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 […]
In late June 2025, the Social Developmental Forum (SDF) conducted a series of awareness and educational workshops targeting girls and young women across several areas of the Gaza Strip. The workshops were implemented as part of the Youth Hub initiative, carried out in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The workshops aimed to […]
My name is Aya al‑Zayan. The war has deprived me of so many things. However, I still strive to maintain hope through seeking new opportunities. The 24-year-old young woman, originally from Jabalia Camp in North Gaza, was on the verge of completing her undergraduate degree in October 2023. However, the Israeli genocide caused a total […]
I am Eman Nahed Mohammad Abu Jarad. The war deprived us of any means of stability. This is how Eman started narrating her story. Her words echoed the patience and hope she maintained amid displacement. Eman was born in 2000 in Beit Hanoun, North Gaza; she is now almost 24 years old. Since the beginning […]
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 […]
