Maysoon's Kids

Maysoon's Kids was founded in April 2001 by comedian Maysoon Zayid to address the needs of the growing population of disabled children in Palestine. For three months a year, Maysoon personally goes to different Palestinian refugee camps and villages (Dheisha, Askar Ijdeed, Amiree, Kalandia, Jalazon, Silwad, Deir Ammar, Deir Abu Misheil, Khalil, Abu Deis, Lid, and Jenin.)

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. Maysoon is promoting the importance of education by providing tutors for high school seniors so they can graduate and is finding families to sponsor their college education in the US.