Adolescents
UNICEF distributes recreational kits for children in Gaza
GAZA STRIP, 29 June 2006 – With the renewal of fighting in Gaza, schools closed for the summer, and hot, unsafe streets, children have little to do and nowhere safe to play.
Sport gives girls in Gaza a new outlook
GAZA, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territory, 27 February 2006 – It is early morning and 16-year-old Sahar Matter is helping her mother clear the dishes before heading off to school.
Providing safe-play havens for children
NABLUS, Occupied Palestinian Territory, 3 January 2006 – Nestled in the golden hills surrounding Nablus in the West Bank, the little town of Till is home to 3,000 people. Like many population centres in this conflict-prone area, children’s access to safe-
Awareness Sessions by School Students (HIV/AIDS)
Sounds of excitement and laughter, with young girls moving in a crowded room, trying to get ready for a play on HIV/AIDS at Fatima Sroor High School in Qalqilya.
A Boy Cut Out to be a Mayor for Children
GAZA -- Fourteen-year-old Mazen Mustafa Ghanem exudes eloquence when he speaks about how he became the newly-elected Mayor of the Gaza City Children’s Municipality Council (CMC).
New Safe Play Areas for Worst Affected Kids in Gaza
Wadi Selga is one of several alternative play areas set up with assistance from UNICEF and with funding from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Sports is an Outlet for Expression
For 14 years old Latifa, being part of the volleyball tournament is a dream come true. Along with her volleyball team from Qalqilya, she crossed many checkpoints and traveled a long distance to get to Ramallah
Palestinian Child Day in Habla
Malak came to celebrate Palestinian Child Day in the safe play area set up by UNICEF in Habla School near Qalqiliya, in the northern West Bank.
CMCs: Creating Opportunities for Children
For Wala’, traveling the short distance from the West Bank city of Nablus to Jenin for a CMC event meant coming face to face for the first time ever with checkpoints.
Voting for Hope: Children's Municipality Councils Expand in oPt
New elections will expand the number of CMCs in oPt to nine, helping to make major cities and towns more child-friendly
UNICEF Brings Volleyball to Children in the Gaza Strip
Under UNICEF's Sports for Development Programme, how volleyball changed the life of one girl
Children’s Municipality Councils: Schools of Democracy and Decision Making
UNICEF-supported CMCs are making a huge difference in children's lives in oPt
