Bethlehem 2 | بيت لحم
This playground was dedicated to the memory of Hilda Barakat, purchased by her family and loved ones.
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.
This playground was dedicated to the memory of Hilda Barakat, purchased by her family and loved ones.
2008 Abir’s Garden, was built in a very small village on the southern-most edge of the West Bank, south of Hebron, called Al Samoa-Simya. This is the second playground to be built in memory of a 10-year old girl named Abir Aramin, who was shot and killed by an Israeli sniper. Abir was the daughter
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
2015 Aqraba is a village of approximately 8200 residents, about 18 km from the ancient city of Nablus. Traditionally, Aqraba had been a rural farming village, with many olive groves and fruit trees. Israeli confiscation of land from families in this village, as well as ongoing expansion of settlements have led to some degree of urbanization
2016-2018 PfP partnered with SkateQilya to construct a skate ramp, buy skate equipment, and conduct ongoing workshops with children to promote skateboarding in Palestine among girls and boys of all ages. The results have been spectacular!
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.
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.
2024 Al Frer (De La Salle) is a private school in Bethlehem established in 1893. The school has 1118 students and has an equal number of Christian and Muslim students. The playground will serve preschool through grade 4- approximately 400 students and would be open to the community in the summer time. This playground is
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.
Grow More“After the ‘Cast lead’ attack on Gaza, PfP shared a video of the kids finally able to go outside where there still stood a (PfP) playground. It still brings tears to think about the joy of those kids swarming the playground… It really brought home the great work PfP does. “