SOS Children’s Villages Palestine, in partnership with Al-Madad Foundation, has concluded its “Tomorrow’s Makers” STEAM project with a closing ceremony held at SOS Children’s Village Bethlehem. 
The ceremony was attended by the organization’s National Director, Ms. Ghada Hirzallah, members of the National Management Team, as well as the participating children, Family Assistants, and trainers who accompanied and supported them throughout the project. 
Over the course of eight months, 133 children aged between 7 and 17 took part in more than 500 hours of training, organized into 11 groups. Through hands-on learning, the children explored programming, robotics, electronics, and 3D printing. They worked with real equipment and independently developed their own small-scale projects. 
 
The STEAM sessions were complemented by educational support in mathematics and science, benefiting 61 students. In addition, 54 copies of books and awareness-raising publications were produced in Braille, reaching four children with visual impairments and 16 students, in collaboration with Al-Alaiyya Centre for the Blind, affiliated with the Ministry of Social Development in Bethlehem. 
 
Mrs. Ghada Hirzallah expressed her gratitude to Al-Madad Foundation for its role as the project's main supporter. Addressing the children in her opening remarks at the ceremony, she said: "When we first embarked on this journey together, some of you learned about programming and science for the very first time. Today, I see you designing robots and creating 3D-printed models. I encouraged you not to be afraid of making mistakes, because every programmer and every scientist started with an attempt that did not succeed." 
 
She also extended her appreciation to Al-Madad Foundation, the mothers, and the teams who accompanied and supported the children throughout the project. 
 
The project aims to strengthen children's confidence in their abilities and broaden their educational and career opportunities for the future. To achieve this, it provides them with a space to explore science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) through hands-on learning and discovery. It also makes this type of education accessible to children with visual impairments. 
 
At the closing ceremony, the children stood alongside the robots and models they had created, explaining to attendees how they worked. Throughout the past months, they had repeatedly tested their ideas, learning to try again until their experiments succeeded. As a result, they became more confident in using tools and developed stronger logical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork skills. 
 
The final assessment showed that 130 out of the 133 children had improved their skills in programming, robotics, and 3D design. Most students who attended the mathematics and science support sessions also demonstrated improved academic performance. The children are now able to speak with greater confidence about the ideas they hope to bring to life in the next phase. 
 
Through the Tomorrow’s Makers STEAM Centre, one of the first centers of its kind established in the West Bank, SOS Children’s Villages Palestine continues to provide children without parental care with opportunities to learn, grow, and develop their potential. 
 
Through the different phases of this project, the organization also seeks to extend these opportunities to as many children and young people from the wider local community as possible, particularly through partnerships with Palestinian universities such as Palestine Ahliya University. Building on this project, a new phase will be developed in collaboration with the university to support students in preparing for careers in the technology sector and making their transition into the labour market.