After the war of 1967, and due to the Israeli occupation
and the absence of Palestinian governmental institutions, the role of the Society became
vital in dealing with the tremendous economic , social and political problems emanating
from the occupation.
One of its earliest activities after the war was offering emergency
help to the victims of the three villages of the Latrun area ,Yalo, Emuas and Beit Nuba,
which were demolished after the cease fire by the Israeli occupation forces. The residents
of these villages were summarily evicted from their homes without being able to salvage
their belongings. A number of blind handicapped or old people, who were unable to run for
their lives, were buried under the rubble.
To face the emerging needs and challenges, members of the Society, who
did not find themselves stranded across the border, started rallying the support of the
community and encouraging committed volunteers to join its ranks. Financial aid and aid in
kind was offered to the displaced villagers. Later on, The Society opened a kindergarten
for their children. To cope with these expenses and to enable it to extend its services to
the growing numbers of war victims, it initiated its income generating projects and its
vocational programs to allow women to become income earning.
The dedication and commitment of its volunteers and the vital services the
Society was offering to the community at large, encouraged donors and friends from all
over the world to lend their moral and financial support to the Society along the years.
Thus it was able to expand and take tremendous strides towards fulfilling its goals,
guided by three general principles:
Better light one candle a day than curse the darkness for a hundred
years
The word "impossible" is nonexistent ; where there is a will
there is a way.
Utilizing the talents, efforts and ideas of women and the community
in general and harnessing them towards the public welfare .
