Ein el Hilweh Al Morshid, Lebanon | روضة المرشد، مخيم عين الحلوة، لبنان
2019 Al Morshid Kindergarten is located in Ein El Hilweh
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A great deal of work and effort goes into building these playgrounds. Some are designed and manufactured locally. When equipment is purchased abroad, parts are shipped to Palestine and assembled using local labor. We transfer ownership of the equipment to a local Palestinian NGO, school, or municipality with which we contract to assume responsibility for the playground. The land is always donated. Among PfP’s stipulations for these playgrounds is that 1) girls are given equal access as boys, 2) children are not charged for use of the playground, and 3) the local partner commits to regular maintenance and cleanup to ensure the safety of the site.
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Qortuba | الْخَلِيل
2016 This playground is built on the property of an elementary school in one of the most threatened Palestinian cities. Qortuba is part of the Hebron District, where settler violence and harassment are particularly extreme. This playground is a rare point of color and play for the children it serves.
Silwad | سلواد
2009 Silwad, located north of Ramallah, is home to approximately 8,000 Palestinians. Most of its population relies on farming and agriculture to support their families and its climate makes it suitable for growing its famous olive and fig trees. Playgrounds for Palestine installed this playground in collaboration with Maysoon’s Kids, a children’s center in Silwad.
Al Somoa-Simya 2 | السموع
2008 Abir’s Garden, was built in a very small village on the southern-most edge of the West Bank, south of Hebron, called Al Samoa-Simya. This is the second playground to be built in memory of a 10-year old girl named Abir Aramin, who was shot and killed by an Israeli sniper. Abir was the daughter
Aida 1 | مخيم عايده
2013 As our community garden and play space was coming together at Aida Refugee Camp, families were overhead saying that “It’s like a piece of paradise”, and that’s even before the construction is completed! Designs for the site were completed in August thanks to our friends at the Lajee Center and playground architect Sam Kornhauser.
Ein el Hilweh, Lebanon | لبنان – مخيم عين الحلوة
2009 The Najdeh Association, a local NGO working with Palestinian children in refugee camps, established a preschool in Ein El-Helweh Refugee Camp in Saida, which serves a community of Palestinian refugees. The preschool serves around 90 children, ages 3 to 5, in the mornings Sundays through Thursdays and hosts youth activities on Fridays and Saturdays
Gaza, The Phoenix School | مدرسةالعنقاء
The Phoenix School in Gaza is a mixture of traditional and non-traditional learning.In consultation with students and teachers, we named the school after the mythical bird that rises in glory and power from the ashes of destruction and death. No other name could be more appropriate. The first few days were focused on getting to
Gaza, Shuja’iyyah, Right to Live Society | الشجاعيّه
2010 This playground was built at the Right to Life Society, which serves Palestinian children with Down Syndrome and Autism. Established in 1993, this non-profit helps to nurture these children to live as productive members of society. Through dance classes, arts and crafts, carpentry, and more, the Society aims to help these citizens of Gaza and
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From the legacies of our ancestors through the land that holds all our roots and all of our stories, Palestinian farmers persist in the traditions of the olive trees, and bring you the nectar of Palestine’s noble fruit so that we might also build spaces of love and play for Palestine’s children.
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