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P l a y g r o u n d s
Giving them back their Childhood
Why Playgrounds
Why “Al-Bayyara”
The Project
Project Objectives
Part of a wider “Community Project”
Donors
Project Implementation
IN THIS PRESENTATION
Average Cost of a Playground
Completed Work
Work in Progress
How to Get Involved
As a Donor
Contact Us
In Palestine, there is a dramatic lack of safe outdoor
playing areas for children to spend their free time
and practice outdoor activities.
Most Palestinian children spend spare time playing
in the streets due to the unavailability of any
alternative safe outdoor playing areas, leading to a
large number of children injured or even killed by
traffic accidents each year.
“Al-Bayyara” is the Arabic word for an orange
orchard. For Palestinians, the orchard is more than
just an owned property; it is the family’s livelihood
and therefore represents not only material gain but
also their spiritual wholeness and emotional stability.
Why Playgrounds Why at Al-Bayyara
Al – Bayyara playgrounds project aims to design and construct at least 100 public playgrounds, around 1,000 meters squared each, in different populated neighborhoods across Palestine, where there is a lack of such facilities.
The playgrounds will serve as safe communal outdoor recreational facilities forall the children and their parents residing in these neighborhoods.
The Playgrounds
Project Objectives• Provide the children with safe outdoor playing
areas for entertainment and recreation
• Help reduce the number of children injured and killed every year in traffic accidents by offering alternatives to playing in the streets.
• Increase the green areas, adding beauty to the Palestinian environment.
• Foster community bonding between families living in the same neighborhoods by meeting in these playgrounds
• Create job opportunities for those who contribute to the design, construction and maintenance of these playgrounds.
• Encouraging Palestinian made goods: when sourcing material for the construction of the playgrounds, priority is given to locally made products and local suppliers
• Remind the Palestinians about the historical importance of the citrus trees in Palestine through the name of the playground, “ Al – Bayyara”, where orange and lemon trees will be planted in the playgrounds.
• Help improve the health conditions of the local community by encouraging both the children and their parents to spend time outdoors especially that Vitamin D deficiency is widely spread amongst the Palestinian community.
• Provide the Palestinians in the Diaspora with the opportunity to contribute to building and developing their home communities.
These playgrounds will serve as community centers where regular
community events will be organized such as:
Part of a wider Community Project
Breast cancer for mother
Post war trauma therapy for children
Other issues relevant to the Palestinian family
Story telling
Small concerts
Educational games
Arts & crafts
DonorsMain current funders of the Al - Bayyara project:
Bank of Palestine
Muna and Basem Hishmeh Foundation
Taawon (Welfare Association)
List of Al Bayyara donors over the years:
George and Rhonda Salem
ANERA
Al Hani Construction & Training Co.
American Federation of Ramallah Palestine
Arabia Industrial Valves Manufacturer
Azmi Abdullatif Abdulhadi & Sons Holding Co.
Belen 2000
Birzeit Society
Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC)
Dina Shawa
Eddie Farah
Emad Kamal
Employees of Bank of Palestine
Farouk Shami - CHI
Gulf Spic General Trading & Contracting Company W.L.L (Gs)
Haifa Shakhashir
Hashem Hashem
Said Abdulhadi
San Francisco Palestinian Community
Suheil Sabbagh
Turmusayya Charitable Society of NY/NJ
UNEC – L.L.C
United Holy Land Fund NY/NJ
Welfare Association for Youth
Jawad Ali and Zahira Dalloul
Burqa Charity Society
Dair Dibwan Charity Society
Huda Kitmitto
Hooda Shawa
Ibrahim Wadie Takla
Khatib & Alami Consolidated Engineering Co.
Maha Abu Ghazaleh
Memorial for Isam Labib Hishmeh
Memorial for Mahfuz and Maria Ajluni
MID Contracting Company LLC
PADICO Holding
Projacs Construction & Management Training / Development
Ramallah Chicago Club
Ramallah Houston Club
Ramallah Jacksonville Club
Ramallah Metro Club
Ribhi and Norma Zaid
Riyadh Pharma
The Bayyara project is managed by the Bayyara Steering Committee formulated from Bank
of Palestine, Taawon and the Muna and Basem Hishmeh Foundation. The Committee
duties include raising funds, deciding on the location of establishing the bayyaras and its
appropriateness, setting the technical standards, etc.
The Project is implemented by Taawon in partnership with the local municipalities and
village councils in which the Bayyara is established.
Project Implementation
Average Cost of a PlaygroundSince the land is donated by a municipality, each playground costs around
USD 55,000.
Completed Work Abu Falah - Ramallah and Al – Bireh Governorate
Al – Ebeidieh – Bethlehem Governorate
Al – Eizariya / Bethany – Jerusalem Governorate
Al – Jadwal - Ramallah and Al – Bireh Governorate
Al – Masayef - Ramallah and Al – Bireh Governorate
Al – Masyoun - Ramallah and Al – Bireh Governorate
As Saftawi – Gaza Governorate
Assaf – Khan Younis – Gaza Governorate
At – Tireh - Ramallah and Al – Bireh Governorate
Beit Aur - Ramallah and Al – Bireh Governorate
Beit Jala – Bethlehem Governorate
Bethlehem – Bethlehem Governorate
Birzeit - Ramallah and Al – Bireh Governorate
Deir Al – Balah – Gaza Governorate
Deir Dibwan - Ramallah and Al – Bireh Governorate
Ein Minjid – Ramallah and Al – Bireh Governorate
Jabalia – Gaza Governorate
Jenin – Jenin Governorate
Nablus – Nablus Governorate
Qatanna – Jerusalem Governorate
Ras Karkar - Ramallah and Al – Bireh Governorate
Sarryet Ramalllah - Ramallah and Al – Bireh Governorate
Tal – Elhawa - Gaza Governorate
Tulkarem – Tulkarem Governorate
Turmusaya - Ramallah and Al – Bireh Governorate
Aqbet Jaber – Jericho Governorate
As Sufara - Ramallah and Al – Bireh Governorate
Isteraha - Jericho Governorate
Qabatya - Jenin Governorate
Work in Progress
For donations of USD 50,000 per year for a duration of 3 consecutive years, the donor is entitled to
join the Al - Bayyara Steering Committee.
Each USD 10,000 entitles the donor to include his / her name on the playground plaque.
As A Donor
Contact UsFor more information, please email:
www.bankofpalestine.com
Welfare Association (Taawon):
www.taawon.org