Our impact
The war and genocide is taking a catastrophic toll on children in Gaza
Every day, Gaza’s children wake up to a world of destruction, violence, and hunger. Constant fear and anxiety leaves many wishing they weren’t alive. The impact of this horror will last a lifetime.
Our tireless teams, with partner organisations Canaan Institute of New Pedagogy and Shababeek Centre for Contemporary Art, are providing vital support to traumatised children across Gaza.
Between March and October 2024 they have reached 67,062 children and their families with the essentials to survive and through moments of hope and play.
Providing essentials to survive
Our main focus is ensuring children and their families have the essentials to survive.
The Israeli blockade and bombardment means little to no food or basic supplies are getting into Gaza. Maysa Yousef, one of the artist-workshop leaders in Deir El Balah, says: “There’s nothing in the market; we manage with what we have.”
Our teams have provided food – bread, pastries, soup, rice and other staples – through soup kitchens feeding 100 families a day.
When Israeli authorities shut off the water supply to Gaza, our teams stepped up to truck in clean water to people sheltering in schools and tents. They set up a roving team of plumbers to fix and maintain toilets and pipes to keep shelters sanitary and stop the spread of disease. They also distributed basic medicines and provided essential dentistry to displaced people. Read more about this work here.
Creating moments of hope
Our amazing teams run play, games, art, sport and therapeutic workshops for children all across Gaza. Their resourcefulness knows no bounds. They created a puppet show which toured Gaza city, ran a skate school for displaced teenagers, and have started regular Arabic, English and Maths tuition for children.
In the face of starvation, destruction and horror, their indomitable spirit shines though. With no end in sight to this war, your support is helping our teams to continue creating hope and healing for Gaza’s children.
Every single contribution not only helps us continue our work; it also helps Gaza’s children to know they are remembered and supported. It helps them to hope.
None of this happens without your support.
Thank you so much for your continuing kindness to Palestine’s children.
