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Keeping Gaza’s children warm
Children and their families continue to flee from Jabalia. The Israeli army onslaught and siege of Jabalia in early October has left homes and other vital infrastructure completely destroyed. People…
Message from Gaza: Mohammed Al Kurd
Here in this message from Gaza, Mohammed shares his thoughts and fears as he works to support the children living around him in Deir El Balah. Can you tell us…
Message from Gaza: Maysa Yousef
A few weeks ago, Maysa's house was bombed. She was not physically harmed, but her studio was destroyed. Here in this message from Gaza she shares her thoughts and fears…
Under bombs, they still find colour in Gaza
In locations across Gaza, under constant bombs, children are attending the arts and crafts workshops run by the amazing artists from Shababeek for Contemporary Art. They still draw, find colour,…
Launch of 2nd Simsim puppet tour!
Last month, 1500 children and their parents participated in the Simsim puppet tour created by our amazing partners the Canaan Institute. In the gallery below, see a snapshot of the…
Puppets bring joy in Gaza
Throughout October, our partners were incredibly busy, brave, resourceful and creative - as always! They were planning and preparing for a puppet tour, that covered 12 locations in and around…
Urgent update from Jabalia, Gaza
The urgent update from Jabalia refugee camp is horrifying. Hundreds of people killed by Israeli bombs and thousands more encircled and trapped by the Israeli military. The destruction in Jabalia,…
Update: emergency support to children in Gaza
Our teams across Gaza are facing some of the hardest conditions to deliver food, emergency cash, art and games workshops for children. From Gaza City to Rafah, here's a snapshot…
23,000 people supported in July-August
Thanks to the generous supporters of Hope and Play, our incredible, resilient partners in Gaza have managed to support 23,000 children and their families in July and August. Our partners…
Meet the artist-activity leaders
We are working with a network of artists across Gaza to run arts and play activities for thousands of displaced and traumatised children. Even in these darkest of times, Gaza…