After the recent attacks on Gaza leaving six children dead, KinderUSA with our partners have determined the necessity to scale up summer activities for the children, prioritizing those areas greatly affected. In the last 24 months, children in Gaza have faced unprecedented violence, death, and destruction re-traumatizing them and worsening an already dire situation causing…
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is deteriorating on all levels in a downward spiral demanding immediate intervention to prevent a total collapse. There is a continued sense of despair with 80% of the population relying on aid to survive. Electricity, for those fortunate enough to have it, runs about 5-6 hours a day disrupting basic…
After the recent attacks on Gaza leaving six children dead, KinderUSA with our partners have determined the necessity to scale up summer activities for the children, prioritizing those areas greatly affected. In the last 24 months, children in Gaza have faced unprecedented violence, death, and destruction re-traumatizing them and worsening an already dire situation causing further psychosocial stress in their day-to-day life.
A recent study through the end of 2022 found that more than two-thirds of children surveyed in Gaza experienced “below-average” levels of well-being and “conflict-related trauma”. Adding to the most recent assaults, the impact has left unimaginable scars of hopelessness and insecurity on these fragile young lives who should never have to consider whether they will survive the next attack.
Working with our partners and mentors to guide the activities, KinderUSA will implement summer events in eight of the affected areas in Gaza where one hundred children a day will participate in basketball competitions, dribbling and passing balls, mural painting and more in 14 safe play areas. Each day will end with a nutritious meal, which many of the children look forward to as they are often provided only one meal a day in the summer due to current economic conditions.
“Last year the children saw the bus coming and started shouting Kinder, Kinder!”, said our field coordinator. “More children participated than we identified which was both a challenge and a measure of the need.”
For decades now, children in Gaza have faced an endless cycle of violence, death, and destruction, coupled with a suffocating 16 year blockade of land, air, and sea, extracting a toll on their well-being and changing them forever. We are asking our donors today to help KinderUSA bring some joy in the lives of these children by donating whatever is meaningful to you. Thank you for your continued compassion.
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is deteriorating on all levels in a downward spiral demanding immediate intervention to prevent a total collapse.
There is a continued sense of despair with 80% of the population relying on aid to survive. Electricity, for those fortunate enough to have it, runs about 5-6 hours a day disrupting basic services to hospitals, health clinics, sewage and water treatment facilities. Three hospitals and ten medical centers have already suspended services due to lack of fuel impacting 300,000 people. According to the World Bank, “access to improved drinking water sources in Gaza declined to one of the worst in the world today”, further reporting that “96% of the water is not suitable for human consumption”.
The blockade on Gaza, now in its 11th year, prevents people and goods from moving, leaving the population isolated and trapped. In 2017, 54 Gazan’s died awaiting ‘permission’ to receive vital treatment outside.
We envision a free, just and peaceful Palestine where children thrive and look forward to a productive future, like children everywhere.
