IMAGES FROM MY VISIT TO THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Special thanks to Jamil Sawalmeh, the Communication Coordinator at the Right to Play office in Ramallah for these excellent photos!
Meeting with the head of the Ramallah School for the Blind
Some students warming up their brains for the activities
More warming up and instructions from the teacher
My turn to listen and learn with the visually impared students
We are all equal with blindfolds on
My turn to put the piece into the puzzle
Watching a dance put on for us
Our driver and new friend, Hani, with two of the young students
Arriving at the refugee camp for a Right to Play Playday, and receiving instructions from the coaches
The games are ready to play
We’re waiting for the games to begin
Go-go-go!!
Getting encouragement from the coach
almost my turn!
A break from the hot sun for water
A new game
This one takes great patience but we did really well
The parachute game
This one was so fun!
Lunchi with all the RTP staff
A group photo of the excellent staff of Right to Play
A display of traditional Palestinian dance from the young people at the youth center, with Arabic TV filming at the second refugee camp visit of the day
A group shot with the talented dancers
PLaying soccer in the streets with the kids- one of the only places they have the play
The basketball field/soccer field/play area with not nets, no turf, no equipment except garbage and broken glass. Still, we made it work and had a great time with the kids
