Update from Silwan, Jerusalem
“I am out of choices,” Zuheir Al Rajabi, a leader of the Madaa Creative Center in Silwan, Jerusalem, told me during a recent phone call. Madaa is a long-time, cherished MECA partner in the besieged [...]
Psychological Support for Children in Gaza
Report from MECA Gaza Projects’ Coordinator Ali Wihaidi After Visiting Khuza’a Project In June, I visited a community space in Khuza'a that is one of four locations where MECA is supporting a psychosocial support project [...]
Gaza Diaries: Saying goodbye to Lian – a dancer and a dreamer
Lian during team building activities in MECA's psychosocial support project Lian, the stage butterfly, as her coaches and friends call her, succumbed to her injuries. She passed away yesterday after being injured [...]
Gaza Diaries: A mother for the first time during an Israeli attack
A mother and child in Gaza I was born during the Gulf War in 1991. At the time I was oblivious to everything. I was not fully aware of who I really [...]
Gaza Under Attack: August 5, 2022
Gaza Under Attack! Dr. Mona El-Farra writes from her home in Gaza City where she is with her daughter, son-in-law, and two grandchildren. It is our life and the nature of our situation here in [...]
Welcome Ali!
Ali R. Wihaidi, Gaza Projects Coordinator, holds a master’s degree in business administration (MBA), with a focus on marketing and strategy. He previously worked with several organizations that aim to achieve social justice among [...]
Volunteer Corner: Christy McDonald
Here at MECA, we are a small team with a lot to do, and volunteers make so much of the work we do for the youth of Palestine possible. Our volunteers teach and show us [...]
Apartheid Violence: From Jerusalem to Jenin
Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh This introduction has been particularly hard to write. I've written and rewritten this 16 times already, and it’s still just as hard. Earlier this week on 11 May [...]
MECA’S Tribute to Former Board Chair Gus Newport!
Gus Newport speaking at this special tribute event MECA’s March 28th Tribute to former Berkeley mayor GUS NEWPORT – who was also President of MECA’s Board for 30 years – was a huge [...]
Trauma-Free Gaza
Trauma-Free Gaza First Meeting Meet Hind Wihaidi; a 16-year-old Palestinian high school student on her way to self-discovery. Hind is passionate about various things in this life, including music, psychology, basketball, programming, and [...]