Award Archives - Playgrounds for Palestine

ANERA Honors PfP’s Work in Palestine

September 17, 2005

On September 17th, 2005, ANERA honored Playgrounds for Palestine and the multitude of loyal ANERA donors who consistently support our work. The awards were presented at ANERA’s Annual Dinner. The theme for this year’s dinner was “Education Creates the Future.” Guest speaker at the dinner was Moa’taz Dajani, Executive Director for Al-Jana/Arab Resource Center for the Popular Arts in Beirut, Lebanon. Al-Jana is a dynamic arts education organization that promotes reading and self-expression in impoverished Palestinian communities throughout Lebanon. While PfP appreciates this recognition, we also wish to thank ANERA for their continued partnership and support which makes it possible for PfP to complete its mission. Presenting the award for ANERA (from left to right in the photo)

Phoenix Elementary in Gaza

We are excited to announce the launch of an initiative we’ve been working on for a while. PfP established a school in Gaza for grades 1-5. We’re in our third week now of operation and it’s amazing. The school is a mixture of traditional and non-traditional learning. The first few days were focused on getting to know each other, consulting with children about what they want to get out of the school, how they want to decorate the space, and assessing their skills and abilities. It was decided to name the school: Phoenix Elementary. مدرسةالعنقاء As you can see, the kids were over the moon to be