Audience at a Theatre Day Productions performance in a tent in Gaza

Our projects

We follow the need, and safeguard the balance

Our projects for children in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel.

Our projects follow the need. At present, that need is greatest among Palestinian children. At the same time, we are exploring cooperation with Israeli partners; that exploration is still ongoing. We do not compare suffering: it is us and them, not us or them. The mission above comes before every project.

We organise our projects by theme, not by country. This lets us respond to opportunities where they arise, while our balanced mission remains the starting point.

Theatre Day Productions performers during a show at the tent camp in Gaza

Culture and resilience · Gaza

Theatre Day Productions

Theatre gives children a moment to breathe. Part of the funds goes to food for the most vulnerable around the performances.

  • Active across Gaza for more than thirty years
  • Theatre, drama and animation projects for children and young people
  • A tent camp providing shelter, food and education

Read more about Theatre Day Productions

Israel and Palestine

Connection on the Israeli side (being explored)

We are exploring cooperation with organisations that bring Israeli and Palestinian people together, such as movements for dialogue and a shared future. Have ideas to share?

Previous projects

What we did before

Alongside Theatre Day Productions, Layan previously worked on these projects. They are listed here for accountability; donations to these projects are closed.

Mobile Hospitals
Through CARE Nederland: mobile medical care for children and mothers in Gaza and the West Bank. More about this project
Pal Stories
Together with a Palestinian storytelling platform, we showed the everyday life behind the numbers. More about this project

Partner with us

Your project fits here

Do you work with children, or on health, culture or dialogue in the region? We are looking for partners who fit our mission and our careful way of working.

Donate

Support a project of your choice

At Layan you can make an earmarked donation: your gift goes to the project you choose.

For all children in the conflict, Palestinian and Israeli. Our stance

Us and them, not us or them.