HEAL Palestine Launches Amputee Football Academy for Children in Gaza
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HEAL Palestine has launched the Amputee Football Academy in partnership with the Palestine Amputee Football Association at Al-Anan Stadium in Deir al-Balah, creating a safe and supportive space for children with limb loss to play, train, and build confidence.
Opening day welcomed 60 children, accompanied by their parents and guardians. The academy aims to reach 90 children in the coming phase, expanding access to structured sports programming for children who have experienced amputation or limb loss.
For children in Gaza living with limb loss, recovery is not only medical. It is also physical, emotional, social, and developmental. Sports can help children rebuild strength, improve coordination, develop confidence, and reconnect with peers in an environment where they are understood and supported.
The Amputee Football Academy gives children the chance to develop athletic skills while also experiencing teamwork, movement, discipline, and joy. For many participants, the field becomes more than a place to play. It becomes a place to feel capable, included, and seen.
This initiative is part of HEAL Palestine’s broader commitment to children in the Amputee Program, supporting them through long-term care that includes medical follow-up, rehabilitation, prosthetic planning, psychosocial support, education, and community-based activities.
By partnering with the Palestine Amputee Football Association, HEAL Palestine is helping create opportunities for children with limb loss to grow through sport and participate in a community built around encouragement, inclusion, and possibility.
The launch of the academy reflects a clear message: children with limb loss deserve more than survival. They deserve movement, confidence, friendship, and spaces where they can continue building their futures.
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