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Twenty minutes of play
On our way to Beit Lahiya today, we stopped for a quick tea at the YMCA. The summer games were in full flight. I saw a European looking boy in…
Gaza’s summer camps start
In a beautiful start to the day, I visited the children's summer games organised at Gaza's YMCA. The club was full of laughter and play, which hit me like a…
Day 1 in Gaza
Gaza's people live in half buildings. They have either run out of money part way through building their house as the blockade has killed the economy, or they had a…
Crossing into Gaza
Go through the tunnels under the border to Gaza or give up and come back another time. That was the decision I was faced with last night. The Egyptian authorities…
Unplanned (and unwelcome) Stay in Cairo
As I board the plane at Heathrow, I get a call from my contact in Gaza that due to security concerns, the border crossing to Gaza from Egypt is going…
And so, to Gaza
After a final false start, which itself followed 3 failed applications, I am in possession of an entry permit to Gaza through Rafah, the border with Egypt. As often appears…
Cycle London to Paris with us in June for Gaza’s Children
We will be cycling from London to Paris on June 17th to 19th this year in aid of children's projects in Gaza. These rides have always been hugely fun, but…
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…