Since the ceasefire collapsed on March 17, Gaza has been locked in for more than 120 days. Fuel is almost gone, and only very small amounts of food and medicine have been allowed in. This has left 2.1 million people trapped in a crisis of hunger and survival. Families have been forced to move more than 15 times, now living in crowded tents made of plastic sheets and scrap wood.
With schools and public services collapsed, children are left without safe care. Many are separated from their families, pushed into child labor, or caught in unsafe and chaotic food lines. For women and children, even stepping outside a tent can mean facing harassment or violence.
In the middle of this, Good Neighbors trained local facilitators to provide psychosocial support (PSS) to children, in partnership with Youth Without Borders. One of them is Nedaa Ghanem — a sister, a daughter, and a survivor.
A few months ago, Nedaa lost her brother to an airstrike. Another brother remains severely injured, fighting for his life with limited medical care in a collapsing health system. Words cannot fully describe what it feels like to carry such pain while navigating daily life in Khan Younis.
And yet, every day, Nedaa chooses to show up. She walks through rubble-lined streets to reach displaced children, many carrying the same grief and uncertainty she feels. In overcrowded shelters, she leads PSS sessions where children draw, paint, and play together.Good Neighbors is a global NGO dedicated to improving the lives of children and communities in over 50 countries.
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