Gaza, COVID-19 Relief
2020 In partnership with UNRWA, PfP provided emergency relief to children and their families who were hard hit by the pandemic.
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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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Women’s Union Kindergarten at Burj el Shamali | برج إلشمالي
2019 This playground was funded by PfP-UK, our sister organization in the United Kingdom. The Rashidieh refugee camp is located on the coast of Lebanon, south of the city of Tyre. According to the UNRWA, there are 34,584 people registered in the camp as of June 2018. There are four schools in Rashidieh serving more
Jerusalem, Palestine | القُدس
2013 Jeel Al Amal is a boy’s home accommodating 100 orphan Palestinian boys. They are educated at Jeel Al Amal primary co-ed school together with 250 girls. The school is located in Bethany, East Jerusalem, Palestine. PfP is proud to partner with them to build their only sports court on the school grounds.
Ein el Hilweh, Lebanon | لبنان – مخيم عين الحلوة
2009 The Najdeh Association, a local NGO working with Palestinian children in refugee camps, established a preschool in Ein El-Helweh Refugee Camp in Saida, which serves a community of Palestinian refugees. The preschool serves around 90 children, ages 3 to 5, in the mornings Sundays through Thursdays and hosts youth activities on Fridays and Saturdays
Deir el Balah | دير البلح
2004 This is our fourth playground in Gaza, which is made possible by a generous donation, which was collected by Aschehoug Publishing House, the Trade Union and Administration of Aschehoug Publishing House, and the Norwegian Union of Commercial and Office Employees. The park is owned by Municipality of Deir Al Balah for the benefit of
Al Somoa Simya 1 | السموع
2007 This was the first of two playgrounds built for Abir’s Garden in Al Samoa-Simya, a village on the southern-most edge of the West Bank, south of Hebron. The daughter of Bassam and Salwa Aramin, Abir was a 10 year old little girl who was shot and killed by an Israeli sniper. This playground was built in
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
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
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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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