Award-winning Humans without Borders (HwB) is a volunteer organization based in Jerusalem devoted to assisting Palestinians whose children require advanced medical treatment in Israeli hospitals.

HwB’s core activity is driving Palestinian families with critically ill children from the checkpoints around Jerusalem to hospitals in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Also many families do not speak Hebrew or English, so volunteers facilitate contact between hospital staff and patients, and deal with bureaucratic problems. Other volunteers visit the children in hospital to play with them, and help with their education.

In addition, HwB arranges for medical equipment to be offered for home use.

PERSONAL INTERACTION

Like other Wheels of Hope partners, HwB organizes rehabilitation and fun days in the summer, for Palestinian child patients and their families. They take them to resorts and beaches in Palestine and Israel. These activities help change the narrative from conflict to cooperation. Building better understanding between Israelis and Palestinians. There is a wider value to offering these services. To quote Humans without Borders,

“In this era of barriers, fences and bloodshed, one of HwB’s most important goals is to create and maintain personal connections among the volunteers and the Palestinian families. Such personal contact promotes mutual understanding and friendship.”