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 […]
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” […]
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 […]
We could have called it a training instead of a school, they could have been called them halls instead of classes, trainees instead of students, trainers instead of teachers, and project coordinator instead of school principal, we could wear whatever we wanted instead of standardizing a uniform with the name of our school written on […]
We, as Gazan youth, face a real conflict between present and future. Many questions come to our mind: what awaits us, how will we get there, will the enthusiasm be as now, or we will lose it later? And what do we want? On the 7th of June, I saw an advertisement on the SDF […]
Our community faces a lack of experiences, resources, abilities, thoughts, and capabilities because of the siege. Thus, the Social Developmental Forum and with the participants with “GIZ” has established the “Go School” idea. At that time, I was trying to adapt to my routine. Moreover, I have thoughts about changing myself and my community, but […]
My experience during Kaif Shaifha tour Baraah Qandeel We as young people, and members of this community as will, have a lot of responsibilities, and to describe it in a different way is a misrepresentation of the truth. Although it is a heavy responsibility, it is endearing to the hard in a way that is […]
