#Children

“I felt cared for”: A mother’s high-risk pregnancy in a Palestinian refugee camp

In the crowded Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el Bared in northern Lebanon, your support helped Darine welcome her baby into the world.

Generation Palestine: “I fear that my baby is going to spend his childhood hiding from Israeli bombs”

In the second of a two-part blog series, Tarneem Hammad, MAP’s Advocacy and Communications Officer in Gaza, spoke to Rabab about her hopes and fears for her baby Yahia growing up in Gaza.

Generation Palestine: Growing up Palestinian in East Jerusalem

Growing up amid systematic discrimination and pervasive Israeli military and settler violence, Palestinian children in East Jerusalem experience a host of challenges to their health and wellbeing.

Recovering from malnutrition in Gaza: Three-year-old Aya’s story

Three-year-old Aya has recently recovered from severe wasting which was spotted and diagnosed by the community health screening team at Ard El Insan (AEI), MAP’s partner in Gaza.

Empowering Palestinian children with disabilities to “achieve their full potential”

The Community Based Rehabilitation Association, MAP’s partner in Lebanon, is the only provider of comprehensive services for children with disabilities in the north of Lebanon.

Inclusion, independence, and dignity: Supporting people with disabilities to attain their rights in Gaza

In 2020, MAP examined the barriers to inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities, learning difficulties and autism in society in Gaza. In this blog, we share the results and how we are supporting people with disabilities to attain their rights.

Interview: How Palestinian children are bearing the brunt of Lebanon’s economic crisis

Wafa Dakwar, MAP’s Senior Programme Manager, describes the health challenges facing Palestinian children and how MAP is responding.

Summer camps support wellbeing of young Palestinians in East Jerusalem

The Saraya Centre organised a series of summer camps for children, young people, women and teachers living in the tense and insecure environment of East Jerusalem’s Old City.

“It’s not my job, it’s my mission”: Assisting Palestinian children with disabilities in Lebanon

In this guest blog, Nahla Ghandour, the Director of the Ghassan Kanafani Cultural Foundation’s habilitation preschool, shares how the preschool is providing vital support to Palestinian children with disabilities and their families.

“We have only one hour of electricity per day”

Wafa Dakwar, MAP’s Programme Manager in Lebanon, visited a family in Ein el Helweh refugee camp and heard how MAP has supported them amid Lebanon's economic crisis.

MAP calls for the immediate release of Palestinian youth with autoimmune disorder, Amal Nakhleh

MAP calls for the immediate release of Palestinian youth with autoimmune disorder, Amal Nakhleh

“We eat anything we can afford so we don’t stay hungry”

Wafa Dakwar, MAP’s Programme Manager in Lebanon, spoke to Sanaa about the challenges she faces in accessing food and healthcare, and the support she’s received from MAP.