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Pippa Spencer Nairn in Lebanon

At the end of the Unipal Summer School, the students were taken on a trip to a nearby river. ... This beach, called locally

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Pippa Spencer Nairn in Lebanon

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    Slide 1:Volunteer Photo Diary Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon by Pippa Spencer-Nairn www.caabu.org

    This is a typical street in Beddawi camp, near Tripoli in the north of Lebanon. This camp was established in 1955 by UNRWA and now houses over 16,000 registered Palestinian refugees. The bright Lebanese sunlight often doesn’t reach the floor of the narrow alleys so they remain damp and muddy. The dangling electricity wires above are another common hazard. In the camp, traditional folk music is very much alive. There are lots of very vibrant cultural centres where the next generation of Palestinian refugees learn and practise the songs and dances of their grandparents; this musical heritage is a source of pride to all Palestinians and represents a key part of their cultural identity. Activities have to take place on the roof as there is no alternative available space. Here, Unipal volunteers lead a game of “duck, duck, goose” at a youth organisation. Three girls from the Beddawi youth organisation…. … and five boys! At the end of the Unipal Summer School, the students were taken on a trip to a nearby river. These girls were very excited about this excursion as, for many of them, this was the only time they had left the camp in a whole year. They danced, clapped and sang all the way there and back. However, the Abo Samra family rarely get the chance to visit it and were therefore overjoyed when the Unipal volunteers offered to accompany them there. This beach, called locally “Dream Beach”, is only a couple of miles from Beddawi camp. Shatila refugee camp, Beirut. Despite being established 55 years ago by UNRWA, Shatila camp still looks unfinished, largely as a result of the devastating Israeli invasion in 1982. This bare room is the bedroom for up to six members of the Helou family, including the grandfather who is critically ill and awaiting medical attention.
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