Ramallah – AlYasmin | رام الله
2016 This playground is located at the Al Yasmin Society, which serves the disabled. Support for this playground comes from the generosity of the Mallouk Family, in memory of Robert Mallouk.
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A great deal of work and effort goes into building these playgrounds. Some are designed and manufactured locally. When equipment is purchased abroad, parts are shipped to Palestine and assembled using local labor. We transfer ownership of the equipment to a local Palestinian NGO, school, or municipality with which we contract to assume responsibility for the playground. The land is always donated. Among PfP’s stipulations for these playgrounds is that 1) girls are given equal access as boys, 2) children are not charged for use of the playground, and 3) the local partner commits to regular maintenance and cleanup to ensure the safety of the site.
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Abushkhedim | أبو شخيدم
2024 This playground was built in loving memory of Mariam Sheikha (12.25.2021 — 01.09.2022) by her parents Sabah Yusuf and Mudassir Sheikha. The playground serves four adjacent villages, including Birzeit, Cobar, AbuQash, and Abushkhedim. The approximate number of children who use the playground is 4,300 ranging in ages from toddlers to 15 years.
Al Shurooq School for the Blind | مدرسة الشروق للمكفوفين
2020 The Al-Shurooq School for Blind Children was established in 1981 as the educational facility of the society, with the aim of providing the blind and visually impaired with access to appropriate education and equal opportunity. They provide education, mobility training, daily life skills, and counseling service for parents and children. Children enroll in the
Toura, COVID-19 Relief
2020 On April 21st, 2020, Playgrounds for Palestine sent a survey to our donors about using some of our funds for a COVID-19 emergency direct aid. The response from our supporters was overwhelmingly in the affirmative. Families throughout Palestine were hard hit by the pandemic, particularly those who rely on income from day labor in
Ein el Tal, Syria | سوريا
2011 This was our first and only playground built in Syria, shortly before the outbreak of the civil war. It is located in the UNRWA refugee camp of Ein el Tal. The refugee camp is the largest official Palestinian refugee camp in Syria. Established between 1948 and 1950, approximately 19,000 Palestinians live in and around the
Kobar | كوبر
2017 This playground was funded by PfP-UK, our sister organization in the United Kingdom. Kobar is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the total population of Kobar reached over 4,000 in 2015, 60% of whom are under the age of 15 years. There are four public schools
Aheba el Tefel | أَحبّاء الطفل
2018 Located in a kindergarten in Gaza
Play Therapy
2015 Play Therapy was an ambitious project that was launched in Gaza after Israel’s military assault 2014, which left thousands more traumatized children. The project was funded in part through a generous grant from the Tingari-Silverton Foundation. While we were able to complete the site and hold some workshops, the project was unsustainable for various
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From the legacies of our ancestors through the land that holds all our roots and all of our stories, Palestinian farmers persist in the traditions of the olive trees, and bring you the nectar of Palestine’s noble fruit so that we might also build spaces of love and play for Palestine’s children.
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