Yasser Arafat Foundation organized seven summer camps in several locations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip from 2 July through 18 July 2019.
Six hundred (600) children between the ages of 8 and 13 participated in the summer camps.
Held over a two-week period, the summer camps program include educational, cultural, and recreational activities with, among many others, storytelling, drama, handicrafts, music, folkloric dancing, cognitive games, and sports. The program contributes to educating the youth on the significance of the Palestinian national culture and the legacy of Yasser Arafat.
The 2019 summer camps organized by Yasser Arafat Foundation, in partnership with seven organizations in the West Bank, included:
• Balata Camp-Nablus, Yafa Cultural Center
• Tulkarm, Child Cultural Development Center
• Hebron, Palestinian Child Arts Center (PCAC)
• Kufr Ni’mah-Ramallah, the Palestinian Child Club
• Aida Camp-Bethlehem, Lajee Center
• Ramallah, Ramallah Youth Club
• Gaza, Al-Bayt Al-Samed Foundation