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In Lebanon, due to the constant war
situation, the committees also work to
provide shelter for the homeless, to
maintain, repair and rebuild homes or
provide building material, in accor-
dance with financial capacity. These
committees played a prominent role
after the 1982 invasion of Lebanon.
The PFLP’s social committees also
contact friendly Arab and international
humanitarian societies and social insti-
tutions, particularly in the socialist
countries, to solicit aid, especially for
the Palestinian camps in Lebanon. The
PFLP has received substantial material
support from our allies for the social
service work, which reflects great
internationalism in supporting our
people’s cause. This in turn consoli-
dates our faith in our international
allies and the important role they play
at all stages of our struggle.
CHILDCARE AND
EDUCATION
Raising the new generation is
obviously a priority of the social service
work. To this end, kindergartens and
nurseries are very important. In
Lebanon, the Ghassan Kanafani Cul-
tural Foundation has undertaken a
great work, opening kindergartens in
almost every Palestinian camp. There
are now also nurseries in many of the
camps. The UNICEF provides certain
services and facilities for these kinder-
gartens and nurseries.
In Syria, there is a nursery in Yar-
mouk Camp established by the PFLP’s
Women’s Organization. The PFLP’s
social committee will soon open nurse-
Ties in the camps of Khan AI Sheikh,
Jaramana and Sbaineh in the Damascus
area, and in Nairab camp near Aleppo.
Plans are under consideration for open-
ing kindergartens in these camps as
well.
In Burj Al Barajneh camp, near
Beirut, the PFLP’s social committee
supervises a school which has the Ist to
12th grades, and a nursery. The school
was originally founded in 1965.
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Nursery in Yarmouk camp
WORKSHOPS
The PFLP has made plans to esta-
blish workshops for embroidery,
sewing and needlework in most areas
where there :: a Palestinian population.
These workshops serve a multiple pur-
pose. First, they have an educational
function, by teaching traditional arts
and skills.Second,they have an occupa-
tional function, employing people at
useful work which gives them a stable
income. Third, they serve a nationalist
goal by keeping our traditions alive and
spreading them. Fourth, they serve a
political goal, being part of the work to
mobilize the largest possible number of
women in the revolution, and raise their
political consciousness.
In the camps in Syria, there are two
such workshops, both of which were
founded in 1983, in Khan Al Sheikh
and Jaramana. As of now, they are
mainly for educational purposes. In the
future, they will be able to offer
employment for some. These work-
shops run four courses a year, each last-
ing three months. Twenty to thirty
persons participate in each course. By
the end of 1987, the PFLP’s social
committee will open workshops in
every Palestinian camp in Syria.
In Lebanon, there are several pro-
duction workshops in most of the
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