Squeezed by years of occupation and upheaval, the Lutheran World Federation school helps youth from 50 West Bank towns and villages become tradesmen. Skilled craftsmen and technicians are in great demand in Palestine and across the border in Israel. The school serves a struggling people. Students' families are generally poor, so tuition covers only five percent of costs. Border closures and army checkpoints limit education.
Improvisation is a way of life.
Yet since 1950 this LWR partner program has trained nearly 2,000 craftsmen and carpenters for places like Nazareth.