What are the costs and who is paying for this refugee relief project?
We have cut every corner to keep the bills low. The schools are not charging for the use of their facilities; the manpower is provided by volunteers; many groups are donating materials & services. The cost is currently around $10/person/day. This is solely for material costs, such as the cost of three meals each day, drinks, disposables, toiletries, transportation, etc. The daily bill is creeping to $5000; it is envisaged to rise to $10,000 a day. We are anticipating $300,000 as the total cost for sheltering 1000 refugees for one month.Of this sum, we so far have around $45,000. All our funding is solely privately donations, by literally hundred of individuals from Beit Shemesh and from generous supporters all over the world. We are totally reliant on ongoing donations in order to sustain this program.
