Newsletter OCT, NOV , DEC 2014

APN's annual ceremony celebrates the launch of the 3rd Million Tree Campaign

To celebrate its achievements in Jordan and launch the Third Million Tree Campaign in Palestine, APN held its Annual Dinner on the 6th of December at the Intercontinental Hotel with the presence of more than 800 supporters. Participants were of all ages, from the youngest APN volunteer who is 8 years old, to artists and journalists.

APN conducts a press conference to mark the beginning of the 3rd Million Tree Campaign in Palestine

In a press conference conducted at APN offices with the presence of more than 20 media institutions, APN president, Engineer Razan Zuayter announced the launch of the 3rd Million Tree Campaign in Palestine. Zuayter stated that more than two million olive and fruit trees were planted in almost 105 dunums. Around 21 thousand farmers, supporting about 172 thousand individuals

APN organizes a session on Monitoring and Accountability within the Committee on World Food Security in Rome

Representing the West Asian region at the 41st session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) and the International Food Security & Nutrition Civil Society Mechanism (CSM) held in Rome, APN organized, in cooperation with other international NGOs, a mass event on innovative monitoring mechanisms within the Committee on World Food Security  on 16 October 2014.

APN and its Million Tree Campaign participate in the seventh session of the annual conference of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED)

A delegation from APN took part in the seventh session of the annual conference of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) under the title "Food Security in the Arab World", which was held at Le Meridian Hotel Amman between 26-27 of November in 2014

APN partners with a number of organizations against the import of gas from Israel

As one of the founding members of the Coordination Committee Against Importing Gas from Israel, APN arranged a number of meetings with the Jordanian Engineers Association and the Jordanian Agricultural Engineers Association in order to unify civil society efforts against the import of gas from Israel.  

A Popular Parliamentarian and Union Coalition formed to face gas import from Israel

The formation of the Popular Parliamentarian and Union Coalition was announced in a press conference organized in the Professional Associations Complex on 7 Dec. 2014. Attended by APN, the Conference gathered presidents of professional unions and members of Parliament, in addition to members of the Coordination Committee against Importing Gas from Israel.

Start implementation of "Jordan Valley – Jericho seedlings" planting project

As part of the 3rd Million Tree Campaign implemented by APN in coordination with its partners in Palestine, APN launched the "Jordan Valley – Jericho seedlings" planting project in cooperation with Palestinian Farmers’ Union and funded by the Welfare Association to plant 26,000 fruit seedlings of grapes, olives, pomegranate, guava and citrus trees.

APN Launches the “Jerusalem Neighborhoods II" project

As part of the 3rd Million Tree Campaign, APN, in partnership with International Islamic Charitable Organization and Al-Nahda Rural Society, launched a project to plant 6,000 fruit seedlings in villages surrounding Jerusalem.In addition, APN dug 2 water wells for irrigation in Qibya and Beit Ixa Villages. Both villages' lands are threatened with confiscation by Israeli occupation forces. 

In an interview with Roya TV., Charbel Rouhana: "Music and Land are inseparable."

Roya TV in its daily morning program on 6 Dec. 2014 hosted the Lebanese musician, Charbel Rouhana and APN President, Eng. Razan Zuayter.

Volunteer Lamis to JTV: "APN welcomes volunteers of all ages and specializations."

Jordan Television (JTV) hosted in "A New Day" daily broadcast APN Vice Chairman Eng. Rami Barhoush and volunteer Lamis Abu Aziza on Dec. 3rd. 2014.

Mariam Jaja to BEAT FM radio station: Crisis of the region should not become a source of profit to international humanitarian organizations

BEAT FM radio station hosted APN Executive Manager Mariam Jaja in a 30-minute interview on Nov. 27th. 2014.

Radio interviews to promote the Annual Dinner

APN's media campaign to promote the Annual Dinner included several radio interviews with the APN team.

In a radio program, Jaja responds to comments of two MPs on the gas deal

Amman net radio station hosted APN Executive Manager and activist Mariam Jaja along with members of the Parliament Kamel Al-Zugoul and Mohammade Qatatshah to talk on Jordan's gas deal with Israel.

A visit to a Permaculture Farm in the Jordan Valley

Eng. Farah Kaddoura and volunteer Cara Weber visited a permaculture farm in the Jordan Valley that was hosting a premaculture course.

APN participates in the 1st Forum of Jerusalem Endowments

Eng. Razan Zuayter represented APN in the 1st Forum of Jerusalem Endowments organized in Amman on 17 and 18 Dec. 2014.

APN calls for the involvement of CSOs in the National Strategy on Solid Waste Management

Invited by the Water and Environment Committee of the Jordanian Engineers Association (JEA), APN Projects Manager Eng. Mohammad Qtaishat participated in the seminar "The Jordanian Experience in waste recycling" held at JEA on 15 Dec. 2014.