Support the Rehabilitation of the Jordan River with Pictures!
The opening of the Jordan River photography exhibition in the Catholic Church of St. Michael in Cologne, Germany this week began with a mass dedicated to the Jordan River. The extremely deteriorated state of the holy river was very touchingly remembered in light of the River’s central importance for Christianity, the baptism of Jesus and […]
FoEME at World Water Week
I had 2 “missions” during my short time abroad last week in Stockholm: World Water Week, hosted and organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) takes place each year in Stockholm and has been the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues since 1991. Any – and every – body that is an […]
FoEME Launches International Jordan River Photography Exhibition to Raise Awareness of the Critical State of the River on August 23 in Stockholm, Sweden during World Water Week 2011
Over the next three years, FoEME in partnership with the Global Nature Fund will host a traveling exhibition throughout Europe to help raise awareness of the tragic state of the Lower Jordan River.
Welcome to Auja Environmental Center
Recently I had the pleasure of spending several days at the Auja Environmental Center in Al Auja, Palestine. FoEME has developed two pilot environmental centers in the Lower Jordan River Basin. Both centers, the Auja Environmental Center and the Sharhabil Bin Hassneh EcoPark provide wonderful opportunities to escape urbanity, learn about the local ecology, breathe in fresh air, […]
Members of Swedish Parliament Visit Auja Environmental Center
This blog post was submitted by Chelsea McDaniel, intern at FoEME-Bethlehem The Environment Knows No Borders On May 27th 2011, a delegation of 9 Swedish Parliamentarians visited the Auja Environmental Education Center. They had come to learn first hand about how the lives of Palestinians were being affected by the occupation. Shortly after arriving they […]
French Parliament, AFD and PWA Delegation Visits Auja Eco-Center
This post was submitted by Jesse Baltutis, Intern FoEME-Bethlehem. French Parliamentarians, representatives from Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD), a Palestinian Minister, and a host of various NGOs and French and Palestinian civil servants descended upon the FoEME Auja Eco-Center on May 19th, for an informative tour of the center, a discussion on the work FoEME […]
Auja Environment Center: A Spring of Youth and Environmental Innovation
This blog post was submitted by Jesse Baltutis, Intern at FoEME-Bethlehem Auja Environment Center, Jordan Valley, May 12, 2011 The promise of sweltering temperatures and an unrelenting sun did not materialize, but the promise of laughter, fun and smiles on the faces of Palestinian youth abounded. With almost 200 children from a variety of schools […]
World Water Day in the Jordan Valley
This post was written by Jessi Lehman, Intern at the FoEME Jordan office On Saturday, 26 March 2011, a group of children from the surrounding communities celebrated World Water Day at the Sharhabil bin Hassneh EcoPark. This event was linked to World Water Day celebrations throughout the world. Our event is included as “Water Matters […]
FoEME Field Trip Highlights Critical Water Issues in the Palestinian Jordan Valley
On Tuesday, March 23rd, Friends of the Earth Middle East hosted a tour of the Palestinian Jordan Valley for a group of Israeli human rights activists and FoEME field staff. The one-day trip brought the group to several communities in the Jordan Valley where discussions with village representatives, mayors, and families highlighted the issue of […]
Wadi Qelt Jericho, a source of life
This blog post was contributed by Arnoud Keizer, Dutch water engineer and traveler, who visited FoEME’s Neighbors Path in Jericho on his trip to Israel and Palestine. At the 22nd of February Iyad Njoum invited us, 5 water managers and 1 anthropologist from Holland, to visit the city and surrounding fields of Jericho, which is meant to be […]