Aiming to revitalize hope among displaced youth in the Gaza Strip, a proactive group of young activists launched the “Yalla Shabab” initiative, which creates a space for youth to meet, play, and compete in a supportive and healthy atmosphere, where they practice their top interest hobby “football”. This initiative is a joint collaboration between the […]
A group of young leaders and musicians launched the “Music and Hope” initiative in displacement centers in the middle area of the Gaza Strip, targeting internally displaced children, who have been enduring harsh war conditions for over 15 months. This youth-led intervention was funded through the initiatives bank, launched be SDF in collaboration with the […]
A group of young activists led the “Safe Environment” initiative around Rodelf Filter School’s entrance in Deir Al-Balah, middle Gaza, which aimed to address the severe sanitation crisis affecting displaced residents in the school by resolving the accumulation of wastewater inside and around the school, which had created significant challenges for thousands of displaced individuals […]
The “Girls’ Tent” initiative was launched by a group of young leaders in southern and middle Gaza as part of the SDF’s national relief response program “Together For Palestine” (T4P), which targets girls and adolescents in displacement camps. This initiative was funded through the Initiatives Bank, in collaboration with the Save Youth Future Society (SYF), […]
A group of young activists launched “Together For Palestine” community interventions all over the Gaza Strip. 14 community initiatives were funded by the Social Developmental Forum (SDF), 11 in the middle and southern areas, and 3 in the northern regions. This unique set of community interventions, launched early in December 2024 were designed and finalized […]
Internally Displaced People have been facing escalated crises, beyond the confines of their makeshift tents or “displacement centers”. Sanitation is a pressing issue in displacement that exacerbates the plights of IDPs; recurring overflowing sewage to streets, camps, and schools heavily affects areas such as Deir Al-Balah and Khan Younis, sheltering hundreds of thousands of displaced […]
During September and October, the Social Developmental Forum’s Youth Network conducted a series of awareness-raising sessions in “Humanitarian Work Standards During Emergencies” across various displacement camps in the middle and south areas of the Gaza Strip. These sessions are part of the “Youth Networks Collaborating for Enhanced Integrity and Community Participation” project, implemented by the […]
The Social Developmental Forum recently conducted the fifth version of the “Youth Summit” a three-day event of dedicated discussions and impactful dialogue panels that highlighted various topics related to displacement, humanitarian aid, youth involvement, and transparency of relief aid distribution. This year’s summit was held under the thematic title “To Whom It May Concern.” SDF’s […]
A group of 19 members of the SDF’s youth network participated in a training on principles and best practices of humanitarian work during emergencies, held over six days in the Middle Area of the Gaza Strip. Led by proficient trainers, the training is part of the “Youth Networks Collaborating for Enhanced Integrity and Community Participation” […]
“You have only 10 minutes to evacuate.. we will bomb the house.” 10 minutes to inform your wife and your family members of this shocking alarm, 10 minutes during which you will run to bring your children, and to fetch the most important properties and document you have: identity documents, money, clothes, and maybe have […]
