Maysoon's Kids was founded in April 2001 by comedian/actress Maysoon Zayid to address the needs of the growing population of disabled children in Palestine during the second Intifada. For three months a year Maysoon personally goes to 11 different Palestinian refugee camps and villages (Dheisha, Askar Ijdeed, Amiree, Kalandia, Jalazon, Silwad, Deir Ammar, Deir Abu Misheil, Khalil, Abu Deis, Lid, and is hoping to add Jenin in summer 2006). In the camps, Maysoon runs an art program for disabled, wounded, and at risk refugee children. The program also provides diapers, shoes, toys, and underclothing — all made in Palestine — for Palestinian orphans; as well as eye exams, glasses, computers, and prescription medicine for disabled and wounded Palestinian refugee children. Recently, Maysoon has begun promoting the importance of education by providing tutors for Seniors in high school so they can graduate and finding families to sponsor their college education in the States
Donate to Maysoon's Kids June 25th, 2006
Maysoon's Kids is now a non profit with 501(C)(3) tax deductible status in the United States. We have partnered with Groundspring.org to allow for secure online donations. To donate by postal mail, please make the check payable to "MECCS/Maysoon's Kids Project" and send it to the address on the left of this page
