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Find out more about Arooba's custom-made sensory tools, from how we design them to why they help children as part of their rehabilitation. ABCD trustee and project manager Firas explains how the collaboration began, how these tools are being used in therapy sessions, and what plans lie ahead.

This March marks one year since ABCD Bethlehem rolled out our suite of 30 educational animated videos across rehabilitation centres in Palestine, supporting children with disabilities to learn, develop their skills, and have fun. Here, ABCD Trustee and Project Manager Firas explains how he worked with Palestinian artist and animator Hanaa Fanoun to bring the

We are delighted to be able to announce that new funding has been agreed for a sensory room in the Al Am’ari camp to support and give joy to these children. We are also contributing to new physio facilities too which will help children living with life limiting disabilities. Thank you for making this possible

The ABCD Bethlehem-supported Rehabilitation Centre in Nur Shams Refugee Camp in the northern West Bank has been closed until further notice as part of the enforced evacuation of the UNRWA-run camp over the past two weeks. The Centre was offering life-changing therapies on a weekly basis to approximately 65 children and their families. The IDF

Am’ari camp is located East of Ramallah city in al-Bireh municipality, and is one of the smallest camps in the West Bank with an estimated population density of 161,792 per sq km. Prior to our partnership with the camp, they were unable to offer rehabilitation services, and now, as the Centre is developing, initially supporting