In a displacement camp in the Middle Area of the Gaza Strip, among rows of tightly packed tents, stands Nour Al-Bittar. The 23-year-old had just graduated with a degree in Multimedia & Web Development from the Islamic University days before her second displacement, as if the world handed her a diploma, then took away everything […]
In a city exhausted by genocide and destruction, hope sometimes emerges from the most difficult moments. This is where the journey of Islam Al-Barbari, an English language and translation graduate, began. The war has become a profound turning point in his life, and his determination later led him to join the sixth season of the […]
In a small tent in Deir al-Balah, sits Hassan Samir Abu Qamar. A young man not yet eighteen, he speaks with a maturity beyond his years, his story woven from the threads of genocide, displacement, entrepreneurship, and a journey into journalism and community work. With a faint smile, he says, “I’m Hassan Abu Qamar, 18 […]
The Social Developmental Forum has launched the Initiatives Challenge “Yalla Challenge” as the first post-training phase of the sixth season of the “Yalla Change” program, engaging youth across Gaza and the West Bank. This initiative falls under the broader project, “Empowering Palestinian Youth to Lead Recovery and Development in Palestine,” implemented in partnership with the […]
Amidst genocide, displacement, and harsh conditions, the stories of young Gazans determined to create change continue to emerge. Among them is 22-year-old Nagham Al-Zein, whose memory holds the trauma of seven forced displacements, yet whose heart holds a fierce resolve that led her to complete two years of study during the genocide and graduate, an […]
The third session of the Youth Summit 2025 was held on September 30, 2025, virtually via Zoom and live-streamed across digital platforms. Titled “Displacement Camps: Organizing Humanitarian Work Amid Chaos,” the session featured substantive discussions on displacement camp conditions and the mechanisms, and equity of aid distribution within them. This session was part of the […]
The second session of the Youth Summit 2025 was held on Monday, 29 September 2025, via Zoom, under the title: “Where is the Aid Going? Youth and Equity in Distribution.” The session discussed the mechanisms for distributing humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip, the existing gaps, and the tools available to youth for monitoring and […]
The first session of the Youth Summit 2025 organized by the Social Developmental Forum in partnership with the Coalition for Integrity and Accountability – AMAN, launched on the morning of Sunday, 28 September 2025. Held at the Al-Asima Restaurant in Al-Nuseirat Camp in the Middle Area of the Gaza Strip, the session was titled “Education […]
The Social Developmental Forum launched the sixth season of its Yalla Change program simultaneously in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, marking the notable first-time inclusion of northern governorates in the program, in partnership with Norwegian People’s Aid – NPA. The Forum held the Yalla Change 6 training in both locations from September 27 […]
The Social Developmental Forum has concluded the activities of Youth Summit 2025 which was held from September 28-30, 2025 in the Middle Area of the Gaza Strip, under the slogan “Youth: From Crisis to Leading Recovery,” in partnership with the Coalition for Integrity and Accountability – AMAN. The annual summit served as a dialogue platform […]
