Dimitri Zimbru
We are calling for a humanitarian ceasefire, and we have opened the SOS Gaza Appeal. Although we do not work directly in Gaza, we have financially supported the organisation War Child, which, together with a local partner, directly provides psychological first aid and psychosocial assistance to children and their families affected by the conflict. Donations to SOS Gaza will be used for psychosocial and humanitarian assistance in Gaza according to needs, security situation, and the ability of our partners to implement aid programmes.
The international community must join forces in calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. The situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, and the recent killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers highlights the appalling conditions on the ground.
Civilians in Gaza, including women and children, are dying from bombing and shelling, trapped without safe shelter and with little to no access to basic necessities such as healthcare, food, and safe drinking water.
Civilians must be protected, hostages must be released, and the safe transport and distribution of much-needed humanitarian aid must be ensured. The situation on the ground is dire. All parties involved must take responsibility for the protection of the civilian population.
Helping to alleviate war trauma for children in Gaza
Assistance is primarily through psychological interventions and group activities in 10 schools in Rafah and the central Gaza Strip. So far, 369 children have received psychological first aid sessions, and 1,876 children have participated in leisure activities, sometimes with their family members. During these activities, children engaged in various psychosocial exercises such as role-playing, storytelling, relaxation, breathing, and concentration games to help relieve stress and cope with emotional challenges.
"Helping children in war conflicts is crucial, so we are trying to alleviate the traumas that will affect their entire lives. In the extreme environment of the war in Gaza, we have supported War Child so that they and their local partner can continue this type of work as much as possible," says Marek Štys, head of humanitarian programmes at People in Need.
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Following the ceasefire signed between Israel and Hamas in October 2025, we visited Gaza and established a partnership with Al Nayzak, a Palestinian organization that has been working in the field of Education for over 20 years. Almost all school buildings in Gaza have been destroyed, and those left are used as shelter by displaced families. The only form of in-person education available to the children are Temporary Learning Spaces, most of which are operating in tents.
Providing education for children in Gaza
Using donations from the SOS Appeal, we are supporting such spaces in cooperation with Al Nayzak, giving the chance to 1000 children to continue their education until the formal system can be rebuilt. New donations will be used to increase the number of supported Temporary Learning Spaces and children, as well as to provide learning materials and winter clothing to the children.
Using donations from the SOS Appeal, we are supporting such spaces in cooperation with Al Nayzak, giving the chance to 1000 children to continue their education until the formal system can be rebuilt. New donations will be used to increase the number of supported Temporary Learning Spaces and children, as well as to provide learning materials and winter clothing to the children.