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How did this get started?
Isha and Mariam Khalil were awarded a $10,000 grant from Davis Groner Foundation Project for Peace. It is an invitation for undergraduates at American colleges and universities in the Davis United World Scholar Program to design a grassroots project that they will implement over the summer of 2018.
For more information about the Davis Groner Foundation: www.davisprojectsforpeace.org
How will the grant be used?
The grant funding will promote peace by giving children the right to play (UN Convention on the Rights of the Child). Playing is essential for children's physical, emotional and mental development.
Where is it located?
We will be building a playground outside of Augusta Victoria hospital located in East Jerusalem (also known as Al-Maqasid). The hospital admits patients of all faiths and backgrounds, including patients from Gaza.
Who else is involved?
Isha and Mariam Khalil were awarded a $10,000 grant from Davis Groner Foundation Project for Peace. It is an invitation for undergraduates at American colleges and universities in the Davis United World Scholar Program to design a grassroots project that they will implement over the summer of 2018.
For more information about the Davis Groner Foundation: www.davisprojectsforpeace.org
How will the grant be used?
The grant funding will promote peace by giving children the right to play (UN Convention on the Rights of the Child). Playing is essential for children's physical, emotional and mental development.
Where is it located?
We will be building a playground outside of Augusta Victoria hospital located in East Jerusalem (also known as Al-Maqasid). The hospital admits patients of all faiths and backgrounds, including patients from Gaza.
Who else is involved?
- Fatima Awad, a medical professional is currently working on the project alongside Isha and Mariam. She has experience with medical mission trips in the Middle East and has started her own nonprofit organization, United in Humanity.
- Playgrounds for Palestine is a nonprofit organization that has been building playgrounds for 22 years in Palestine in areas that are in the most need of one.