Paramedics at the east side of Askar refugee camp in Palestine are celebrating the arrival of their first ambulance. The ambulance was purchased by the Boulder-Nablus Sister City Project (BNSCP).
The nonprofit, founded in 2011, is a cultural exchange program of sorts between Colorado and Palestine. The group previously raised $15,000 for an incubator sent to a Palestinian hospital. During a meeting with their delegation in Askar, the group decided their next project would be an ambulance.
“The eastern side of the city of Nablus doesn’t have any hospitals,” said Essrea Cherin, the co-founder of BNSCP.
In the past, ambulances from the west side of Nablus had to travel across Israeli blockades to transport patients. People with emergencies often used private vehicles to reach the hospital.
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