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The American Friends Service Committee is a practical expression of the faith of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Committed to the principles of nonviolence and justice, it seeks in its work and witness to draw on the transforming power of love, human and divine.
We recognize that the leadings of the Spirit and the principles of truth found through our experience and practice are not the exclusive possession of any group. Thus, the AFSC draws into its work people of many faiths and backgrounds who share the values that animate its life and who bring to it a rich variety of experiences and spiritual insights.
This AFSC community works to transform conditions and relationships both in the world and in ourselves, which threaten to overwhelm what is precious in human beings. We nurture the faith that conflicts can be resolved nonviolently, that enmity can be transformed into friendship, strife into cooperation, poverty into well-being, and injustice into dignity and participation. We believe that ultimately goodness can prevail over evil, and oppression in all its many forms can give way.
AFSC Jordan
AFSC's Middle East Regional Office was established in Amman in 2001. In close consultation with AFSC Philadelphia, it explores and develops new program initiatives in the region.
The Middle East program consists of 2 components:
Relief and development programs coordinated by the Middle East Regional Office and Quaker Middle East International Affairs Representatives currently based in Amman and Jerusalem.
The Middle East Regional Office coordinates locally implemented projects throughout the region, which focus primarily upon community and youth development (Gaza, West Bank, and Israel), relief and reconstruction (Iraq, Palestine, Turkey). Simultaneously the Regional Office is responsible for new program exploration, building contacts with community-based Non-Governmental Organizations throughout the Middle East, taking an active role in emergencies in coordination with AFSC's US based Emergency Material Assistance Program (EMAP).
We recognize that the leadings of the Spirit and the principles of truth found through our experience and practice are not the exclusive possession of any group. Thus, the AFSC draws into its work people of many faiths and backgrounds who share the values that animate its life and who bring to it a rich variety of experiences and spiritual insights.
This AFSC community works to transform conditions and relationships both in the world and in ourselves, which threaten to overwhelm what is precious in human beings. We nurture the faith that conflicts can be resolved nonviolently, that enmity can be transformed into friendship, strife into cooperation, poverty into well-being, and injustice into dignity and participation. We believe that ultimately goodness can prevail over evil, and oppression in all its many forms can give way.
AFSC Jordan
AFSC's Middle East Regional Office was established in Amman in 2001. In close consultation with AFSC Philadelphia, it explores and develops new program initiatives in the region.
The Middle East program consists of 2 components:
Relief and development programs coordinated by the Middle East Regional Office and Quaker Middle East International Affairs Representatives currently based in Amman and Jerusalem.
The Middle East Regional Office coordinates locally implemented projects throughout the region, which focus primarily upon community and youth development (Gaza, West Bank, and Israel), relief and reconstruction (Iraq, Palestine, Turkey). Simultaneously the Regional Office is responsible for new program exploration, building contacts with community-based Non-Governmental Organizations throughout the Middle East, taking an active role in emergencies in coordination with AFSC's US based Emergency Material Assistance Program (EMAP).
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