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Play Garden Built in Gaza
In June of 2010, managed by our local community partners the Canaan Institute of Pedagogy, we built a play garden in Beit Lahiya, Northern Gaza. It serves an area where…
London to Amsterdam Ride Raises over £30,000 for Disabled Children in Gaza
So our London to Paris cycle ride this year was actually to Amsterdam. Though it would have been somewhat churlish to rename it just for one year's idiosyncrasy. Especially as…
Dubai to London for Gaza’s Handicapped Children
In May, June and July of 2010, Wissam Al Jayoussi rode his Harley Davidson over 40,000 km, crossed over 30 national boundaries from Dubai to London. He did this to…
188 Laptops for Al Amari Refugee Camp schools
Hope and Play purchased 188 educational laptops for children in the Boys and Girls schools in the Amari refugee camp just outside Ramallah on the West Bank. These were the…
3rd London to Paris Bike Ride Raises over £40,000 for Children in Gaza
Our third annual London to Paris bike ride took place over the weekend of September 4th to 6th. This was our biggest, most successful and probably most fun so far.…
The Challenges of Building a Playground in Gaza
It is amazing how difficult it can be trying to help kids who are having serious life challenges if the place you choose to help them is Gaza. At Hope…
800 Children Join in the Sheikh Ajleen Summer Games Site Supported by Hope and Play
Hope and Play's 2009 London to Paris bike ride funded the construction of a Summer Games site in Gaza. The site, which was in place for two months, had over…
Announcing London to Paris Bike Ride 2009
September the 4th will see us starting our third annual London to Paris bike ride, this time to support children in Gaza. This year's event will be bigger than the last…
Child Casualties in Israel’s Assault on Gaza 2008/09
Gaza's population has had it very hard by most accounts. Most of Gaza's residents are not natives of Gaza, but were expelled and are refugees from the south of Israel.…
London to Paris Cyclists Raise over £20,000
26 cyclists from Conchango and partners ride 220 miles from London to Paris, and raise £22,000 to buy ruggedised educational laptops for children in the refugee camps and under occupation…