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Education for 500 Traumatised Children in Gaza
When I visited Gaza in 2012, there were a number of Israeli warplane bombing sorties which killed about a dozen people in the strip. The first one I witnessed was…
Nadia’s Tea Party Raises Nearly £900 for Traumatised Children
Nadia got in touch with us through our Facebook page. She'd seen our request for help to fundraise for an educational programme for 500 traumatised children in Gaza and decided…
El Amal Project for Children with Hearing and Speech Difficulties
This one's for our fun fundraisers who cycled London to Amsterdam with Hope and Play back in 2010, to Wissam Al-Jayoussi and his Goodwill Journey motorbike ride from Dubai to…
Farah and Bradley Celebrate their Wedding With a Gift of Love to Ain El Hilweh
There are not many acts of love greater than dedicating one's life to another in marriage. But Farah and Bradley have expanded this circle of love by asking people to…
A Playground for Nablus
Nablus is a fascinating city. It houses not only some of the most steadfast resistance to the Israeli occupation, but also on one of its mountains, an old Jewish community…
Beit Lahiya Community Centre in Northern Gaza Gets a Children’s Library
Back in 2010, we sent funds to the Palestinian Cultural and Heritage Association (PCHA) in Beit Lahiya to furbish a children's library within their community centre to provide a much…
Thank you for 2012 – Looking forward to more in 2013
Thank you for 2012. You helped us support some wonderful grassroots organisations in Gaza to get projects going and make the lives of some of Gaza's children a little bit…
Samouni School Project Starts – Against the Odds
Time plays tricks on you sometimes. No sooner had I posted my last blog post about the clothing that many of you had helped fund for the Samouni family, than…
How you brought clothing to one of the most traumatised families on earth
About a year ago, a social enterprise was planned for the Samouni family to assist with the education of their 100+ children, provide employment to their adults, and build support…
Clothing for the Samouni Family
During the bombardment and military incursion on Gaza at the end of 2008 and early 2009, one of the most widely reported incidents was that of the tragedy that befell…