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Rest in Power, Sister…

It is with great sadness and shock that we learned of the passing of our dear friend Hiam Tabbarah Odds. All of us at PfP wish to extend our heartfelt condolences to Hiam’s family. Hiam had been battling cancer, but none of us knew it because she never slowed down from her fundraising for Gaza and fighting for Palestine. Hiam gave so much of herself to others and in particular to children. She was a mother, not only to her own children, but to also to the many children to whom she worked to bring …

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August 2014 Newsletter

  …helping children reclaim their childhoods August 2014 NBC 10 of Philadelphia Segment on PfP NBC 10 – Philadelphia traveled to Palestine and did a story Playgrounds for Palestine. They visited the community space we built in Aida Refugee Camp and spoke to the kids and to the wonderful Salah Ajarma, Director of Lajee Center in Aida. Click HERE to watch the segment. PfP’s Palestine Director PfP would like to welcome our new Program Director in Palestine, Esperanza Shanan.  Esperanza grew up in Kobar, a village in the Ramallah district and currently lives in Ramallah.  She is fluent in Arabic, English, Spanish and Bulgarian.  She is an experienced physical therapist and community organizer.  She has an extensive history working to empower children and families in Palestine.  In particular, she has worked to advance access for children with special needs.  We are …

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June 2014 Newsletter

  …helping children reclaim their childhoods June 2014 Dr Ahmed Alkhateeb Takes PfP to the Summit of Mt Rainier! Congratulations and gratitude to Dr Ahmed Alkhateeb, a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard, and his friends for climbing Mt Rainier in support of PfP! Dr Alkhateeb and his fellow mountaineers started the climb on June 6th and reached the summit (pictured) on June 11th.  For more information and photos, click here or on the photo below. Lajee Center Grand Opening of Community Space On June 6th, Lajee Center held it’s grand opening for the community space and playground built by PfP. We are very proud of the work being done by …

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Made it to the Mt. Rainier Summit for PfP

Ahmed dedicated his climb to Playgrounds for Palestine and raised $1,325 for the construction of playgrounds in the occupied territories.  Summit elevation is 14,411 ft / 4,392 m!!

Dr Ahmed Alkhateeb Attempts Mt. Rainier for PfP

Dear Supporters of PfP, we are honored to have Dr. Ahmed Alkhateeb, currently a post-doctoral researcher at Harvard University, attempt to climb Mt. Rainier to raise awareness and funds for Playgrounds for Palestine. Please consider sponsoring his upcoming climb. And forward this page to anyone else who might want to support Ahmed and his efforts. Go Ahmed, Go! http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/palestine/rainierclimb

PfP condemns vandalizing playgrounds anywhere

Playgrounds for Palestine condemns the vandalizing of a playground dedicated to the memory of Grace McDonnell, a 7-year old victim of the Shady Hook School massacre. Playgrounds are places of joy, refuge, and growth for children, the most vulnerable and innocent segment of any society. As an organization that serves traumatized children living under a brutal military occupation, we are particularly aware of what it means to violate the safe spaces of children. Our solidarity …

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May 2014 Newsletter

  …helping children reclaim their childhoods May 2014 Thank You For Another Wonderful Annual Fundraiser! Our annual gala was a resounding success and a beautiful evening. Our theme was “Places, People & Play”, we went over capacity with attendees, who came despite a downpour of rain and limited parking!  To see more, please watch this video montage, or see photos on our Facebook page. A huge “Thank You” to all who made the Playgrounds for Palestine fundraiser such an overwhelming success! We are inspired by your generosity, and heartened by your friendship! Because of your support we look forward to continuing our work on the construction of more play-spaces for Palestinian children living under military occupation. Update on Playgrounds and Community Spaces The Budrus Community Space just got a new entrance and this summer PfP will be traveling to Palestine to further update this …

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2014 Fundraiser

  …helping children reclaim their childhoods February 2014 It’s Not Too Late To Get Your Tickets for PfP’s Annual Dinner Fundraiser! Playgrounds for Palestine will hold it’s annual fundraiser dinner 5 PM on March 29th, 2014, at UPenn’s Hall of Flags in Philadelphia, PA. We are very excited to share another evening of community with our supporters, where we will show you photos from our latest builds in Palestine.   Our feature performer is Farah Siraj, a Jordanian virtuoso whose career spans three continents.  She has performed at …

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Hello from the PfP Board!

We took a short break from planning our upcoming fundraiser to pose for this selfie. Can you tell that we love what we do?!! We can’t wait to see you on March 29th! — with Stephanie Sena, Hanan Urick, Susan Abulhawa,Sonia M. Rosen, Karen Kovalcik, Dounia Tamri-loeper and Amali Abdrabbah Elabed.

Our Youngest Fundraisers!!

Meet the youngest members of our Playgrounds for Palestine fundraising team! Adam and Milan generously donated their birthday money – over $2,000!!!- to PfP so that Palestinian children living under military occupation could regain their right to play! PfP is proud to be honoring them at our March 29th Gala! Thank you Adam and Milan for your thoughtful gift!

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PHOTO ALBUM | Ramadan 2026

At both the Phoenix School and the Modern Childhood School, our students participated in craft workshops to create Ramadan decorations

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“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. “