The Hands up Project
@handsupproject.bsky.social
Storytelling, intercultural learning, remote theatre and much more with Palestinian children
🎭 Rehearsals are underway for Welcome to Gaza in Cairo — powerful stories, deep focus, and a shared commitment to bringing these voices to the stage.
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www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
🎟 Reserve your seat:
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January 26, 2026 at 9:07 AM
🎭 Rehearsals are underway for Welcome to Gaza in Cairo — powerful stories, deep focus, and a shared commitment to bringing these voices to the stage.
💙 Support the performance:
www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
🎟 Reserve your seat:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
💙 Support the performance:
www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
🎟 Reserve your seat:
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Daily update | Art from Rubble
Because the souls we lost to the war must never be forgotten.
Today’s activity in the Art from Rubble project carried the title:
“I am not against hope; I am against the fact that the genocide in Gaza becomes just a passing headline in the world’s breaking news.”
Because the souls we lost to the war must never be forgotten.
Today’s activity in the Art from Rubble project carried the title:
“I am not against hope; I am against the fact that the genocide in Gaza becomes just a passing headline in the world’s breaking news.”
January 25, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Daily update | Art from Rubble
Because the souls we lost to the war must never be forgotten.
Today’s activity in the Art from Rubble project carried the title:
“I am not against hope; I am against the fact that the genocide in Gaza becomes just a passing headline in the world’s breaking news.”
Because the souls we lost to the war must never be forgotten.
Today’s activity in the Art from Rubble project carried the title:
“I am not against hope; I am against the fact that the genocide in Gaza becomes just a passing headline in the world’s breaking news.”
Reposted by The Hands up Project
🎭 Welcome to Gaza | Cairo
A powerful theatre performance featuring short plays written by Gazan schoolgirls before the war, performed by their original authors now in Egypt.
🗓 5–6 Feb | ⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Jesuit Cairo – El Nahda Association
🎟 Reserve: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
A powerful theatre performance featuring short plays written by Gazan schoolgirls before the war, performed by their original authors now in Egypt.
🗓 5–6 Feb | ⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Jesuit Cairo – El Nahda Association
🎟 Reserve: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 25, 2026 at 1:07 PM
🎭 Welcome to Gaza | Cairo
A powerful theatre performance featuring short plays written by Gazan schoolgirls before the war, performed by their original authors now in Egypt.
🗓 5–6 Feb | ⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Jesuit Cairo – El Nahda Association
🎟 Reserve: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
A powerful theatre performance featuring short plays written by Gazan schoolgirls before the war, performed by their original authors now in Egypt.
🗓 5–6 Feb | ⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Jesuit Cairo – El Nahda Association
🎟 Reserve: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🎭 Welcome to Gaza | Cairo
A powerful theatre performance featuring short plays written by Gazan schoolgirls before the war, performed by their original authors now in Egypt.
🗓 5–6 Feb | ⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Jesuit Cairo – El Nahda Association
🎟 Reserve: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
A powerful theatre performance featuring short plays written by Gazan schoolgirls before the war, performed by their original authors now in Egypt.
🗓 5–6 Feb | ⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Jesuit Cairo – El Nahda Association
🎟 Reserve: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 25, 2026 at 1:07 PM
🎭 Welcome to Gaza | Cairo
A powerful theatre performance featuring short plays written by Gazan schoolgirls before the war, performed by their original authors now in Egypt.
🗓 5–6 Feb | ⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Jesuit Cairo – El Nahda Association
🎟 Reserve: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
A powerful theatre performance featuring short plays written by Gazan schoolgirls before the war, performed by their original authors now in Egypt.
🗓 5–6 Feb | ⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Jesuit Cairo – El Nahda Association
🎟 Reserve: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
✨ New Blog Post ✨
Learning, Laughter, and Hope: Our Weekly Conversation Classes for Gaza shares how connection, language, and joy.
📖 Read the blog here:
www.handsupproject.org/blog-hup/lea...
Learning, Laughter, and Hope: Our Weekly Conversation Classes for Gaza shares how connection, language, and joy.
📖 Read the blog here:
www.handsupproject.org/blog-hup/lea...
Learning, Laughter, and Hope: Our Weekly Conversation Classes for Gaza — The Hands Up Project
Sahar, who taught English to students at a UNRWA Centre before the outbreak of war teamed up with me and other fabulous TEFL teachers, Vanessa, Sonja, Donal and Liz to facilitate online classes f...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
✨ New Blog Post ✨
Learning, Laughter, and Hope: Our Weekly Conversation Classes for Gaza shares how connection, language, and joy.
📖 Read the blog here:
www.handsupproject.org/blog-hup/lea...
Learning, Laughter, and Hope: Our Weekly Conversation Classes for Gaza shares how connection, language, and joy.
📖 Read the blog here:
www.handsupproject.org/blog-hup/lea...
🎭 Meet Rawan
Rawan is a medical student and a Hands Up Project member since 2018. She began her journey with Unity Play, which will be part of the Welcome to Gaza performance in Cairo.
Support the show:
🔗 www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
Rawan is a medical student and a Hands Up Project member since 2018. She began her journey with Unity Play, which will be part of the Welcome to Gaza performance in Cairo.
Support the show:
🔗 www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
January 24, 2026 at 8:54 AM
🎭 Meet Rawan
Rawan is a medical student and a Hands Up Project member since 2018. She began her journey with Unity Play, which will be part of the Welcome to Gaza performance in Cairo.
Support the show:
🔗 www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
Rawan is a medical student and a Hands Up Project member since 2018. She began her journey with Unity Play, which will be part of the Welcome to Gaza performance in Cairo.
Support the show:
🔗 www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
At Cairo Space, we’re more than a school — we’re family 💖
This Thursday, we celebrated six birthdays filled with joy, laughter, and song 🎉🎂
We also screened From Gaza We Speak. Want to watch or host a screening? Get in touch and help us share these stories.
This Thursday, we celebrated six birthdays filled with joy, laughter, and song 🎉🎂
We also screened From Gaza We Speak. Want to watch or host a screening? Get in touch and help us share these stories.
January 23, 2026 at 10:21 PM
At Cairo Space, we’re more than a school — we’re family 💖
This Thursday, we celebrated six birthdays filled with joy, laughter, and song 🎉🎂
We also screened From Gaza We Speak. Want to watch or host a screening? Get in touch and help us share these stories.
This Thursday, we celebrated six birthdays filled with joy, laughter, and song 🎉🎂
We also screened From Gaza We Speak. Want to watch or host a screening? Get in touch and help us share these stories.
Today we’re starting our rehearsals for the Welcome to Gaza performance in Cairo 🎭
Excited to bring these stories to the stage very soon.
💙 Support our journey here: www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
Excited to bring these stories to the stage very soon.
💙 Support our journey here: www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
January 23, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Today we’re starting our rehearsals for the Welcome to Gaza performance in Cairo 🎭
Excited to bring these stories to the stage very soon.
💙 Support our journey here: www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
Excited to bring these stories to the stage very soon.
💙 Support our journey here: www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
🎭 Meet Hale Robin Hejazi
Medical student and Hands Up Project member since 2019. Hale wrote and performed One World, Different Stories—a play about the life of a Palestinian refugee—which will be part of Welcome to Gaza in Cairo.
Support the performance:
🔗 www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
Medical student and Hands Up Project member since 2019. Hale wrote and performed One World, Different Stories—a play about the life of a Palestinian refugee—which will be part of Welcome to Gaza in Cairo.
Support the performance:
🔗 www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
January 22, 2026 at 12:37 PM
🎭 Meet Hale Robin Hejazi
Medical student and Hands Up Project member since 2019. Hale wrote and performed One World, Different Stories—a play about the life of a Palestinian refugee—which will be part of Welcome to Gaza in Cairo.
Support the performance:
🔗 www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
Medical student and Hands Up Project member since 2019. Hale wrote and performed One World, Different Stories—a play about the life of a Palestinian refugee—which will be part of Welcome to Gaza in Cairo.
Support the performance:
🔗 www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
So proud of our Cairo Space stars 🌟
Marah, Jaber, Lama, Yamen & Wadie performed A Passport for What by Benjamin Zephaniah in their first-ever live link-up with students in Manchester!
Weeks of remote theatre led by Nick, with Sulaiman, Miss Afnan & volunteer Susan 💙
Marah, Jaber, Lama, Yamen & Wadie performed A Passport for What by Benjamin Zephaniah in their first-ever live link-up with students in Manchester!
Weeks of remote theatre led by Nick, with Sulaiman, Miss Afnan & volunteer Susan 💙
January 22, 2026 at 12:32 PM
So proud of our Cairo Space stars 🌟
Marah, Jaber, Lama, Yamen & Wadie performed A Passport for What by Benjamin Zephaniah in their first-ever live link-up with students in Manchester!
Weeks of remote theatre led by Nick, with Sulaiman, Miss Afnan & volunteer Susan 💙
Marah, Jaber, Lama, Yamen & Wadie performed A Passport for What by Benjamin Zephaniah in their first-ever live link-up with students in Manchester!
Weeks of remote theatre led by Nick, with Sulaiman, Miss Afnan & volunteer Susan 💙
✨ Where Are They Now? — Hala Mdouk
Before the genocide, Hala took part in Hands Up online link-ups with volunteers around the world from Gaza. But it was through poetry that she truly found her voice.
🔗 www.handsupproject.org/where-are-th...
Before the genocide, Hala took part in Hands Up online link-ups with volunteers around the world from Gaza. But it was through poetry that she truly found her voice.
🔗 www.handsupproject.org/where-are-th...
Hala Mdouk — The Hands Up Project — The Hands Up Project
Hala Aqel used to take part in Hands up Project online intercultural link ups through her teacher in Gaza, Amal Mukhairez and different remote volunteers around the world. She also acted in various Ha...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:45 PM
✨ Where Are They Now? — Hala Mdouk
Before the genocide, Hala took part in Hands Up online link-ups with volunteers around the world from Gaza. But it was through poetry that she truly found her voice.
🔗 www.handsupproject.org/where-are-th...
Before the genocide, Hala took part in Hands Up online link-ups with volunteers around the world from Gaza. But it was through poetry that she truly found her voice.
🔗 www.handsupproject.org/where-are-th...
‘Powerful visualization exercise with our Gazan children in Cairo today.’
January 21, 2026 at 2:25 PM
‘Powerful visualization exercise with our Gazan children in Cairo today.’
📢 Important update
Please note that the screening of From Gaza We Speak at Palestine House will now begin at 5:30 PM (UK time) instead of 7:30 PM.
🗓 Saturday, 24 January
📍 Palestine House, London
🎟 £10 entry
Reserve your ticket:
www.tickettailor.com/events/pales...
Please note that the screening of From Gaza We Speak at Palestine House will now begin at 5:30 PM (UK time) instead of 7:30 PM.
🗓 Saturday, 24 January
📍 Palestine House, London
🎟 £10 entry
Reserve your ticket:
www.tickettailor.com/events/pales...
January 21, 2026 at 12:48 PM
📢 Important update
Please note that the screening of From Gaza We Speak at Palestine House will now begin at 5:30 PM (UK time) instead of 7:30 PM.
🗓 Saturday, 24 January
📍 Palestine House, London
🎟 £10 entry
Reserve your ticket:
www.tickettailor.com/events/pales...
Please note that the screening of From Gaza We Speak at Palestine House will now begin at 5:30 PM (UK time) instead of 7:30 PM.
🗓 Saturday, 24 January
📍 Palestine House, London
🎟 £10 entry
Reserve your ticket:
www.tickettailor.com/events/pales...
Moments from our “Nus Nusies” sessions 📚✨
With Miss Wafaa and her students, learning came alive through interactive activities, teamwork, and joyful engagement.
With Miss Wafaa and her students, learning came alive through interactive activities, teamwork, and joyful engagement.
January 20, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Moments from our “Nus Nusies” sessions 📚✨
With Miss Wafaa and her students, learning came alive through interactive activities, teamwork, and joyful engagement.
With Miss Wafaa and her students, learning came alive through interactive activities, teamwork, and joyful engagement.
🎬 Reserve your ticket now 🎬
Join us for a special screening of From Gaza We Speak
🗓 Saturday, 24 January
⏰ 7:30 PM (UK time)
📍 Palestine House, London
113 High Holborn, London WC1V 6JQ
🎟️ Book your ticket:
www.tickettailor.com/events/pales...
Join us for a special screening of From Gaza We Speak
🗓 Saturday, 24 January
⏰ 7:30 PM (UK time)
📍 Palestine House, London
113 High Holborn, London WC1V 6JQ
🎟️ Book your ticket:
www.tickettailor.com/events/pales...
January 19, 2026 at 5:14 PM
🎬 Reserve your ticket now 🎬
Join us for a special screening of From Gaza We Speak
🗓 Saturday, 24 January
⏰ 7:30 PM (UK time)
📍 Palestine House, London
113 High Holborn, London WC1V 6JQ
🎟️ Book your ticket:
www.tickettailor.com/events/pales...
Join us for a special screening of From Gaza We Speak
🗓 Saturday, 24 January
⏰ 7:30 PM (UK time)
📍 Palestine House, London
113 High Holborn, London WC1V 6JQ
🎟️ Book your ticket:
www.tickettailor.com/events/pales...
🎭 Meet the cast | Welcome to Gaza – Cairo
Hala Sarsour returns to The Hands Up Project after a three-year hiatus, performing in "Welcome to Gaza" — including "Toothbrush," the play that began her journey at the age of 12.
Support the show 👉 www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
Hala Sarsour returns to The Hands Up Project after a three-year hiatus, performing in "Welcome to Gaza" — including "Toothbrush," the play that began her journey at the age of 12.
Support the show 👉 www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
January 19, 2026 at 1:20 PM
🎭 Meet the cast | Welcome to Gaza – Cairo
Hala Sarsour returns to The Hands Up Project after a three-year hiatus, performing in "Welcome to Gaza" — including "Toothbrush," the play that began her journey at the age of 12.
Support the show 👉 www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
Hala Sarsour returns to The Hands Up Project after a three-year hiatus, performing in "Welcome to Gaza" — including "Toothbrush," the play that began her journey at the age of 12.
Support the show 👉 www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
🦁🐭 The Lion and the Mouse
A lively learning session full of stories, games, and creativity!
Students explored the tale.
A wonderful session filled with interaction, imagination, and learning with Miss Hana and her students 🌟📖
A lively learning session full of stories, games, and creativity!
Students explored the tale.
A wonderful session filled with interaction, imagination, and learning with Miss Hana and her students 🌟📖
January 18, 2026 at 2:41 PM
🦁🐭 The Lion and the Mouse
A lively learning session full of stories, games, and creativity!
Students explored the tale.
A wonderful session filled with interaction, imagination, and learning with Miss Hana and her students 🌟📖
A lively learning session full of stories, games, and creativity!
Students explored the tale.
A wonderful session filled with interaction, imagination, and learning with Miss Hana and her students 🌟📖
🦊🐦⬛ The Jackal and the Crow
A lively and engaging session with Mr Mohammed and his students in Gaza, full of learning and fun through the story!
🌟 The students enjoyed interactive games, asked thoughtful questions, and showed clear progress — with even more growth to come.
A lively and engaging session with Mr Mohammed and his students in Gaza, full of learning and fun through the story!
🌟 The students enjoyed interactive games, asked thoughtful questions, and showed clear progress — with even more growth to come.
January 17, 2026 at 12:50 PM
🦊🐦⬛ The Jackal and the Crow
A lively and engaging session with Mr Mohammed and his students in Gaza, full of learning and fun through the story!
🌟 The students enjoyed interactive games, asked thoughtful questions, and showed clear progress — with even more growth to come.
A lively and engaging session with Mr Mohammed and his students in Gaza, full of learning and fun through the story!
🌟 The students enjoyed interactive games, asked thoughtful questions, and showed clear progress — with even more growth to come.
🚨 URGENT 🎭🇵🇸
Help bring Welcome to Gaza to the stage in Cairo.
we still need £5,000 to make this powerful production by young Palestinians possible. Every donation helps cover rehearsal space, production, travel & accommodation.
👉 Donate now: www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
Help bring Welcome to Gaza to the stage in Cairo.
we still need £5,000 to make this powerful production by young Palestinians possible. Every donation helps cover rehearsal space, production, travel & accommodation.
👉 Donate now: www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
Bring 'Welcome to Gaza' to Cairo!
Help Nicholas Bilbrough raise money to support The Hands Up Project (HUP)
www.justgiving.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:21 PM
🚨 URGENT 🎭🇵🇸
Help bring Welcome to Gaza to the stage in Cairo.
we still need £5,000 to make this powerful production by young Palestinians possible. Every donation helps cover rehearsal space, production, travel & accommodation.
👉 Donate now: www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
Help bring Welcome to Gaza to the stage in Cairo.
we still need £5,000 to make this powerful production by young Palestinians possible. Every donation helps cover rehearsal space, production, travel & accommodation.
👉 Donate now: www.justgiving.com/page/welcome...
🎨 From Gaza to Spain | Art from the Rubble
Created from debris and memory, these artworks carry stories of loss, resilience, and hope beyond borders.
From the rubble of Gaza to audiences in Spain, art becomes a voice that cannot be silenced.
Created from debris and memory, these artworks carry stories of loss, resilience, and hope beyond borders.
From the rubble of Gaza to audiences in Spain, art becomes a voice that cannot be silenced.
January 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
🎨 From Gaza to Spain | Art from the Rubble
Created from debris and memory, these artworks carry stories of loss, resilience, and hope beyond borders.
From the rubble of Gaza to audiences in Spain, art becomes a voice that cannot be silenced.
Created from debris and memory, these artworks carry stories of loss, resilience, and hope beyond borders.
From the rubble of Gaza to audiences in Spain, art becomes a voice that cannot be silenced.
✨ New on our blog!
A Poetry Activity Tried and Tested by Mechthild Lier — a practical, creative poetry idea for the classroom.
Originally published in the MELTA Newsletter (Winter 2025) 📝
👉 www.handsupproject.org/blog-hup/a-p...
A Poetry Activity Tried and Tested by Mechthild Lier — a practical, creative poetry idea for the classroom.
Originally published in the MELTA Newsletter (Winter 2025) 📝
👉 www.handsupproject.org/blog-hup/a-p...
A poetry activity tried and tested by Mechthild Lier — The Hands Up Project
Have you heard of the Hands Up Project (HUP)? It’s a charity that connects young people from Palestine to the world, thus creating amazing learning opportunities, full of fun and creativity. Through l...
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January 16, 2026 at 12:06 PM
✨ New on our blog!
A Poetry Activity Tried and Tested by Mechthild Lier — a practical, creative poetry idea for the classroom.
Originally published in the MELTA Newsletter (Winter 2025) 📝
👉 www.handsupproject.org/blog-hup/a-p...
A Poetry Activity Tried and Tested by Mechthild Lier — a practical, creative poetry idea for the classroom.
Originally published in the MELTA Newsletter (Winter 2025) 📝
👉 www.handsupproject.org/blog-hup/a-p...
Our 2026 Poetry Competition Workshop is now live ✨
Learn how to write poems inspired by a painting by a 14-year-old Gaza girl 🎨📝
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/n6Hb7evzv_k
📩 Send handwritten poems to info@handsupproject.org
Learn how to write poems inspired by a painting by a 14-year-old Gaza girl 🎨📝
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/n6Hb7evzv_k
📩 Send handwritten poems to info@handsupproject.org
January 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Our 2026 Poetry Competition Workshop is now live ✨
Learn how to write poems inspired by a painting by a 14-year-old Gaza girl 🎨📝
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/n6Hb7evzv_k
📩 Send handwritten poems to info@handsupproject.org
Learn how to write poems inspired by a painting by a 14-year-old Gaza girl 🎨📝
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/n6Hb7evzv_k
📩 Send handwritten poems to info@handsupproject.org
Today in The Hands Up Project space in Cairo, children worked with our new art therapist Doaa, using dolls to express their experiences of the war on Gaza through art and words.
Please keep supporting this vital work 💛
www.justgiving.com/page/donna-c...
Please keep supporting this vital work 💛
www.justgiving.com/page/donna-c...
January 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Today in The Hands Up Project space in Cairo, children worked with our new art therapist Doaa, using dolls to express their experiences of the war on Gaza through art and words.
Please keep supporting this vital work 💛
www.justgiving.com/page/donna-c...
Please keep supporting this vital work 💛
www.justgiving.com/page/donna-c...
💛 Help Yara Reach the UK 🇬🇧
Yara dreams of coming to the UK for opportunities that can change her life — but she needs our support to get there.
👉 Donate & support here:
www.justgiving.com/page/help-ya...
Yara dreams of coming to the UK for opportunities that can change her life — but she needs our support to get there.
👉 Donate & support here:
www.justgiving.com/page/help-ya...
Help Yara reach the UK for her studies
Help Becca Young raise money to support The Hands Up Project (HUP)
www.justgiving.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:25 PM
💛 Help Yara Reach the UK 🇬🇧
Yara dreams of coming to the UK for opportunities that can change her life — but she needs our support to get there.
👉 Donate & support here:
www.justgiving.com/page/help-ya...
Yara dreams of coming to the UK for opportunities that can change her life — but she needs our support to get there.
👉 Donate & support here:
www.justgiving.com/page/help-ya...
“What were your feelings during the war in Gaza?”
This question inspired today’s drawings by our Gazan children at The Hands Up Project space in Cairo. Through art, they expressed emotions that words often can’t.
The session was led by our new art therapist from Gaza, Doaa
This question inspired today’s drawings by our Gazan children at The Hands Up Project space in Cairo. Through art, they expressed emotions that words often can’t.
The session was led by our new art therapist from Gaza, Doaa
January 13, 2026 at 10:58 PM
“What were your feelings during the war in Gaza?”
This question inspired today’s drawings by our Gazan children at The Hands Up Project space in Cairo. Through art, they expressed emotions that words often can’t.
The session was led by our new art therapist from Gaza, Doaa
This question inspired today’s drawings by our Gazan children at The Hands Up Project space in Cairo. Through art, they expressed emotions that words often can’t.
The session was led by our new art therapist from Gaza, Doaa