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High Education Scholarships
In 2007 the DSMT awarded the Dominic Simpson Higher Education Scholarship to a former pupil of the Dar El Tifl School, who is now in her final year studying Biomedical Engineering at Al Quds University (Jerusalem). A second Higher Education Scholarship awarded in 2011 This summer a competition was held to select a pupil to […]
Read moreMonitoring visit in 2011
Dan and Angela Simpson have just returned from their second visit to the region*, to monitor current activities and to extend the Trust’s range of contacts. See full report below. Left: current DSMT scholarship girls (school and higher education) from the Dar Al Tifl School with Angela Simpson. Right: Pupils at the Bardala Girls School, […]
Read moreSchool in international spotlight
2011 saw the UK release of the film ‘Miral’, directed by Julian Schnabel and starring Hiam Abbass, Freida Pinto, Omar Metwally, Willem Dafoe and Vanessa Redgrave. Screenplay is by Rula Jebreal, a former pupil at the Dar El Tifl school and orphanage, and is based on her book that tells the story of her growing […]
Read moreNew Board member
We are delighted to announce that Matthew Edwards, Senior Executive at Accenture, joined the Board of trustees in January 2011. Matthew was a fellow student of Dominic’s at Balliol and has been a great supporter of the DSMT and regular attender at events since 2005. In November 2009 he very kindly facilitated a review and […]
Read moreBritish Council Active Citizens Programme
This is about my participation in the British Council. I was selected to participate in a training session for the project “I am Jerusalem” of the Palestinian Vision in partnership with the British Council. The course lasted for four consecutive days at the headquarters of the […]
Read moreAbraaj support
DSMT receives 3rd donation from Abraaj In August 2010 the Abraaj Group of Companies generously donated to the DSMT for a third time since 2007. This latest donation is helping to fund a new project with the Bardala Girls Secondary School in the West Bank, and has enabled the DSMT to make a commitment to […]
Read more2010 monitoring visit
Chair of directors, Georgina Simpson, with her children Francesca (13) and Tristan (11) visited the Palestinian Territories in April. They met with our current project partners and investigated other potential partners. The Early Childhood Resource Centre (ECRC) has pioneered the development of pre-school learning in the Palestinian Territories. Thanks to its inspirational work thousands of […]
Read more2008 monitoring visit
First DSMT monitoring visit to the Palestinian Territories Three years after the DSMT was founded, Angela and Dan Simpson (Dominic’s parents) visited the region to meet with project partners, to cement these developing relationships, see the work the trust is funding at first hand, and to explore possible future projects. Based in East Jerusalem, they […]
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