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2017 Calendars and Christmas Cards
This Christmas, support some of Gaza's 370,000 severely traumatised children to regain hope, and their mothers to gain skills and work. Buy your Christmas cards or gifts from our catalogue.…
Back to school!
Sometimes we're astounded by how quickly our supporters mobilise! This was one such. We received a message from the Canaan Institute in Gaza just a few weeks before the start…
Rita’s birthday party in Gaza
One of our longest standing and most generous supporters, Anni, decided that she would buy her mum an unusual birthday present for her 75th. A party held in her honour…
The Orkneys Raise Funds for Two Children’s Summer Camps in Gaza
Orkney Friends of Palestine (OFoP), in addition to raising funds for the general work of charities such as Medical Aid for Palestinians, have for several years also run campaigns to…
Donate for free while you shop!
Donate to Hope and Play without paying a penny! Or at least, without paying us a penny. Shop at any of these shops online, and they will donate to us.…
Children’s Library in Ain El Hilweh Refugee Camp
Hope and Play hadn't facilitated any projects for Palestinian children in Lebanon. Not until we were contacted by Farah, who was herself a child of one of the poorest refugee…
Sometimes it comes out of the blue!
We work hard at trying to fundraise for our children's projects. And we are fortunate that sometimes we get approached by people who've found us, and who have been moved…
Our Work in Gaza in The Independent
To commemorate 100 days since the bombardment of Gaza by Israel, The Independent, one of the UK's leading broadsheets, published an article by Will George, photos by Grey Hutton, of…
Gaza Children in Vice Magazine
Back in August, Hope and Play was approached by journalists Will and Grey, who wanted to go to Gaza and capture the essence and reality of children's lives there, as…
Essex Bake-Off Raises £250 for Traumatised Children
Last month, Ingatestone, a small village in Essex, witnessed its first ever charity bake-off to find the best village baker. Natalie, the organiser, kindly sent us in this report. "The…