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UNESCO’s visit to IBBY Palestine
UNESCO Delegation Visit to the Library of IBBY Palestine in Gaza
Handing Khitam her prize for winning UNESCO’s "World Tales" competition
Giovanni SCEPI Head of the Culture Unit at UNESCO Palestine, and Youssef Al-Ejla, Head of UNESCO Office visited PBBY Shawka give Khitam al-Hissi the (...)
A Land Fueled by People and Stones
This moving piece by writer Dima Sehwail written during the 2008-9 war on Gaza it was published in IBBY 33rd Congress book and of the few items read in one of the plenary sessions
A land fueled by people and stones
Faces of people in my country
Their fingers
Legs
Hands
And tongues will (...)
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Report: Jul-Dec 2013
Friday 11 April 2014
Children in Crisis- Gaza Palestine
July-December 2013
PBBY project in Gaza was significant because it was implemented at a most difficult period of tight siege on Gaza, with extreme shortage of food, electricity and fuel. Things got worse with severe weather and flooding. In addition to (...)
Writings of Children with Hearing Impairment
Sunday 16 February 2014
Stories about their lives, aspirations and about life in Gaza*
Stories written by children with hearing impairment about their life and aspirations*
I Like to Be
Name: Abdallah Khalil Kallab
Age: 14 years
I wish for myself and others to live in love and dignity. I wish that the world is (...)
Thanks and Appreciation
Monday 10 February 2014
PBBY extends its deepest thanks and appreciation to all those who supported our membership embraced or facilitated our work, or supported PBBY Children in Crisis project in Gaza, Occupied Palestine. We especially extend our thanks to the following organizations: International Board on Books for (...)
Welcome!
Monday 10 February 2014
The International Board on Books for Young People - Palestinian Section (PBBY) is pleased to launch its website
The aim of our PBBY website is to connect effectively with our members, friends and friends to be.
We believe that the dissemination of information about our activities, outcomes, (...)
IBBY
Monday 10 February 2014
What is IBBY?
The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) is a non-profit organization which represents an international network of people from all over the world who are committed to bringing books and children together.
Mission
to promote international understanding through (...)
Elected again to IBBY’s EC
Monday 10 February 2014
In IBBY’s 32nd Congress in Santiago de Compostela Spain in 2010. Jehan Helou was re-elected to IBBY’s EC Committee, which is composed of 10 members. Each member is permitted to serve for two terms only, each for two years
IBBY Website posted this on EC members:
Jehan Helou (Palestine) was (...)
Elected to IBBY’s EC
Monday 10 February 2014
IBBY’s 31st Congress, convened in Copenhagen in 2008.
The Congress Theme was Stories in History-History in Stories
Four PBBY members attended the Congress Dr. Kanaana and Arham Damen chairwoman of Tamer Institute Safa Abu Asab from diakonia and Jehan Helou who was elected to the EC Committee (...)
Palestine Declared IBBY Section
Monday 10 February 2014
Palestine was officially declared the 65th IBBY Section, during the Children’s International Bologna Book Fair, April 2003.
Nilima Sinha (India), IBBY’s Vice President and Chair of the Membership Subcommittee at that time said:
“ .. In these difficult and painful times, when children are (...)
IBBY UK: Motion to Accept Palestinian Section in 2002
Monday 10 February 2014
Background statement by IBBY UK:
Some members of the British Section of IBBY, under the auspices of the British Council, have had the privilege over the last two years of working with Palestinian organizations that are bravely struggling, in the most difficult conditions, to promote the (...)
Activities in the library
Monday 10 February 2014
Activities at AL-Ataa library- Beit Hanoun.
Al Shawka: Draw & Play
Monday 10 February 2014
A group of children and a librarian at Al-Shawka library are drawing and playing.
Librarians’ Training
Monday 10 February 2014
Training of librarians and volunteers in animation activities in children libraries
Gaza: 13/12 - 18/12/ 2008
Preparation
The training was supposed to be implemented few months before it did. IBBY Palestine (PBBY) was hoping the Israeli siege on Gaza would ease up and the training in (...)
Sharja IBBY Fund Report
Monday 10 February 2014
Sharjah/IBBY Fund for Children in Crisis
Gaza-Palestine Occupied Territory
Progress Report
April- September 2012
Palestinian Section of IBBY
Click on the below for the full report in PDF format. It includes pictures and (...)
Books welcomed
Monday 10 February 2014
With the help of friends PBBY has been able to send hundreds of books to two IBBY Children in Crisis libraries in Rafah and Beit Hanoun in Gaza .
My Brother Fares
Monday 10 February 2014
A real story by Rawan al Bassiouni
I am older than my brother Fares by two years. I am 11 years old. My brother Fares and I used to play always together and we loved each other dearly. All people used to say that we were alike.
We woke up one night, and walked stealthily towards the (...)
