Bethlehem 2 | بيت لحم
This playground was dedicated to the memory of Hilda Barakat, purchased by her family and loved ones.
Learn
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.
62
Project
89,453
Happy Children
PfP Blog
Play
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.
Aheba el Tefel | أَحبّاء الطفل
2018 Located in a kindergarten in Gaza
Play Therapy
2015 Play Therapy was an ambitious project that was launched in Gaza after Israel’s military assault 2014, which left thousands more traumatized children. The project was funded in part through a generous grant from the Tingari-Silverton Foundation. While we were able to complete the site and hold some workshops, the project was unsustainable for various
Al Somoa Simya 1 | السموع
2007 This was the first of two playgrounds built for Abir’s Garden in Al Samoa-Simya, a village on the southern-most edge of the West Bank, south of Hebron. The daughter of Bassam and Salwa Aramin, Abir was a 10 year old little girl who was shot and killed by an Israeli sniper. This playground was built in
Jerusalem, Jeel Al Amal | القدس، جيل الأمل
2022 This is PfP’s second project at Jeel Al Amal School. It was funded by a Book Club in the New Jersey and Pennsylvania areas. Jeel Al Amal is a boy’s home accommodating 100 orphan Palestinian boys. They are educated at Jeel Al Amal primary co-ed school together with 250 girls. The school is located
Khan Younis | خان يونس
Located across from the Khan Younis Municipality building in a central location, this playground is used daily by thousands of children.
Palestinian Animal League, summer camp | الجمعية الفلسطينية للرفق بالحيوان
2020 Established in 2010, the Palestinian Animal League is the only locally-run animal protection organization operating within the Occupied Palestinian Territories (oPt). PAL works with local people, particularly children, to encourage kindness, justice, and compassion for humans and animals alike. This project seeks to create a cultural understanding and appreciation of animal welfare concepts
Grow
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.
Grow More