I have signed up to take part in the Palestine Half Marathon and I have pledged to raise funds for poor Palestinian people living in refugee camps in the West Bank. During my time in Palestine, I will be personally distributing food parcels and request you support me with your donations.

There are approximately 820,000 registered refugees living in the West Bank. 250,000 live in 19 refugee camps in West Bank and East Jerusalem facing serious protection issues due to violent Israeli military operations that take place within the camps.

At present, Palestinian refugees are the extremely vulnerable to unemployment, poverty and food insecurity.Food insecurity in Palestine is predominantly caused by the economic situation. The cost of food is so high that already impoverished families have to spend half of their incomes on food. This means sacrificing their other urgent needs just to eat.

Food packs cost £50 each and supply one family enough food for a month.