✨ Daily update from Nada – Art from Rubble 🎨🏚

Today’s session marked Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, where children used recycled materials to express powerful stories and realities through art.

Their drawings reflected deep themes — from separation and loss to resilience and dignity.

🎬✨ From Gaza We Speak – Brighton Screening

📅 23 April | ⏰ 7PM | 📍 Brighton
live link with creators
🎟️ Get your ticket:
👉 www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticket...

📚✨ From Dust We Rise at LYRA Bristol

Batool, Alice, Peter & Nick present
📅 Sat | ⏰ 4PM

🎟️ Click “Buy Tickets” → live stream link
👉 www.lyrafest.com#e150117

🇵🇸✨ Palestinian Bazaar – Brighton

Join us for a vibrant day full of culture, community, and solidarity 💛

🛍️ Stalls | 🍴 Food | 🎶 Music | 🎉 Fun
📅 Saturday 25 April | ⏰ 12–5 PM
📍 Hove Methodist Church Hall, BN3 5BN

A beautiful event bringing people together in support of Palestine — don’t miss it!

‘From Gaza We Speak’ comes to Jerez. — The Hands Up Project By Liz Colo ‘This week’s blog post is written by Liz, one of our many brilliant volunteers in Spain.’ Spring has definitely sprung here in Jerez de la Frontera, in the south of Spain. The heavy rai...

📣 New blog: From Gaza We Speak comes to Jerez

Written by Liz, one of our amazing volunteers in Spain 💛

A powerful reflection on bringing the film to new audiences.
Special thanks to @corraldesananton @sumud_jerez @deruedarubiales ✨

👉 www.handsupproject.org/blog-hup/fro...

🎤 Session Spotlight: Haya Orouq Finding My Voice in English

📅 23 April | 📍 Brighton

Support our team 💛
www.justgiving.com/page/gaza-to...

🎤 Session Spotlight: Haya Orouq Finding My Voice in English

📅 23 April | 📍 Brighton

Support our team 💛
www.justgiving.com/page/gaza-to...

🎤 Session Spotlight: Haya Orouq

Finding My Voice in English
📅 23 April | 📍 Brighton

Support our team 💛
👉 www.justgiving.com/page/gaza-to...

🎤 Session Spotlight: Haya Orouq

Finding My Voice in English
📅 23 April | 📍 Brighton

Support our team 💛
👉 www.justgiving.com/page/gaza-to...

733 Days — The Hands Up Project '“For suhoor, we would manage somehow. Just before dawn, we awoke to my mother’s cries. We went to the kitchen and asked what had happened. She said, “Look at the can of fava beans—there’s nothin...

📖✨ 733 Days

Ahmed Kuhail (16) shares his story of surviving 733 days in Gaza.

All proceeds support him in building a new life in the UK 💛

👉 www.handsupproject.org/shop/733-days

🎨✨ Reminder: Hands Up Art Auction

Discover beautiful artworks and support talented artists and The Hands Up Project 💛

All proceeds from sales of Palestinian artists' work will go directly to the artist.
👉 app.galabid.com/hup-art-auct...

📸✨ Moments from Women’s Day at the HUP Cairo Space

A beautiful day filled with celebration, joy, and creativity 💛

From a lovely birthday celebration 🎂 to a calming art therapy session 🎨, our space was full of smiles, expression, and togetherness.

🎨✨ Art Therapy Session at Cairo Space School

A calm and creative session where students expressed their thoughts and feelings through art 💛

Through colors, shapes, and imagination, they found space to relax, connect, and share their inner worlds. 🌈

🎬✨ From Gaza We Speak – Last Night’s Screening

Some moments from a powerful screening with the Sumud Jerez group 💛

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this moving screening and conversation.

HOME, by Chris Lewis-Smith 13 track album

🎶💛 “Home” – a beautiful album with a purpose

All profits go directly to support The Hands Up Project, helping continue meaningful work with young people.

It also features Joud Isleem’s moving reading of “Will I See You Again” 🎧

A perfect gift :
👉 chrislewis-smith.bandcamp.com/album/home

✨📖 This week’s activities: #Jbene Story

With Miss Hana and her students, a fun and thoughtful week full of learning and creativity 💛

🧕 Describing pictures in simple sentences
🧕 Dictation race
🧕 Describing Jbene
🧕 Creating a new ending
🧕 Discussing jealousy
🧕 Making crowns for characters 👑

🍖✨ The Story of Juha and the Meat

A fun and engaging session with Miss Wafaa and her students!

Through storytelling and interactive activities, students explored language, humor, and important lessons — all while enjoying the story together 💛📖

Ashraf will deliver Sahar’s talk due to the war circumstances.

Teaching English Creatively to War-Affected Children in Gaza
📅 Wed 22 April | ⏰ 14:30–15:00 | 📍 Room 1d

Wishing him the best in representing this important work 💙

Support the journey: www.justgiving.com/page/gaza-to...

📣 New blog: Building a Remote Theatre by Nick Bilbrough

How simple tools—a laptop, space, and creativity—can bring theatre to life and connect young voices worldwide 🎭💛

👉 www.handsupproject.org/blog-hup/bui...

From Gaza We Speak From Gaza We Speak: a 50-minute documentary telling the story of The Hands Up Project’s drama work with young people in Gaza.Followed by a live link with some of the original creators.

🎬✨ From Gaza We Speak – Brighton A powerful 50-minute documentary on The Hands Up Project’s drama work with young people in Gaza 💛 •Live link with the original creators 📅 23 April | ⏰ 19:00 📍 Friends Meeting House, Brighton 🎟️ www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticket...

🎥✨ Suliman at IATEFL 2026 in Brighton!

📅 Date: Tuesday, 21 April 2026
⏰ Time: 12:05 – 12:35
📍 Location: Meeting Room 1D

Support our crowdfunding 💛
👉 www.justgiving.com/page/gaza-to...

✨📖 Oxford Poetry Circle – April Beginnings

Join a beautiful evening of poetry, readings, and open mic 🌿

📅 Thursday, April 30
⏰ 7:00–9:00 PM
📍 Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, Oxford

Featuring wonderful poets and special guest Dr. Sulaiman Mosa Ewaida from The Hands Up Project 💛

🎥✨ Safa at IATEFL 2026 (Brighton)

“Letters & Link-ups”
📅 22 April | ⏰ 11:20

Help bring Safa & our Cairo team to the UK 💛
👉 www.justgiving.com/page/gaza-to...

🎥✨ Safa at IATEFL 2026 (Brighton)

“Letters & Link-ups”
📅 22 April | ⏰ 11:20

Help bring Safa & our Cairo team to the UK 💛
👉 www.justgiving.com/page/gaza-to...

✨ Daily update from Nada – Art from Rubble 🎨♻️

“All broken things can be repaired, yet they carry a scar forever.” 🌈🪡

In our first recycling session, children transformed fragments from the rubble into beautiful flowers — turning broken pieces into moments of creativity and calm. 🏚🌸

🎥✨ Nick shares a teaser for his IATEFL 2026 talk

“Stories of extraordinary learning from Gaza”
📅 Wednesday 22 April
⏰ 4:15 PM

Support our team to travel from Cairo to Brighton and share their powerful talks 💛

👉 Donate here:
www.justgiving.com/page/gaza-to...

📖✨ New Poetry Exhibition

Poems by children worldwide in solidarity with Palestine 💛

📍 Brighton Quaker Meeting House (until the end of April) — then available for schools.

Thanks to the @NEU 🙏

✨📖 Part of our new session: #Jbene Story

A fun and engaging session with Miss Hana and her students 💛

Through storytelling and interactive activities, students explored language, creativity, and imagination together. 🌟

🎬✨From Gaza We Speak–Screening Event in Spain

The evening includes a live video call with the young creators from Gaza — a chance to connect directly.
📍 El Corral de San Antón (C/ San Antón 5)
📅 Sunday, 12 April
⏰ 18:00 – Doors open & refreshments
⏰ 19:00 – Screening begins
youtu.be/HmnaZ9IS88g?...

🐴🚶‍♂️ New story: Juha and the Donkey

A thoughtful and engaging session with Mr Mohammed and his students ✨

Activities included:
〽️ Symbol Brainstorm Challenge
〽️ Comparing old vs modern transportation
〽️ “Please everyone” experiment
〽️ Agree or disagree reasoning
〽️ Social pressure scale