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10 June – 6 September 2024
“Lazy Hands Make For Poverty, but Diligent Hands Bring Wealth.” (Proverbs 10:4)
The Upper Room Mission (URM) is proud to have concluded its third training course. Despite the fear of regional war, the increased violence in the West Bank and Jerusalem, the limited financial resources, and the uncertainty about the future, the Upper Room Mission completed the third training. Without the resilience of our entrepreneurs and the support of our donors and friends, the third training wouldn’t have been possible. We are very thankful for all those who made this training a success.
The training consisted of 6 training sessions (four hours each session). It was held from the 10th of June till 6 September 2024. As part of this project, 10 new entrepreneurs who submitted business plans have been equipped with the knowledge and resources to initiate their projects or expand the existing ones.
With the conclusion of the third training, the Upper Room Mission has successfully:
- Assisted 30 participants in gaining knowledge to become successful entrepreneurs.
- Supported 24 entrepreneurs with the needed resources and equipment to initiate or expand their projects.
- ncreased the resilience of the Christian minority in Jerusalem to remain in the country and create job opportunities for them and others.
- Contributed to achieving gender justice by economically empowering women.
We wish all our graduates from the three training courses a life full of success and prosperity.
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The URM has completed the second training course. A local consultant and trainer was contracted to give the training and follow-up consultations. The trainer conducted 5 training sessions from March to June 2023. The URM and the local trainer/consultant developed training materials in Arabic. 8 participants finished the training course and 5 applied business plans. The URM studied the business plans, provided feedback to the applicants and provided them with the needed resources to start their micro projects.
CLICK HERE to view the URM Second Training Album
On October 15, 2022, the team of the Upper Room Mission met with a delegation from the Methodist Church to discuss the challenges facing the Christian community in the Holy Land and ways to overcome those challenges and maintain the Christian witness and presence in the Holy Land. The URM’s team shared with the delegation the vision, mission and the ministry of the URM.
As part of the pilot project “Christian Youth Empowerment: through Entrepreneurship Training & Coaching in Jerusalem” the Upper Room Mission (URM) signed, on 10 September 2022, Memorandum of Agreements with the remaining graduates of the Pilot Project graduates to provide them with the needed resources to start up their businesses. The signing of the MOU came after the participants have gained the know-how and skills to become successful entrepreneurs and have submitted a business proposal to the URM.
On April 22, 2022, the Upper Room Mission graduated seven entrepreneurs. The graduation ceremony was attended by representatives of the Lund Mission Society, Rev. Dr. Prof. Samuel Rubenson, the Chairman of the Center for Theology and Religious Studies from Lund University and his wife Dr. Inga-Lill; by Dr. Marko Lehtimäki, from Ensimetri, that conducted the training in partnership with the URM; by Dr. Simo Lahtinen, a senior advisor and main supporter of the URM; by Rev. Dr. Maria Leppäkari, the international advisor of the URM; by Bishop Emeritus Dr. Munib Younan; and other prominent figures and leaders from Jerusalem.
