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<\/a>D’vorah Kost with kindergarten children<\/p><\/div> D\u2019vorah Kost, member of our delegation, spread laughter this morning as she magically entertained the children of a Gaza kindergarten. The children were delighted with her marionettes and her stories.<\/p>\n Hope is a critical component of mental health in this imprisoned land. In each visit to Gaza, we are impressed by the creative ways that schools and treatment facilities work to create a sense of hope in the children who live here.<\/p>\n We are told that families are struggling to maintain resilience \u2013 so many children have been orphaned in war and so many families are without employment – making reliable family life more and more difficult. Teachers and mental health professionals are working to find what will support the new generation in maintaining the ability to cope. D\u2019vorah demonstrated this morning the importance of laughter in building resilience.<\/p>\n Delivering donated medicines to Gaza Community Mental Health Programme<\/p><\/div>Our delegations always seek donations to provide medicines for the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme and we were able to deliver medicines to the clinic this morning. GCMHP serves the population of Gaza through clinic work, telephone consultation and community outreach. The service of this organization is critical to Gaza!<\/p>\n
\n(Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility<\/a> has traveled to Gaza since 1993. Since 2009, following the Cast Lead invasion by Israel, WPSR has sponsored 12 medical delegations to serve the people of Gaza.)
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