As American children stock up on school supplies and head back to the classroom, Lena Odgaard’s article is a stark reminder of how different this time of year is for many Palestinian children. Odgaard’s article, which first appeared in Al Monitor on September 9, 2012, illustrates the challenges that many students and educators face on a daily […]
One of ACP’s Palestinian volunteers recently suggested that our blog should highlight the issue of unemployment. Indeed, this may be the most significant crisis that Palestine faces today, and is undoubtedly the biggest barrier to accessing high-quality education and health services. According to a United Nations (U.N.) report released on August 27, 2012, Palestine’s overall […]
حسنا ، قد كان لدينا مشارك واحد فقط ،ولكنا نعتقد أن صورتيه كانتا مدهشتين . مجاهد الأغبر ، 15 عاما من نابلس ، تعلم التصوير الفوتوغرافي من خلال منظمة شباب الغد ومنذ ذلك الحين وهو يتنافس في مسابقات التصوير الفوتوغرافي . يمكنك قراءة قصته ورؤية أمثلة أخرى مثيرة للإعجاب من أعماله في مدونة TYO . […]
The Abu Dis garbage dump, near the Palestinian town of Abu Dis situated east of Jerusalem, poses an ongoing health hazard to Bedouin communities living nearby. The good news is that initial plans to “forcibly relocate some 2,300 Bedouin living in the area of the Ma’ale Adummim settlement to a site near the Abu Dis refuse dump” have been […]
Well, we may have only had one participant, but we thought both of his photographs were amazing. Mujahed Aghbar, age 15, is from Nablus. He learned about photography through Tomorrow’s Youth Organization, and has since gone on to compete in several photography competitions. You can read his story and see other examples of his impressive […]
To mark this year’s International Youth Day on August 12, we’d like to highlight the many achievements of Palestine’s youth. As several previous blog ACP posts have discussed, many Palestinian youth lack access to quality health care and education, and must cope with unemployment, food insecurity, environmental degradation, exposure to violence, and subsequently high rates of stress, depression, anxiety […]
تلوث المياه : كارثة غزة في الصحة العامة 11 مايو 2012 , بواسطة الجمعية الأمريكية لأجل فلسطين , غير مصنف مقال اليوم في الغارديان “التنمية العالمية” يلقي الضوء على التلوث في قطاع غزة من وجهة نظر سكانها الأضعف – إنهم الأطفال. أطفال المدارس الابتدائية من الزرقاء ، واحدة من أفقر المناطق في قطاع غزة رسموا […]
While news coverage of Palestine in the Western media often focuses on the nation’s political and economic challenges, few reports have discussed their mental health impacts. Mental health disorders are found throughout the world–the World Health Organization reports that depression alone affects over 120 million people and is one of the world’s leading causes of disability. However, […]
س : ما علاقة الصحة مع بناء السلام في فلسطين ؟ ج : كل شيء. بحثي الاول في موضوع الصحة وبناء السلام في فلسطين , جاء في سياق دراستي للماجستير في الفترة ما بين 2005-2006 . ولقد صدمت عندما قرأت احصائيات الصحة في فلسطين وإسرائيل , وخاصة فيما يتعلق بصحة المرأة. مثلا , نساء اسرائيل حصلت […]
Do you have an interest in improving education in Palestine? Are you between the ages of 13-35? Are you passionate about photography? If the answer is yes, American Charities for Palestine (ACP) invites you to participate in our first photo contest in support of International Youth Day. We invite our friends and colleagues to submit […]
