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WANN

we are not numbers

emerging writers from Palestine tell their stories and advocate for their human rights

Tag: electricity

Young man and woman installing a solar panel.

Help young Palestinian writers repower Gaza

Support WANN in its solar power project to restore electricity for our storytellers and their extended families.
A breadbaking oven constructed in war-torn Gaza.

Engineering a kitchen in Gaza

Gazans without electricity or gas get creative so they can bake bread and heat water.
Abdallah Aljazzar

    Electricity games

    Electricity is taken for granted in most parts of the world, but not in Gaza--where it often plays hide and seek.
    Tarneem Hammad

      Life in six words

      If you had to sum up life in six words, what would you you say? Here is one attempt, from Gaza
      Heba Zaher

        A breeze of air (a play)

        Imagine: The power is out, your children need some light to get ready for bed, and you light a candle. Then, the candle is knocked over...
        Enas Fares Ghannam

          One hot night in Gaza

          The thoughts that go through your mind on a hot August night in Gaza, when the power shuts off and you're alone in the dark.
          Basman Derawi
          • Gaza Strip
          • Diaspora

          Electricity

          With Gaza down to four or five hours of electricity a day, could the moon help?
          Malak Mattar

            The luxurious life in Gaza: electricity and football

            When the electricity is off at home, what do you do? Take a 'walkabout'!
            Jehad Abu Jazar

              Come walk in our shoes, Hillary

              Come to Gaza, Mrs. Clinton. Spend as much time here as you have talking to the leaders of Israel.
              Besan Aljadili

                What makes us happy in Gaza? Electricity

                What makes Gazans' happy can be summed up as living the whole day with electricity.
                Aya Nashwan

                  From Gaza to Zambia

                  Dear Ms. Africa, we are so much the same.
                  Basman Derawi
                  • Gaza Strip
                  • Diaspora

                  Sizzling sweat

                  How do Gazans cope when the temperature soars and there is no electricity?
                  Basman Derawi
                  • Gaza Strip
                  • Diaspora