“ With nearly all corners of the world represented now in our work, with people from as far afield as China and Nepal in the east and Brazil and Argentina in the west it looks like the world has come together hanging in the air for one hour of joy and interaction.”

- Rida Thabet, Educational Specialist, UNRWA Gaza

Connecting the world

Students develop their spoken English naturally in our weekly link-ups between Palestinian classes and schools and volunteers around the world. Families also connect from home to talk about their daily lives, providing everyone with rich opportunities to celebrate their differences and rejoice in their commonalities.

Connecting Palestine

Most Palestinians are denied the basic right to travel within their own country. We help to forge strong connections between young people in different parts of Palestine though our online Facebook live and Zoom sessions, and through collaborative theatre projects. So far, we've arranged for over 100 children from Gaza to perform their plays live in theatres in Jenin, Bethlehem and Jerusalem - a once in a lifetime experience.

Connecting teachers

Team or co-teaching has long been an integral part of our work. Two teachers - one Palestinian and one in another part of the world -work together to prepare classes and then co-teach them live in online classrooms. In 2020, with Palestinian teachers effectively working under double lockdown in the midst of a global pandemic, the Hands Up Project found a new way to reach students.