We're just a group of ordinary people who believe that children everywhere have the right to be just that – children. Our focus is children and childhood. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we have now funded
seven playgrounds and more are planned - see 'Current projects'.
seven playgrounds and more are planned - see 'Current projects'.
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Our hearts are filled with sadness.
These words from Amos Trust say it all: "Please light a candle. All our friends and partners in Gaza and the West Bank, who come from different faith backgrounds, have asked us to pray for them. Remember those who mourn, those who are injured, those who are homeless and terrified, and the countless children who will once again be deeply traumatised by what is going on." We will continue to do what we can to raise money to build playgrounds so that children have somewhere safe to play and to just be children. Please help if you can. |
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This Monday, 26th April, at 19:30 UK time jump on zoom and join us for a free talk by Professor Martin Parsons. This talk for Playgrounds for Palestine UK will explore the impact of trauma and experience of war on children's play, imagination and relationships. This is a topic of particular relevance as we aim to provide playgrounds as a place of refuge and safety for children. This is a free event, hosted by PfPUK but donations are welcome - please follow this link if you'd like to support our work. For full details head to this Eventbrite page or hit the button below. |
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We are all volunteers so have minimal expenses.
We work closely with our American colleagues and founding organisation Playgrounds for Palestine and
are honoured to be affiliated with Children of Peace, a non-partisan charity dedicated to building trust, friendship and reconciliation between Palestinian and Israeli children, and their communities.
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GAZA Two playgrounds have been built in Gaza and a third is currently being planned in a joint project with Playgrounds for Palestine USA, and the University of Gaza. |
WEST BANK Our first playground was at Kobar, Ramallah. We have recently completed a specialist playground at a school for the blind near Bethlehem. Another outdoor gym has been built for older students at a school near Beit Jala, and we are currently fundraising for a new forest playground at Jenin. |
LEBANON Two playgrounds have been built for Palestinian children at refugee camps in Lebanon. |
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Central Park in New York (an area of 3.41 square km) has 21 playgrounds. Yet Gaza (365 square km), the third most populated area in the world with about 40% of the population under the age of 14, has only 30 in total. |
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WHY PLAYGROUNDS?
Playgrounds support creativity and learning, promote physical and mental health, bring families together, deter children from playing in unsafe areas, provide a place that is only about play, and, of course, friendships are fun! |
Playgrounds for Palestine UK is a non-political charity, registered in the UK. Registered charity number: 1164949 We are the UK chapter of Playgrounds for Palestine in the USA https://playgroundsforpalestine.org/ |
WHY PALESTINE?
"UNICEF estimates that at least 373,000 children (nearly half of Gaza’s children) need specialised psychosocial support. Gaza’s children have been condemned, through no fault of their own, to a future without hope." Lord Warner, House of Lords. July 2016 |
