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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 15h

Voices of Mental Health Workers in Gaza Join Palestine Trauma Centre (UK) on 14 November in London for an event honouring mental health workers in Gaza, featuring talks, films, and exhibitions, including children’s artwork collected by The HUP 🎟️ £10 / £5 unwaged www.tickettailor.com/events/pales...

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Stitching Stories, Preserving Heritage 🇵🇸 Our students enjoyed a beautiful Palestinian embroidery session, learning traditional patterns and discovering the stories woven into every stitch. A creative space where learning, culture, and heritage come together — one stitch at a time.

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🎨 Volunteer with The Hands Up Project in Bristol! Join us at our gallery space in the Palestine Museum on weekends. Help welcome visitors, share our exhibitions and support our community space. 🕒 Sat & Sun: 11am–2:30pm or 2:30–6pm 📩 Interested? Email info@handsupproject.org or message us!

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Miss Wafaa and her students at the Stories Alive Club in Gaza explored Juha at the Bakery through vocabulary games, discussion, and critical thinking. Students shared opinions and discussed the story’s lessons. Support Stories Alive in Gaza: www.justgiving.com/page/donna-c...

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

From Gaza We Speak — a 50-minute documentary about The Hands Up Project’s drama work with young people in Gaza, followed by a live link with original creators. 10 October, 7 PM Macrobert Cinema, Stirling University Tickets: £6 + booking fee www.macrobertartscentre.org/shows/803627...

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Stories Alive Club in Gaza: Miss Hana and her students explored Tunjur’s story through vocabulary races, decoding activities, and discussion of the story’s moral. Students also imagined what they would put inside themselves if they were Tunjur.

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Something exciting is happening tomorrow! Get ready for a day full of energy, fun, teamwork, and unforgettable moments! Our students are getting ready for an exciting Sports Day tomorrow! Tomorrow… we play, we move, we have fun! Stay tuned for more!

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Play. Enjoy. Learn. That's how our students at the HUP Cairo space spend their learning time

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Shattered — a powerful graphic book by Palestinian artist Yara Yousef, available in Arabic, Japanese, English, and Latin American Spanish. Buy the paperback from The Hands Up Project shop. www.handsupproject.org/shop/shatter...

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Shattered - paperback version. — The Hands Up Project

Shattered - paperback version. In Arabic, Japanese, English, and Latin American Spanish. follows the journey of Yara Yousef, a 16-year-old artist, still in Gaza now, whose work originally centered on...

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Stories Alive Club in Gaza: Miss Hana and her students explored Tunjur’s story through picture descriptions, sentence decoding, acting, discussion, and drawing. Students shared their favourite characters and explored the story’s moral.

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Dream it. Create it. Let it fly! Today, Mohammed turned his imagination into reality by creating his very own kite! From choosing the materials to putting it all together, every step was filled with creativity, curiosity, and joy.

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Highlights of our day at HUP Cairo Space✨️ A day full of energy and excitement with our students and our volunteers in Totness. We had a very interesting show-and-tell session, featuring paintings, poetry, and a lot of art and joy. Lovely to have you all. Very grateful to have you at our space

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🎨♻️ Art From Rubble Daily Update Nada and the students transformed a damaged tablet screen and its internal parts into meaningful artwork—giving broken objects a new life through creativity, memory, and resilience. From something broken, we create new meaning. From rubble, art emerges.

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Yesterday, Nick, Peter Oswald and Michael Elsmere spent the day at Grove Primary School in Totnes, leading poetry performance and writing workshops with Year 5 and 6. We can’t share photos of the children, but they were deeply engaged, highly creative and wonderfully supportive!

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Saying Goodbye to The Thirsty Crow! Mr. Mohamed and his students at the Stories Alive Club in Gaza brought The Thirsty Crow to life through drawing, problem-solving, role-play, and creative challenges!

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Join Dance Against Racism in Totnes on 26 September, with funds raised for The Hands Up Project and Palestine Seed Bank. Get your tickets quick! Tickets dance-against-racism.sumupstore.com/product/stan...

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Nasreddin and the Dinner Party! Miss Wafaa and her students at the Stories Alive Club in Gaza explored Nasreddin’s story through role-play, vocabulary games, discussion, and critical thinking!

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🌟 Learning, Creativity & Fun at Hands Up Cairo Space! 🎨📚 Today was full of learning and creativity! Our students explored Arabic, English, Maths, and Art Therapy—learning new skills while enjoying every moment.

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

From our regular Saturday linkups ✨️ And our students' active participation during the Zoom meeting with our volunteers in Totness. These meetings aim to enhance our students' speaking skills by connecting them with native English speakers.

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

7 ways to bring the voices of young people from Palestine into your school... mailchi.mp/f596376370f4...

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A message of love and solidarity from Sue, here at the Hands Up Project space in Bristol As part of the Palestine Pilgrimage, Sue shares her support for the Palestinian people and a reminder that Palestine is never far from our hearts.

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

In this morning's Cairo/Totnes link up, Mohamed, 11, from Gaza showed us all how he made a working kite from plastic bags, string and small pieces of wood.

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A message of love and solidarity from Raw, here at the Hands Up Project space in Bristol 🇵🇸 As part of the Palestine Pilgrimage, Raw shares his support for the Palestinian people and a reminder that Palestine is never far from our hearts.

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A Summer of Stories HUP volunteer Sue Piper shares highlights from this summer’s Storytelling Techniques course—six weeks of stories, creativity, puppets, games, and growing confidence. Read more: www.handsupproject.org/blog-hup/a-s...

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A Summer of Stories! — The Hands Up Project

It was a pleasure to lead the Storytelling Techniques course for HUP this summer alongside Sahar Salhar and some amazing volunteers.

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

All of us at The Hands Up Project are so proud to have a space of our own in Ireland now. À space to share, connect and celebrate the creative work of young people.

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Art From Rubble Daily Update Nada and Ms. Majd’s students explored collage art using everyday, recycled materials, transforming wrappers, newspapers, magazines, and paper scraps into artwork that reflects their experiences and ideas. Art from what surrounds us, stories through what we create.

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A Volunteer’s Experience in Cairo Our volunteer Irena shares her experience at the Hands Up Educational Space in Cairo and the special connections she has made with the Palestinian children. Thank you, Irena, for being part of our community!

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🎈 Express. Release. Reflect. 🎈 During our Art Therapy session at HUP Educational Space, students took part in a fun Balloon Bombing activity, expressing how they felt before and after. A simple activity became a safe way to release emotions, have fun, and reconnect with themselves. 💛🎈

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

From now on, we’re occupying a bank in Ireland…

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🇵🇸 Ballinrobe stands with Palestine Join Slí Nua Nexus on Thursday, 17 September, 4–8:30 PM for Palestinian poetry, art, readings, and From Gaza We Speak, followed by a live link with young Palestinian creators. 📍 Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo 🎟️ Free entry | WhatsApp 087 431 7838 to reserve a seat.

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A rich day of knowledge and enthusiasm to learn.. Our students are eager to dive in the ocean of knowledge everyday We're delighted to have you and encourage you to be creative and achieve success.

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The Second day of school at Hands Up Project's Space in Cairo, and the distribution of the notebooks and pens to our students. Great learning and energetic day Great job everyone

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Would you like to join us as a remote volunteer, connecting once a week to young Palestinians in Gaza, Cairo, or the Occupied West Bank? - mailchi.mp/afc05aa827db...

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Make a crane for our martyrs in Gaza. A new interactive feature of the Hands Up space in Bristol.

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

From our first day at school at the Hands Up Project Educational Space in Cairo✨️ A day full of energy and enthusiasm with our great students. We were happy to meet you today, and we wish you a very successful year.

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

From Gaza We Speak Join us on Thursday 17 September, 7–8 PM at the Former Ulster Bank Building, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, Ireland. A 50-minute documentary about The Hands Up Project’s drama work with young people in Gaza, followed by a live link with some of the original creators.

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Hope Club: Live with Hope! Miss Wafaa shares how storytelling, games, role-playing, and creativity make learning English a joyful experience for her students in Gaza. Read the blog: www.handsupproject.org/blog-hup/hop...

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Hope Club...live with hope — The Hands Up Project

I'm Wafaa Khudeir,  an English teacher from Gaza, Palestine, working with the Hands Up Project.

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Slí Nua Nexus opens its doors! We’re delighted to be part of a special evening celebrating Palestinian poetry, creativity, and the voices of young people in Gaza. 📍 Slí Nua Nexus, Ballinrobe Thursday 17 September | 4:00–8:30 PM Free — everyone welcome!

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Stories Alive Club in Gaza! Miss Hana and her students had a fun and engaging session this week! Students shared their favourite characters and enjoyed a fun competition between Soso and Hadeel through the “Who Am I?” activity.

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Totally captivating physical theatre piece based on the poetry of 'Moon tell me truth'. The play was performed by Italian children and young people as the end product of a theatre course. All credit to 9Muse Centro Danza Spettacolo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=abL7...

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Moon tell me truth - Physical Theatre by Italian children and young people

YouTube video by The hands up project

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Four quotes from Gazan Hands Uppers, which summarise our work - mailchi.mp/de1141d7aa4f...

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Wrapping up The Lion and the Mouse story with Mr Samir and his students! It wasn't just story time—it was so much fun. My amazing students jumped into all kinds of fun activities and finished the day strong by cracking the secret story code.

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

🎬 From Gaza We Speak has moved hundreds of young people across Central America during Nick Bilbrough’s recent tour. Now available with Spanish, Portuguese, Italian & Arabic subtitles, soon German, plus Mexican Spanish dubbing. Want to host a screening? Get in touch!

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

📚✨ The Story of Tunjur! Miss Wafaa and her students at the Stories Alive Club in Gaza explored Tunjur’s story through discussion, games, vocabulary, rhyming words, and antonyms! 🇵🇸 Support: www.justgiving.com/page/donna-c...

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

In this morning's link-up between Cairo space and Totnes space, the children shared lots of artwork from their recent exhibition - including this 3D ship made by Mohammed. The Arabic text is from the acclaimed Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish and translates as follows...

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Samir Salama has been with the Hands Up Project from the very beginning. He’s still teaching English to children in Gaza through our Stories Alive programme, including children who have lost both parents. www.handsupproject.org/blog-hup/sol...

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Sole Survivors, Soul Revivers — The Hands Up Project

The room was framed in a deafening silence. A handful of young faces sat motionless, staring blankly at the door

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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Saida Al-Madhoon has been a pioneer of The Hands Up Project for over 10 years, bringing remote theatre to life from Gaza. Her new play, Light Behind the Window, written by her student Hour Abu Sultan, is performed by her students. #globalisethebeautifulresistance

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