The Social Developmental Forum (SDF) launched two safe learning spaces in the middle area of the Gaza Strip within the project of Youth Networks Collaborating Towards Enhanced Educational and Well-being Opportunities for Children and Adolescents, supported by UNICEF and implemented in partnership with the Youth Advisory Panel (YAP). The first SLS was launched in “Together […]
With disparate hope.. Ola Al-Mobayed: Our grandparents’ faith of displacement must not happen again
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 […]
Aid relief parcels are his only source of food – Arafat Abu Asr
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 […]
Job Announcement: Project Coordinator
Position: Project Coordinator Location: Gaza City Duration:3 months, (Full-time) Report to: Projects Manager Are you a young woman/ young man who is full of energy? Do you believe in the role of youth to make change? Do you love working in a friendly and flexible environment? Do you have creative ideas to be discussed? Are you passionate to […]
In partnership with the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA), SDF Distributes Food Parcels in the Middle Area of the Gaza Strip
The Social Developmental Forum (SDF) distributed hundreds of non-perishable food parcels to displaced families across the Middle Area of the Gaza Strip. This distribution cycle is part of a relief project aimed at enhancing access to food assistance for Palestinians affected by the ongoing Israeli aggression. This project was launched in partnership with the Norwegian […]
Gaza Track, a digital monintoring tracker for humanitarian situation in Palestine
Right after the 7th of October, as Israel started its genocidal war against the Gaza Strip, the Social Developmental Forum launched “Gaza Track”, a digital platform that provides well-informed and evidence-based updates on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. Amid the lack of trusted information and the conflicting updates exchanged on digital platforms, SDF […]
SDF Launches an Emergency Response Program to the Humanitarian Crisis in the Gaza Strip
Since the beginning of the Israeli genocide on the Gaza Strip on October 2023, the Social Development Forum (SDF) has been utilizing human, material, and intangible resources to enhance the Gazan community’s emergency resilience amidst the military operations. This includes intensifying advocacy efforts, raising awareness about safety and survival procedures, and safe evacuation during emergencies, […]
Palestinian Civil Society Organizations (CSO’s) call for the protection of the Palestinian people
The ongoing Israeli occupation of non-proportional attacks against protected civilians in the Gaza Strip constitutes a war crime. The Israeli occupation, as the occupying power, has a legal responsibility to ensure the protection of the lives and well-being of the protected Palestinian civilians in times of war. The attacks by the Israeli occupation forces have […]