Salah is the director of Lajee Center in the Aida Refugee Camp, where he was born and continues to live, located in Bethlehem. PfP worked extensively with Salah from 2014 to 2016 and we were so impressed with his commitment to the children and community that we asked him to join us officially as our representative on the ground. We are very proud of our association with Salah and look forward to many more years of working together for the benefit of Palestinian children.
On April 21st, Playgrounds for Palestine sent a survey to our donors about using some of our funds for a COVID-19 emergency direct aid. The response from our supporters was overwhelmingly in the affirmative. Families throughout Palestine have been hard hit by the pandemic, particularly those who rely on income from day labor in
“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. “