The AQOCT is an association of more than 50 non-governmental organizations operating in the province of Quebec and working in the fields of public education and international cooperation. Its main objectives are to promote concerted and coordinated actions among its members and to facilitate communication through a newsletter and other publications. It also receives funds from the Quebec Ministry of International Relations and allocates them to projects submitted by its members. Among these projects are public awareness programs within the province and development projects in the Third World. MAP became a full member of AQOCT in 1992.

The CCIC is a coordinating body serving Canadian non-governmental organizations working in the field of international development. MAP, formerly an associate member, became a full member of CCIC in 1992. The CCIC Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (R&R) Fund has operated since 1981 to help communities overseas to sustain development in the face of disaster. Established by CCIC and CIDA, the R&R Fund was born out of a growing understanding of the need for assistance of a more permanent nature than that provided by short-term disaster relief. R&R projects are designed to bring hope by focusing on how to reduce vulnerability and promote self-reliance, including prevention and preparedness elements, promoting community efforts to achieve sustainable development. The R&R Fund has continuously demonstrated its sensitivity to the special needs of Palestinians.

Founded in 1978, the CCR is a non-profit umbrella organization uniting over 100 organizations across Canada that focus on refugee issues, in Canada and abroad. Through its annual conference and working groups, the CCR has developed an extensive body of policy positions on refugee questions. Our affiliation with CCR allows us to benefit from the wealth of information this national organization has acquired on refugee issues in general and, more specifically, problems relating to the human rights of refugees.

Established in 1967, Development and Peace is a service organization which provides financial assistance to socioeconomic development projects in third world countries and promotes public awareness in Canada. For a number of years, it has supported important projects in the Middle East, especially in a continued awareness and commitment to the changing needs of. The developing world. Development and Peace is MAP’, major Canadian partner, supporting our public awareness, development, humanitarian and relief activities. In addition to having facilitated MAP’s last three OPT project grants received through CIDA International Humanitarian Assistance, Development and Peace established a partnership with MAP in two CCIC Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Fund project for the OPT, provided financial contributions for our public awareness activities, assisted our overall development as an organization, and helped to heighten awareness of the plight of the Palestine.

The United Nations Division for Palestinian Rights was established December 13, 1983 by the UN General Assembly with the aim of promoting the rights of the Palestinian people. Through its accreditation with the Division, MAP takes part in annual meeting organized by the North American Coordinating Committee for NGOs on the Question of Palestine (NACC) and the International Coordinating Committee for NGOs on the Question of Palestine (ICCP). These include the United Nations North American Regional NGO Symposium and the United Nations International NGO Meeting on the Question of Palestine.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) is a humanitarian organization equivalent in nature to a national Red Cross Society: Its services are made available to all in heed, regardless of nationality or religion. ‘The PRCS was founded in 1968 in response t0 the urgent social and medical needs of displaced Palestinians living in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and other Countries. In the ensuing years, the PRCS established hospitals, clinics, ambulance services, nursing schools and rehabilitation centers throughout the region.
Since its birth, MAP has enjoyed an interactive and mutually beneficial relationship with the PRCS. As the primary organization responsible for the health of Palestinians, the PRCS advises MAP on policies and priorities relating to Palestinian health issue. In turn, MAP keeps the PRCS up-to-date on Canadian policies and an initiative concerning international humanitarian assistance, organizes informational and fundraising tours for PRCS officials in Canada, and arranges meetings with Canadian health officials, government agencies and other groups. MAP has also arranged for Canadian health workers to volunteer at PRCS clinics, hospitals and rehabilitation centers Throughout the Middle East. The PRCS hospital in Shatila, Lebanon and the Ain Shams Rehabilitation Centre for Children in Cairo, Egypt were the first beneficiaries of funds MAP raised.

Previously Palestinian Medical Aid, MAP-UK was launched in 1984 in response to the massacres of Palestinians in the camps of Sabra and Shatila in Beirut and the destruction of the majority of health structures in Lebanon. Since 1988 they have focused on providing material and personnel support to health institutions in the West Bank and Gaza. MAP—Canada and MAP-UK are independent organizations, but cooperate on many health Projects in the Occupied Territories.

The Red Crescent Society (RCS Nablus) runs an ambulance service that provides emergency services for the population of the Nablus region. Established in 1950, RCS Nablus also provides services for children with special needs and the elderly.