UPAConnect Newsletter Fall 2021
In this issue of UPAConnect, we highlight your support of a particularly marginalized group: children and youth with disabilities.
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MONTHLY POETRY COLLECTION: “COLORS FOR THE DIASPORA” BY ZEINA AZZAM
For the month of December, we feature “Colors for the Diaspora” by Zeina Azzam.
Giving Tuesday is Next Week. Here’s What You Can Do to Empower Palestinians!
Support our year-end campaign this Giving Tuesday!
MONTHLY POETRY COLLECTION: “THE THING ABOUT FEATHERS” BY NATHALIE HANDAL
For the month of November, we feature “The Thing About Feathers” by Nathalie Handal.
MONTHLY POETRY COLLECTION: “MIGRANT EARTH” BY DEEMA SHEHABI
For the month of October, we feature “Migrant Earth” by Deema Shehabi.
Together for Lebanon: UPA Launches Urgent Support Campaign for Lebanon
UPA’s staff in Lebanon, in cooperation with five partner-organizations, are responding to ongoing needs on the ground.
MONTHLY POETRY COLLECTION: “THE DELUGE AND THE TREE” BY FADWA TUQAN
For the month of September, we feature “The Deluge and the Tree,” by Fadwa Tuqan.
UPAConnect Newsletter Summer 2021
Your generosity and contributions enable us to provide comprehensive interventions that benefit children and their families.
MONTHLY POETRY COLLECTION: “WITH THE LAND” by Rashid Hussein
UPA’s monthly poem for the month of August is “With the Land,” by Rashid Hussein.
“We Will Rise!” Summer Campaign for Gaza Rebuilds Children’s Lives
We are going beyond the short-term relief and reconstruction of the past two months to forging pathways for long-term renewal.