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FAWWAR REFUGEE CAMP
Fawwar camp, the most southerly of the West Bank camps, was
established in 1949 on 350 dunums, 10 kilometers south of Hebron. Most
of the camp's residents originally come from the Beersheva area, and
in some cases from areas within walking distance of the camp.
The residents of the camp depend almost entirely on work inside
Israel and have been badly affected by the Israeli closure imposed on
the West Bank since 1993.
UNRWA constructed and equipped a new boys' school in 1996 with
contributions from the European Union, and ten new classrooms were
also constructed in the girls' school.
FACTS AND FIGURES
- Registered Refugee Population: 7,630.
- Special hardship cases: 205 families.
- Number of families receiving emergency food rations: 570
- Number of pupils: Male: 1044, female: 1027
- UNRWA assisted in renovating some streets in the camp as part of
emergency program.
- Additional class rooms to the Girls’ school to solve overcrowding
problem and the double shift teaching
Figures as of 31 March 2005
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