See for yourself. Hope Equals invites you to join us on a summer adventure. We will talk to many of the leaders at the forefront of the peace and reconciliation efforts on both the Israeli and the Palestinian side. We will tour their organizations and visit visit historical sites that are of importance for Christians, Jews and Muslims. A NEW aspect in 2012 is that we are attempting to secure meetings with people in both Israeli and Palestinian government. The last two weeks of the trip we will volunteer for Holy Land Trust and have a direct hand in helping them with their work.
Capacity: While we’d love to take you all, we only have 15 spots left for this summer. So, apply now.
Length of trip: 5 weeks including orientation, travel, and time in country (June 11 through July 13 2012).
Cost per person: While we do not have an exact figure yet from our partners, previous years cost approximately $4,000 plus air fare.
Cost includes: orientation, pre-trip materials, accommodations, breakfast, dinner, ground transportation, translators, travel, health and evacuation insurance, exit taxes, all administrative and program expenses and a Hope Equals T-shirt.
Cost doesn’t include: airfare, passports, immunizations, lunches, laundry or souvenirs.
1. Participants must be at least 18 years of age (no exceptions).
2. Participants must be enrolled or have just graduated from a college, university, graduate or seminary program.
3. Participants must be physically fit and able to walk at least five miles per day in extreme heat, carrying their own water. This trip is physically demanding. Travel includes mountain, city and desert hikes.
4. A police background check will be required (no exceptions).
5. Applications submitted will be individually reviewed and considered for an interview which will then determine the applicant’s placement on a team.
6. $250 deposit (non-refundable).
Early application deadline: Feb 10, 2012 early application deposit of $200. Visit this page for more information and an application.
Final application deadline: March 09, 2012 with $250 deposit. Visit this page for more information and an application.