Palestinians represent the world’s largest refu- gee population and one of its longest standing. Military conflict and political turmoil stem- ming from the Arab-Israeli dispute have forced millions of Palestinians to leave their homes and seek refuge elsewhere, many more than once. The great grandchildren of the original refugees are now parents to refugee children, testimony of the duration of the dispute. Sadly, prospects of a just and lasting resolution of the conflict are not yet in sight. The socioeconom- ic hardship in which the Palestinian people have been living, whether it is in the Occupied Palestinian Territory itself or in the neighbour- ing countries of Jordan, Syria or Lebanon, is therefore likely to continue to be a serious chal- lenge for the new generation in the foreseeable future.1