We are living here, we are staying here, we are not going anywhere: reflections from Gaza on 77 years of Nakba
From Wafaa in Gaza on the 77th anniversary of the beginning of the ongoing Nakba, the “catastrophe,” in which three-quarters of the indigenous Palestinian population was forced from their [...]
Gaza Diaries: Is there hope amid a genocide?
By Eman, MECA staff in Gaza May 7, 2025: Serving Sahlab with my colleague Ahmed “The moments I spend with children in every project I visit are [...]
Gaza Diaries: Only in Gaza, “I dreamt it was raining bananas”
Our colleague Ghada has been stuck abroad during the genocide, like many other Palestinians from Gaza. It’s been 582days. Ghada’s family remains in Gaza and below are Ghada’s reflections [...]
Gaza Diaries: Moments of joy
I feel a deep sense of accomplishment when we manage to steal small moments of joy. It’s our own way of resisting genocide. The psychosocial activities that the children and [...]
What we are still able to do in Gaza
During these terrifying and difficult times, MECA's team in Gaza is still working After a temporary ceasefire, Israel is dropping bombs on hungry, sick, and traumatized children in Gaza. [...]
Thank you for joining Kathy Engel at MECA!
Dear Friends, We are so grateful to everyone who joined us last week at MECA’s new office space for an inspiring evening with poet Kathy Engel. It was a [...]