Elana

Najwa approached the JSF about this able, and needy girl asking if it might be possible to help her through a four year nursing degree course at Al Maqased hospital in Jerusalem.

Her two brothers were boarders at Jeel al Amal and she was at school there.

Her family who was paying her fees were no longer able to do so as they had no income because of the war. Elena and her mother came to see Najwa and both cried when they heard that The JSF would sponsor her for the remainder of her course.

They live in Bethany and although Elena had a travel permit to go to the hospital in Jerusalem, she had to leave home at 5.00 am each day as the main border was closed and she had to avoid road closures and diversions imposed by Israel, resulting in her being sent from one border crossing to another before she could arrive at the hospital by around 8.00 am!

However, being a very determined young lady, and in spite of her daily suffering, she managed to excel in her studies.

Elana’s father was a barber he but had no work throughout the war, and she has four brothers, two of whom worked in The United Arab Emirates and one in Jerusalem as a German language teacher.

She was also extremely grateful that The JSF paid her tuition fees enabling her to complete her degree and qualify as a nurse.