Fatima Sami Sabbah is a pretty, quiet girl with a delicate, shining smile that reflects her pursuit of reclaiming a peaceful life. While being a displaced student in a colorful Safe Learning Space (SLS), she misses her school—the actual building, classes, and facilities. Along with her peers, 11-year-old Fatima has been studying at SLS located […]
Salman Saadi Mortaja is a Palestinian displaced elderly, currently sheltered in a tent in Al Mawasi aread in Khan Younis, which the Israeli Occupational Forces (IOF) has repeatedly so considered to be a “safe humanitarian zone”. Alongside dozens of other families, Mortaja lives in a displacement camp, facing a dire situation with the scarcity of […]
Basma Mohammed Marzouq Al-Sha’er is a Palestinian from Rafah, southern Gaza, who has endured repeated and challenging displacement ordeals. She ended up in a tent provided by the Social Developmental Forum (SDF) and ShelterBox in a large displacement camp in Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis. Basma finished her bachelor’s degree years ago. She has a physical disability, while […]
Despite the ongoing war and critical challenges of displacement and siege, SDF’s Youth Network (SYN) is determined to lead impactful actions that foster youth engagement and resilience. Recently, SYN launched the “Girls’ Tent” initiative, targeting displaced girls and women in northern Gaza. This initiative is one of the thematic interventions under SDF’s national relief response […]
Ghadir Al-Wadiya has been displaced to Deir Al-Balah for about three months, starting a new chapter of forcible displacements under evacuation orders, following the Israeli Occupational Forces (IOF) threats to invade Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, where she had taken shelter with her family due to the ongoing genocidal war. Ghadir is a 35-year-old […]
It is not easy to maintain hope amidst such catastrophic conditions. Isn’t it? At least, I try. As young leaders, we are mobilizing ourselves to move ahead Together for Hope. I am Aya Ashour, a 23-year-old displaced from the northern Gaza Strip to the south. For instance, to Khan Younis. I am writing this piece […]
It is called “Al-Okhowa” displacement camp; a barre-waste land, where the sunbeams relentlessly burn everything. It is located in Al-Zawaida, near the Mediterranean Sea in the Middle Area of the Gaza Strip. A makeshift tent out there has become home to Ola Al-Mobayed, 27 years old, along with her husband and their two-year-old son. The […]
Arafat Rabah Youssef Abu Asr is a 60-year-old Palestinian elderly. He has been displaced for months, forcibly moving between shelters, tarpaulins, and scorching makeshift tents. He is originally from Jabalia in northern Gaza, where his journey of displacement began when he fled to Al Safatwi area, then to Al-Shifa Hospital in western Gaza. His family […]
A makeshift tent in a displacement center in Deir Al-Balah, in the Middle Area of the Gaza Strip. This is where Amany AbedAlrahman lives with her siblings after a dramatic journey of forcible displacement to different places since last November until it ended up in this tent upon invasion of Rafah city by the Israeli […]
Waseem Ahmed Abu Daghim is a 26-year-old young person with a disability. He lives in Deir al-Balah City in the Middle Area of the Gaza Strip. As a result of an injury in an unfortunate traffic accident, he has been suffering from a physical disability for over ten years that left him with a permanent […]
