January 2025 JTS America Newsletter
The new year of 2025 has dawned. JTS America will continue to seek out places in need and extend a warm helping hand this year. We sincerely appreciate your unwavering support and will do our best to ensure that your valuable donations reach those who need them most.
2024 JTS Briquette Support Project
To help our neighbors stay warm this winter, JTS provided 24,000 briquettes to 80 households across the country in 2024. A total of 799 volunteers participated, delivering warmth to those in need. “Briquettes are love.”
Second Phase of Emergency Relief for Refugees in Mae Sot, Thailand
In September 2024, JTS carried out its second relief effort for refugees in Mae Sot, Thailand. Aid was provided to a total of six refugee schools (1,577 people), three general schools, one temple (735 people), and one refugee village (47 households) in the form of food supplies and school supplies. The warm smiles of the volunteers and the bright smiles of the refugee children came together in a moment of kindness and hope.
School Completion Ceremony and Opening Anniversary
On October 9, 2024, a completion ceremony was held for a newly constructed school that replaced one destroyed by the Türkiye-Syria earthquake, followed by an opening ceremony marking the start of the first class. Built to provide education for Syrian refugee children, this Khalid ibn al-Walid School took a full year to complete. The building consists of one underground floor and three above-ground floors, with a total of 122 rooms. Among them, 52 are classrooms, while the rest include science labs, a library, conference rooms, and various educational spaces.
Sri Lanka Emergency Relief Story with JTS Volunteer Namal
Emergency relief efforts for vulnerable communities in Sri Lanka began in 2023. That year, food packages and school supplies were provided to 4,775 households and 3,292 students. In 2024, support expanded to 8,741 households and 7,450 students. Additionally, school equipment was provided, and assistance programs for pregnant women were carried out. Through a conversation with Namal, who leads local JTS volunteers, we will hear the story of the past two years of emergency relief efforts.
