Skateboarding helps Gaza children with trauma amid ruins, adds rare joy
Summary
A mobile skatepark in Gaza is helping children cope with trauma by providing them a place to play amid severe humanitarian conditions. Despite equipment shortages and ongoing violence, the skateboarding sessions give children a sense of normalcy and joy. Coaches and children use what they have to create makeshift skateparks and find moments of freedom.Key Facts
- A mobile skatepark is operating in Gaza, offering mental health support to children.
- The skatepark moves between different areas, including displacement camps.
- The initiative began after a ceasefire on October 10, but violence continues.
- Israeli forces have killed 260 Palestinians and wounded 632 since the ceasefire.
- Children use rubble and remains as ramps and obstacles for skateboarding.
- Coaches fix equipment and manage sessions with limited resources.
- Over one million Palestinian children need mental health services.
- At least 17,000 children in Gaza are separated from their parents.
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