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Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA)

Contact data:

901 Parker Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
USA
United States
Tel: +1-510-548-0542
Fax: +1-510-548-0543
Email: meca@mecaforpeace.org
Website: www.mecaforpeace.org

Year established:

1988 

No. Staff:

4

Main contact:

Josie Shields-Stromsness (josie@mecaforpeace.org)

Membership No:

3370

Organisation aims and activities: *Direct aid including food, medicine, medical supplies in Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq - Financial support and professional assistance to community organizations in the West Bank and Gaza that help meet children's needs
*Educational and cultural programs in the US to increase understanding about the lives of children in the Middle East, and the impact of US foreign policy on people in the regio


Operational level: National


Works with age groups : Children 0 - 18


Organisation type: NGO - non governmental organisation


Organisation mandate: Work in partnership with organisations


Areas of expertise: Armed conflict, Education and cultural rights, Emergency relief, Health and welfare, Minority or indigenous children, Refugee and unaccompanied children, Violence


Countries in which this organisation works: Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian Territory, Occupied


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Last updated 30/11/2006 06:52:48

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