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A message from our Chairman

From the conclusions drawn by decision-makers at government level, to the lived experiences of the very people they discuss on the ground in Gaza, I have a feeling that in the months ahead many of us will have a familiar collective feeling: 2016 may well be filled with more of…

Screening of “Where Should the Birds Fly?”

‘I lost my mother, my father, my freedom and the life I had…. I know that people don’t appreciate the blessings they have until they lose them…’ – Mona, Gaza. Yesterday evening we went to the P21 Gallery to attend a screening of “Where Should the Birds Fly?”, a documentary directed and narrated…

Fadi and his family need your support

Fadi and his family live in Jal Al Bahar refugee camp in Tyre (South Lebanon). Most refugees here are from Tarshiha, a village that was located on the border between Lebanon and Palestine. The camp lies a few meters from the sea, with nothing to protect houses from the waves. Fadi’s family…

Fundraising Volunteers Lunch

“Thank you Team Interpal for lunch and looking forward to working with you all in 2016 in sha Allah!”  On Sunday 24th January, we took some of our fundraising volunteers out for lunch to appreciate all their hard work over the last few months. It was a very productive catch…

Winter in an unofficial refugee camp: Hanin’s Story

Hanin lives in south Lebanon, in an ‘unofficial’ settlement for Palestinian refugees called Jal Al Baher. The settlement is located by the coast, so Hanin’s father works as a fishmonger, earning about £200 a month. As the months get colder though, his income plummets, and by the midst of winter…