The Social Developmental Forum (SDF) has launched a new advocacy campaign titled “Improving Access to Humanitarian Aid for People with Disabilities in the Gaza Strip,” responding to the severe challenges they have been facing amid the ongoing aggression, blockade, and deteriorating humanitarian conditions. The campaign falls under the activities of the “Access for All: Enhancing […]
Through its Youth Hub project, Social Development Forum has conducted a series of Psychological First Aid (PFA) workshops designed to raise mental health awareness and equip young people with essential crises response skills. This initiative responds to the severe psychological pressures resulting from the ongoing humanitarian crises in the Gaza Strip. These workshops follow the […]
The “Thread Woven with Love” initiative, launched by the Access For All (A4A) network, has emerged as a new thread of hope, integrating economic empowerment, psychosocial support, and rights-based awareness for women, particularly heads of households, including those with disabilities, at the Life Inclusive Camp for People with Disabilities in Deir Al-Balah. This initiative falls […]
In the heart of the Gaza Strip, where the impact of the ongoing genocide has been weighing heavily on youth for over two years, the SDF Youth Hub continues to drive forward with its activities. Despite immense challenges, the Hub has been serving as a sanctuary for learning, creativity, and empowerment. Amidst the sounds of […]
The Access for All network launched the initiative A Dot, and a New Mindset at the Al-Yarmouk displacement camp in Gaza City from August 26 to September 2, 2025. The initiative responded to urgent needs within the displacement context, where risks of exploitation and abuse against children and adolescents—particularly those with disabilities—have been escalating. This […]
The Access for All network launched a new initiative titled Empowered at the Women’s Program Center in Deir Al-Balah, in the Middle Area of the Gaza Strip, from September 29 to October 1, 2025. The initiative featured active youth participation and was implemented in cooperation with the center’s management and staff. This effort falls within […]
Over several days, the Access for All network implemented the Together Through the Crisis initiative in the city of Deir Al-Balah in the Middle Area of the Gaza Strip. This effort falls under the project “Enhancing the Autonomy and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in the Gaza Strip,” which is implemented by the Social Developmental […]
The Accountability Team within the Together For Hope (T4H) network continues to play a significant role in monitoring activities inside SDF’s safe learning spaces across the Gaza Strip. Their work aims to advance transparency and integrity of the education process as part of the project “Youth Networks to Enhance Wellbeing and Education for Children and […]
The Youth Hub, an initiative by the Social Developmental Forum (SDF) in the Gaza Strip, in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has officially launched the first phase of its community-based youth initiatives. These efforts focus on community and health awareness, education, the promotion of community safety, support for internally displaced persons, and […]
In a neighbourhood in Gaza City, a small house where she grew up, spent her childhood, and made memories that will always be with her. And after a long, harsh journey of displacement, the 21-year-old Eliana Younis returned to her home. This was not a relocation, but a revitalization. In October 2023, Eliana was a […]
