ANERA's Psychosocial Work in Gaza

Children in Gaza summer camps wear caps, t-shirts, and have alll kinds of fun.
Children from ANERA's summer camp in Gaza get a break from stress.
 

Closed borders, isolation and war have created extremely difficult conditions in Gaza for the most vulnerable population: children. Even before the war in the winter of 2008-2009, resident psychologists warned that nearly all of Gaza's children were exhibiting symptoms like anxiety, depression, not to mention phobias, distress and anger management issues.

ANERA's is responding to these problems by offering psychosocial assistance with the help of local partners such as the Community Training Centre and Crisis Management and the YMCA.

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Children at ANERA's summer camps in Gaza are having fun and forgetting their troubles.
 

Fun for 1,000 Children in Gaza

During the summer of 2009. ANERA has organized camps for 1,000 children in seven locations throughout Gaza. Read more.



Watch a video about ANERA's summer camps in Gaza.
 

Gaza Summer Camps VIDEO

This short film, from our Gaza Reality series, gives a glimpse of the fun that the children had in the summer camps ANERA sponsored during the summer of 2009. Watch it.



Parents in front of one of ANERA's psychosocial tents in Gaza.
 

Tent of Hope in Gaza

In the vast area at Al-Moghraqa, in the center of Gaza, a very special tent was set up among the many temporary shelters. It is staffed by social workers who provide advice and support to traumatized families seeking temporary refuge. Read more.



Parents in front of one of ANERA's psychosocial tents in Gaza.
 

Tent of Hope VIDEO

This video features an interview with a counselor who describes some of the traumatic events children in the program have experienced. Watch it.



Children in Gaza are coping with the aftermath of war.
 

The Healing Within Begins

Experienced trauma counselors with special training will work with children, conducting group sessions to encourage more interaction with peers and sharing of feelings about what they have witnessed. Read more.



A boy in Gaza sits amidst the ruins that once were his house.
 

CORCORAN: A Future for Gaza's Children

Op Ed in the Washington Times newspaper
The psychological impact of Gaza's violence reaches beyond its borders and has yet to manifest itself fully. Read more.

Date modified: December 2010