Here we remain

Focus: Psychosocial support
Who: 740 direct participants, 10,000 indirect
Where: Gaza Strip, Palestine
When: July 2024 — ongoing
Partner: Tamer Institute for Community Education

Palestinian children deserve spaces to learn, create, and dream – even amid crisis. The Danish House in Palestine works alongside Tamer Institute for Community Education to create small oases of normalcy for children living through genocide, providing safe spaces where creativity becomes healing and art becomes hope.

Since October 7, 2023, children in Gaza have experienced profound trauma and displacement. With schools destroyed and communities scattered, traditional support systems have collapsed. But creativity endures. Through theater, storytelling, and visual arts, children process their experiences while strengthening the cultural fabric that connects them to their identity and community.

What we do together

Working with Tamer’s experienced team, we facilitate creative workshops in displacement shelters across Gaza and with displaced Palestinian children at hospitals in Egypt. Children participate in theater exercises that build confidence while providing emotional outlets. They write stories that help them make sense of their experiences. They create art that expresses what words cannot capture.

For children displaced to Egypt, we provide emergency recreational kits – simple tools for play and creativity that remind them of their right to childhood, even in the most difficult circumstances.

The project also supports Palestinian youth as cultural advocates, producing podcasts, documentaries, and publications that amplify their voices and preserve their experiences for future generations.