The PALAID team endeavors to implement ROOTS OF HOPE (Juthoor Al-Amal), a three month educational recreational program for Gaza's youth starting in the beginning of the school year, September 2026.

ROOTS OF HOPE is more than a basic educational program, it's a comprehensive lifeline that combines education, emotional healing, nutrition, play and joy under one model. In a context where children face extraordinary challenges, this project offers extraordinary hope.

The initiative is fully designed, costed, and ready for immediate implementation. Every detail has been carefully considered, from the physical infrastructure to the psychological support systems. To ensure the team secures the best available resources, they need to raise at least 50k USD total by end of August. With donor support, ROOTS OF HOPE will create a safe, structured, and transformative space for hundreds of children who need it most.

Each of your contributions (through purchasing these T-shirts) is truly an investment in healing, hope, and the future of Gaza. We aspire that every child who is held in the container of ROOTS OF HOPE will find not just supportive learning & instruction, but also belonging & the foundation for a lifetime of resilient growth.

The children of Gaza deserve nothing less than our very best efforts. PALAID is ready to deliver exactly that with ROOTS OF HOPE.

For more information on the vision and leadership, please visit: chuffed.org/project/rootsofhope?

Roots of Hope's second event at Al-Nujoom Kindergarten on April 19th 2026 . Approximately 120 children were reached. This photo is of the group breakfast served.

Thank you Sukhpreet Purewal (@amuatma) and Shelby Rosabel (@magiceye_o) for the beautiful & thoughtful design and poem!