Stories- Wasla Naji Naji- 28 years old Naji, a young man with a physical disability whose will enabled him to overcome his disability and become the first amputees football player in Palestine. After completing his university studies in business administration, he sought to participate in community activities and advocate for the issues of persons with […]
Mohammed Abo Galy, 20 years old Mohammed studies physics at the Islamic University and has a partial hearing impairment. He is passionate about reading and science and is very interested in staying up to date with the latest scientific research in his field. As for community participation, Mohammed did not participate in any youth programs […]
Social Developmental ForumAyat Wafi, a young woman from Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip married a man with visual disability several years ago. She had three children. Everyday her responsibilities grew and she kept thinking of how to protect her family. Her only thought was to start her own business.One day while walking in […]
“Yalla Change taught me how to prioritize and how to be an issue I’m passionate about which can help me design effective advocacy campaigns”Yara Abu Shanab- Middle area “I can’t describe this experience. This program has changed my life. All love to Yalla Change”Ghazi Al-Khaldi- Gaza “It was a very special program. I learned very […]
Five young women in their twenties meet in a small room that they rented from the hand in hand center in Gaza. They have a sewing machine, a cupboard containing their raw materials and in the middle, they set up a large table they gather around to finish their handcrafts, which hang all over the […]
Sitting in the middle of a small room with two brick walls and two net walls, she put wheat and water to the pigeons that provide her income. She examines the birds to see if they need any special care incase they’ve fallen ill and she also keeps an eye on the eggs and the […]
In the middle of her kitchen in Beti Lahia, north of Gaza, 20 year old Laila Debu sits on her kitchen table preparing the kaak and maamoul dough to prepare the Sunday clients’ orders on time. Debu, a university graduate, has a hearing impairment. She can’t speak well but she makes the best kaak and […]
Thalge is a young woman in her twenties living in Deir Al-Balah city in the middle of the Gaza Strip. She has a B.A in biology and suffers from partial visual impairment. After graduation, she worked in an educational center for 4 years and then worked as a private school teacher for a year. Iman […]
By/ Salem Elrayyes About two months ago, the siblings, Mohammed and Mai Khatib decided to launch their own business, Al-Wafa for cleaning supplies in Jabalia north of Gaza. They set up a small 5*3 meter space in their home garden and bought the needed tools and raw material. 30 year Mai and her brother Mohammed, […]
Near the Nusseirat market in the middle of the Gaza Strip, Abd Al-Karim is sitting on his wheelchair, facing a wooden desk with many broken cell phones and small pieces of equipment used to repair cell phones. Al-Qarnawi, 29, has a motor disability. He’s married, holds a degree in applied accounting and attended mobile phone […]
