Aheba el Tefel | أَحبّاء الطفل
2018 Located in a kindergarten in Gaza
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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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Gaza Competition | غَزَّة
In cooperation with ANERA and the Islamic University of Gaza (IUG), Playgrounds for Palestine held a playground design competition among architecture students. In addition to awarding a monetary gift, PfP gave the creators of the top six designs the opportunity to oversee the construction of fun, safe and aesthetically accurate playgrounds using local raw materials
Nahr el Bared | نهر البارد
2009 The Nahr el Bared Camp (NBC) was established in December 1949 by the League of Red Cross Societies in order to accommodate the Palestinian refugees suffering from the difficult winter conditions in the Beqa’a valley and the suburbs of Tripoli. About 31,000 displaced Palestinians and their families live in and around this camp, located
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.
Rashidieh Refugee Camp | مخيم الرشيدية
2019-2020 This playground actually represents four separate playground projects in a larger recreational complex that serves thousands of children in Rashidieh. These playgrounds were a collaborative effort between PfP’s UK and US Chapters which both fundraised for this beautiful public park for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. With the help of UNRWA in Lebanon, the
Silwan | سلوان
2010 This is a park located in Wadi Hilweh, in the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem. The community of Wadi Hilwah, Silwan has been working to design and construct a sports/playing field and a playground on two of the last remaining parcels of open land their their village. In cooperation with MECA (Middle East Children’s
Kufr Ni’mah | كفر نعمة
2023 جمعية نادي الطفل الفلسطيني/ كفرنعمة PfP is proud to have partnered with Kufr Ni’mah’s Association for the Palestinian Child to building this wonderful public playground and family recreational space. This playground was funded by the Elfahmawi family in memory of their matriarch and patriarch.
Asira Shamaliya | عصيرة الشماليّة
2016 This playground was built in memory of Hedy Epstein, with funds collected by her friends in the United States. A survivor of Europe’s holocaust, Hedy spent her life fighting for justice, especially in Palestine. Located in the Nablus District of Palestine, this playground is situated near a school and serves approximately 6,000 children from
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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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