Once again, a summer camp will be held this year at July 11 to 24. About 40-60 kids will attend.

The budget is the small sum of NIS 2,000.
The initiative is of the residents of Twani, but they are asking for help raising the money.

I’m asking you to help raising the money to enable the camp.

Please send your donations payable to ta’ayush, P.O.Box 4441 Jerusalem

Ezra Nawi – 050-5515751, EMAIL: tiger-a@zahav.net.il

Update 12th July 2004
The children had great fun today. Visitors arrived from Yata, the district capital, and neighbouring hamlets.
The children built pots with clay, did juggling, musical chairs, batic, building and flying kites, falafel was brought from Yata.
Women in the village are interested in womens' activities.
We thank everybody for the donations, we continue to collect money for the amelioration of the infrastructure of the school. Donation details above.
Update 13th July 2004
This morning several settleres from the Ma'on farm arrived to the hamlet (the farm was cleared out a few times before by the army and police) and dropped into the hamlet's main cistern a few dead chickens and an insecticide. Settler violence happens a lot and for a long time. The cistern is a good one, it gets filled pretty quickly, it is clean and big, and when it is full the residents use siphons to pass surplus water to lower cisterns. The cistern is the main water source of the village (there are no running water). Cleaning it will necessitate a lot of work. Police arrived but past experience is that usually they don't find any suspects and do not provide the Palestinians any protection.
Update 14 July 2004
Today the campers went to the district town, Yata, and visited the summer camp there. They visited the town hall and
other public institutions there. First the soldiers refused the busses that had to take the children to Yata in Twane,
but finally agreed. Today there was a lot of  Army and  civilian administration presence, probably because of the cistern poisoning by the Maon Farm settlers yesterday.
One of the camp guides was beaten by a civilian administration employee by the name of Asaf. That Asaf asked him for the phone number of the village mayor, he did not know, and was beaten, and summoned to questioning tomorrow by the Shabak (Shin Bet, the notorious General Security Service). Ladies from Machsom Watch arrived and asked if and how they can help with the issue of water. The civilian administration is not interested to help with the water, only take off the road block temporarily to let water tanks through, and only for that purpose and duration. All access to the village is blocked save for some improvised access. The region experiences a major water problem, and a project suggested by a French Hydrological association was not permitted by the settlers. A nearby settlement - Maon Farm - enjoys continuous running water from the biggest reservoir in the region. They also have electricity. The civil administration refused to connect the hamlet to the general network and as a result they use generators.

Tomorrow a theatre group from East Jerusalem will give a show to the campers.

Update 17 July 2004
Today more than 20 volunteers arrived to participate in the summer camp, among them many internationals. The activities were interesting and happy, and the visitors' skills were used well. There was large army and police presence to provide protection from the settlers. Afterwards the activists toured other hamlets in the region.