Gaza Children Seek World Record(Kite Flying)

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Source: Al Jazeera

It may be an unlikely place to shatter a world record, but the beaches of the Gaza Strip could soon become the venue for thousands of Palestinian children who will attempt to fly the largest number of kites simultaneously from the same place.

The current Guinness record of kites flown at the same time and place stands at 713.

The event is part of the Summer Games programme run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) - an activities and curricular programme set up for students during their break from the academic school year.

More than half of Gaza's 1.5 million people are under the age of 18 - so there is no shortage of potential record-breakers.

Popular programme

Although only 200,000 are actually enrolled in UN-operated schools, there are nearly 240,000 children who participate in the Summer Games, proving that the UNRWA programme has been a popular activity during the summer break.

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