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“A life changing experience. What a privilege to be part of such a wonderful group of people. Thank you for making it all possible.”
Thank you for your interest in joining this trip.
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Rebuilding Hope 2024
Autumn 2024: TBC
The Booking Process
Please follow these steps to book your place:
Once you have submitted your booking form, you will receive an email from us confirming we have your information. This email will include two links which you will need to follow to complete the booking process:
Once we have received the details from your form, your deposit payment, and your acceptance of the Code of Conduct, you will receive confirmation of your place on the trip.
Please note that we only have 40 spaces available so please complete your form immediately to avoid disappointment. We may contact you for further clarification in response to the information you give on your booking form.
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1. Essential Information
How much does the trip cost?
What is included in the price?
What is not included in the price?
Can I have a single room?
What are the group flight details?
(All times are local).
Each passenger can bring one item of hold luggage weighing no more than 23kg plus one item of hand luggage.
Can I arrange my own flights to arrive early, stay later or travel from/to a different airport?
Yes. If you choose to do this:
Does Amos Trust provide travel insurance?
No, you will need to arrange your own travel insurance for this trip. We will ask you for the details of your policy before departure. We would recommend obtaining your policy as soon as possible after your place on the trip has been confirmed to make sure that you are covered for any non-refundable costs should you need to cancel your place.
Normally we advise that off-the-shelf packages offered by your bank or, for example, the Post Office are fine. Make sure to check that the cover includes the Occupied Palestinian Territories. You will not be travelling outside of the main tourist destinations.
Do I need any inoculations?
Do I need a visa?
Will it be safe?
Who will be leading the trip?
Building skills and experience
You do not need any building skills or experience. All the skilled work will be led by the local Palestinian building teams. The trip participants will be labouring and helping out where we can.
Fitness
A reasonable level of fitness is required as we will be working 6-8 hours per day at some points of the trip. However, there will be a variety of tasks to do, some much more physically demanding than others. Our previous building teams have consisted of volunteers aged 18 to 80 and everyone has found plenty to do within their physical capabilities.
Choosing the home to be rebuilt and the other projects to be undertaken
Holy Land Trust and HIRN are experienced and highly respected organisations who are trusted by the local communities they serve. They will work alongside these communities to select the projects we will be undertaking.
What will the accommodation be like?
And the food?
Can I drink the water?
What will the weather be like?
What currency do I need to bring? And how much?
Will there be Wi-Fi?
Wi-Fi will probably be available in the hotel.
Mobile phone usage
Are there any cultural norms or expectations I should be aware of?
Shall I bring gifts?
Please do not bring gifts. If as part of the itinerary we are having meals with families, we will suggest some items you could bring i.e. shortbread, colouring pencils, herbs/spices etc. Our hosts Holy land Trust ask that you do not bring anything other than these items as they do not want people to start to assume that visitors will always come with presents.
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2. Payments
The payment arrangements for the trip are as follows:
Your invoice will include a link to make online payments using a credit or debit card or your PayPal account if you have one. The invoice will also have our bank details if you prefer to make a bank payment directly from your account.
You can also pay by cheque (payable to ‘Amos Trust’) and posted to: Amos Trust, Room 11, St Margaret's House, 15 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9PJ
You can also phone the office on 0203 7253493 during working hours to make a payment over the phone with a credit or debit card.
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3. Cancellation
Cancellation by Amos Trust
If Amos Trust cancels the trip we will issue a full refund of all monies paid by all participants.
Cancellation by participant
If you need to cancel your place on the trip after your participation has been confirmed, please let us know as soon as possible.
Refunds
We purchase flights as early as possible to ensure availability and value. Your deposit payment is calculated to cover the average cost of a return flight to Israel at the time of booking plus our administration costs and is not refundable.
If you have paid your deposit plus one or more of the scheduled payments prior to cancelling your place, you will be refunded the amount you have paid up to that date less the cost of your deposit, plus any other non-refundable expenditure Amos Trust has incurred.
We will supply evidence of any non-refundable expenditure but would stress our recommendation that you obtain travel insurance as early as possible.
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4. Consent for photography/filming
Amos Trust is a creative organisation and we love telling stories. One of the ways we do this is through photography and film. There may be a designated Amos photographer and/or filmmaker on your trip to help us ‘tell the story’, so that we can share it with other Amos supporters and new audiences across Amos’ print and digital media, including print publications, websites, e-marketing, posters, banners, advertising, film, and social media channels.
By confirming that you have read and understood the Essential Information for this trip, you:
Your rights
If you feel uncomfortable being photographed or filmed while on your trip, please inform the photographer and/or filmmaker and they will happily stop photographing/filming you. If you prefer, simply ask your trip leader to ask the photographer and/or filmmaker on your behalf.
You can ask Amos Trust to stop using any images that you appear in at any time, in which case they will not be used in future publications but may continue to appear in publications already in circulation.
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5. Offsetting Emissions
Amos Trust is very conscious of the environmental impact of flying. We believe that the importance of our travel programme in promoting Palestinian rights warrants these flights, and we seek to ensure that we make the best possible use of them.
We offset the carbon burnt on our trips through a tree-planting programme with our Nicaraguan partners CEPAD, and offer all participants the chance to do the same. You can read our full carbon emissions policy here.
A return flight from London Heathrow to Ben Guirion Tel Aviv emits approximately 1.2 tonnes of CO2. We calculate the full carbon compensation cost for this is £30. You will be sent details of how you can make a donation to cover this in your booking acknowledgement email.
Amos Trust
7 Bell Yard, London
United Kingdom
WC2A 2JR
Telephone:
+44 (0) 203 725 3493
Email:
[email protected]
Registered Charity No.
1164234
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