National Relief Response Program “Together For Palestine (T4P)”
Nour Al Atrash, the 23-year-old leader lives in Deir Al Balah, the middle area of the Gaza Strip. She has never given up a fight but remained resistant and proactive in expanding her engagement in community development, especially after the war and its catastrophic consequences on the Gaza Strip. From normal life to displacement Nours […]
Hala Naeem Hamdan is a 21-year-old university student majoring in English. She lives in Deir Albalah, the middle area of the Gaza Strip. Although she lost her father at an early age, her mother’s support enabled her to pursue her path. Her mother is not only a role model, but a “bright light from Allah”, […]
In partnership with Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), SDF launched a tailored program to build the capacities of young members of the “Access for All” network. This program is part of the project “Access for All: Enhancing the independence and inclusion of people with disabilities in the Gaza Strip.” Participants were split into two groups […]
SDF has launched a unique capacity-building program in North Gaza for the young leaders of the SDF’s Youth Hub, a new youth model, implemented in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). 50 young leaders (2 groups of 25) participated in a five-day intensive training that aimed to boost their capacity, knowledge, and skills […]
In partnership with our strategic partner, Medial Aid For Palestinians (MAP), the SDF launched “Access for all,” a significant effort to enhance the Independence and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in the Gaza Strip. The one-year project will promote and advocate for the rights and well-being of People with disabilities in the northern, middle, and […]
The Social Developmental Forum (SDF), in collaboration with the World Central Kitchen (WCK), distributed 1,500 food parcels to displaced returners in north Gaza, who have endured a hard journey walking on foot for hours, carrying their belongings, and heading back to their homes. The parcels included vegetables, fruits, and food supplies. For instance, each parcel […]
The Social Developmental Forum (SDF), led by its genuine youth network, implemented a week-long intervention, “Safe Return,” to support displaced families returning from the South of the Gaza Strip to their homes in the north. SDF’s staff members and youth network were distributed into three geographical segments; Al Newari hill in Al-Nusairat camp, the 17th […]
Last August, I joined the Social Developmental Forum (SDF) as a teacher. I have been displaced from Gaza City, and I currently live in Deir Al-Balah. Since leaving Gaza in November, I have been overwhelmed by a sense of alienation; despite this estrangement of having to live in a place where I don’t belong, I […]
Thirteen-year-old Ghazal Al-Sultan lives in a tent-like all Internally Displaced People in the Gaza Strip. Her life mirrors the monotonous and exhausting routine of displacement until she finally joined a Safe Learning Space, established by the Social Developmental Forum in the “Together For Palestine 3” camp in Deir Al-Balah. Ghazal was a seventh-grade student before […]
Standing a few meters away from the children’s courtyard at Abdul Rahman bin ‘Awf School in Gaza City, Karima stares at the youngsters as they play alongside her fellow volunteers. A single word flutters in her heart: hope—the very hope and belief that filled the hearts of her young peers at the “Together For Hope”. […]
