It’s always nice to see the fruits of your labors.
Want to come and play in Shuafat?
It’s even more rewarding when these fruits have taken time in coming.
In the spring and summer of 2015, MiniActive women, especially from Shuafat and northern Jerusalem, were asked to take part in a process of public participation to plan a playground. On the one hand it was an incredibly sensitive time (things really hadn’t been the same since the Gaza war the previous summer); on the other hand, the dearth of playgrounds and open green spaces in East Jerusalem is such that this was an opportunity that couldn’t be missed.
We’re sure it’s pretty crowded in the afternoons
This playground was one of several that were planned throughout Jerusalem, as part of a joint project with the Jerusalem Municipality and the Bloomberg Philanthropies. (You can read here about a similar playground that was planned and constructed in Gilo, and here about the earlier process.)
Not only playground, but grassy lawns as well
The Gilo playground was renewed in 2016. And many in Shuafat, had lost faith that the Municipality would actually install the playground as they discussed. But lo and behold, one bright summer’s day, our MiniActive women were walking in Shuafat and found this, which was installed this past summer. Here’s a video of the new playground:
Have fun!
Many thanks to the Jerusalem Foundation for their continued support of the MiniActive project.
Here’s MiniActive’s Facebook posts about the discovery (in Arabic):
