.
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Facebook
The St John Eye Hospital Group is now on Facebook. Please join our group by logging onto Facebook and searching for, St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital.
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Are you fundraising on behalf of the Eye Hospital?
Or merely interested in a quick overview of the tremendous scope of our work? We've recently added a powerpoint presentation to our list of publications.
Our Community Fundraising pack is now available for download on our website
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Donate online Now!
You can now support the Eye Hospital by making a donation via our website. We are able to accept donations via Mastercard, Visa, Switch & Maestro as well as regular donations made via Direct Debit.
Simply log on to: www.stjohneyehospital.org, selecting 'Donate Now'.
 for a one-off Credit or Debit Card donation or 'Regular Giving' to set up a Direct Debit Mandate click here
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