What is mental health when trauma is ongoing?
Dr. Samah Jabr in her office This article is very interesting, although the headline is misleading. Samah Jabr, chair of the mental health unit at the Palestinian Ministry of Health is not dismissing [...]
Mohammed’s new shoes
Mohammed tries on his new shoes Despite the fatigue and hard work to distribute winter relief packages to children as soon as possible, I go back to my home every day so happy [...]
Extreme winter weather in Syria leaves 15 displaced children dead
Syrian refugees stand in a pool of mud and rain water at a refugee camp, in the town of Bar Elias, in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon CREDIT: AP Syrian refugees are struggling to [...]
VIDEO: Classroom at Atfaluna School for the Deaf sponsored in memory of David Halaby
In September 2017, Joining Hands, a group of Bay Area women who support projects for women and children in Palestine, held an event to raise funds to sponsor a classroom at the Atfaluna School for [...]
In Support of Angela Davis
Angela Davis speaking at MECA's 30th Anniversary Celebration The Middle East Children’s Alliance joins progressive organizations and individuals in Birmingham and throughout the country in condemning the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute’s cowardly retreat [...]
Meet the children attending classes for refugees in Lebanon
MECA supports the Children of Al-Jalil Center (CJC) to provide academic classes, sports, psychological support, and humanitarian relief for Palestinian and Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Read the stories of a few of the children who [...]
Visit with me in Palestine
I live in Palestine with my husband and two small children so I get to see MECA's work here firsthand. I’d like to share a little bit about my life and work with you—and introduce [...]
Hello from Gaza
Hello from Gaza… It is raining and windy outside. The cold weather struck us suddenly. Fortunately, our MECA Gaza staff of three, including me, and many volunteers, were well-prepared to start the distribution of warm [...]
Stand with refugees
This year marks the seventieth anniversary of the Nakba—the deliberate and systematic expulsion of more than 750,000 Palestinians during Israel's creation. My parents, my brother, and my sister were among these refugees who were forced [...]
10 Inspiring Photos of Resilience in 2018
You might sometimes wonder how children grow up with so much violence and deprivation in their lives. But again and again, we're amazed at the resilience of children and the impact caring adults can make—parents, [...]