TULKARM REFUGEE CAMP

Tulkarm camp was established in 1950 on 180 dunums within the municipal boundaries of Tulkarm on the western edge of the West Bank. It is the second largest camp in the West Bank after Balata. The camp came under Palestinian Authority control in 1995.

Most of the refugees are almost entirely dependant on work inside Israel, and unemployment has risen since the Israeli-imposed closure on the West Bank in 1993. There are very few alternative employment opportunities in the area, and poverty has risen in the camp.

FACTS AND FIGURES

• Registered Refugee Population: 17,455
• Special hardship cases: 454 families.
• Number of damaged shelters that have been affected due to the IDF incursions in the West Bank since the beginning of the Intifada till March 2004: 37 in which 35 units were assisted.
• Number of families receiving emergency food rations: 2328
• Number of pupils: Male and Female: 2542