Gaza Summer Games 2011

The kites of more than 15,000 Palestinian children in Gaza filled a blue Gazan sky in Summer 2011, breaking the world record for the largest number of kites flown simultaneously in a 30-second period. Slogans written on the children’s hand-made kites contained messages of hope and peace–messages urging the end of the over four-year land and sea blockade on Gaza and calling for peace with Israel for all children to live in peace and security. In a place associated only with violence, competing in the UNRWA Summer Games was a chance to escape and just be- children. World Vision was one of several organisations that helped fund the Kite Flying event for the children of Gaza.