Silwan, Madaa Creative Center | سلوان
2022 This project was funded by and completed in partnerships with PfP—UK. The Madaa Creative Center was established in 2005 to serve and empower children, teenagers, and women living in Silwan.
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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.
Jayyous Playground | جيوس
2021 Jayyous is a small agricultural village with a population of around 5,000 people. The Jayyous Playground will serve approximately 700 youth in Jayyous under the age of 18. The playground will be constructed adjacent to the SkateQilya skatepark on a piece of unused land approximately 450 square meters in size. SkateQilya is overseeing 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
Gaza, Cultural Heritage Camp | مخيم التراث الثقافي
This is an ongoing project since May 2024, and is implemented in collaboration with the Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA). It aims to promote children’s engagement with Palestinian cultural identity through a series of activities, including reading, creative writing, Dabke (traditional Palestinian dance), and artistic workshops. The initiative will provide spaces for children to
Gaza, Modern Childhood School | مدرسة الطفولة الحديثة
The Modern Childhood School is PfP’s second school in Gaza, serving approximately 400 students from pre-K to 5th grade. This was a fully operational school prior to the genocide, but was destroyed by Israeli bombing. The principal, Gehan, along with existing teachers at the school and with funding from PfP, re-established the school in Deir
Khan Younis | خان يونس
Located across from the Khan Younis Municipality building in a central location, this playground is used daily by thousands of children.
Children’s Ecological Garden | Palestine Museum of Natural History | Bethlehem University
This project is creating a children’s ecological garden for play and learning, connecting existing infrastructure including a community garden, botanic garden, animal rehabilitation center, and compost center to an area of play! The community garden is located down the hill from the planned children’s ecological garden and playground, which includes a play complex set to be completed by the end of August 2020.
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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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