The Voices of Participants and their Families

Khaloud, Palestinian living in Palestine, 2008 camper
“At Creativity for Peace, we all shared hope and I believe this hope will grow. I feel wiser now. I hope that the next generation will talk to each other so that we can forgive one another, love each other, and bring that love to the whole world.”

Alaa, Palestinian living in Israel, 2008 camper
“Before I came to Creativity for Peace I’d never met girls from the other side and I was afraid to form relationships with them. Being here I realized we are exactly like a family. We love and respect each other and we spent an amazing time together.”

Zoey, Jewish Israeli, 2008 camper
“I want people to open their eyes and to see that both sides are suffering. We need to listen to each other because this is the only way to peace. Creativity for Peace strengthened me and made me more powerful.”

Fairuz, Palestinian living in Israel, 2008 young leader
“If you choose to be a peacemaker you have to be like a mountain. This mountain is very strong and can’t be moved. That’s what Creativity for Peace gives us - the power. All the girls in this program are like candles which light me up whenever I feel helpless.”

Tamar, Jewish Israeli, 2008 camper
“I succeeded in speaking about my problems, my fears, and all that sits heavily on my heart. The camp brought out feelings in me that I was not even aware that I had and has created a great change in me.”

The mother of a Jewish Israeli camper, 2007
“I want to say so many things but words are empty and do not convey the gratitude and admiration I feel for the amazing work you are doing. My daughter retured home a different person, with faith in the goodness of life and the ability to see the good in others, and especially with the belief that people can change. She says, and I believe her, that her life before and after camp is not the same. In the name of my family, I thank you from the deepest place in my heart for being.”