Latest News from Twitter

    Gaza

    Gaza (in partnership with the Gaza Mental Health Programme since 2004)

    • A home for the Nasrallah family, whom the late Rachel Corrie sought to protect (completed in 2007, photo album)
    • The Rachel Corrie Sports Initiative
      • Gaza Soccer Start Here! — Helping a  Rafah, Gaza neighborhood begin to recover from trauma,  bringing their neighborhood together through sport, and using that spirit of teamwork to repair damaged homes and infrastructure, with the help of peace groups in Israel, Egypt, and Cyprus — and the support of people around the world.  This grassroots initiative is described in the Gaza Soccer YouTube video we made to spread the word.
        • Community Center at the Unity Club Soccer Field (installed portable office unit, completed, photo album)
        • Please donate for Beams of Light at the Unity Club Soccer Field  (Won 1st place in its first GlobalGiving competition!
    • Doors, Walls, Windows for Gaza. Addresses the 20,000 damaged homes in Gaza by starting with a small rebuilding project in Ybnah camp, run by the Rachel Corrie Sports Initiative group.  Launch a grassroots and diplomatic initiative to get building materials into Gaza by demonstrating economic benefit to the disadvantaged Israeli neighborhood of Sderot. Proposal submitted to the Sparkplug Foundation – APPROVED!
    • More Than Chocolates for Gaza (2010) and its sister campaign, OPEN a Passage to Palestine