ANERA's Mazen Dabbagh, an ANERA Project Manager, speaks about a new school ANERA built near Qalqilia in the West Bank.

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It's All About Safety at PWU

The new vivid pink color of the walls transforms the preschool into an oasis of fun and brightness. The renovations were a collective project. It was exciting for both teachers and students to be involved in choosing the colors for the walls. Read moe.

Small Renovations Make a Big Difference

The kids at the Al Amal Preschool, the largest in Bani Suheila village located near Khan Younis in southern Gaza, are most excited about the sleek new blackboard that ANERA installed. Read more.

An Oasis of Calm and Color

ANERA's renovations to the Zakher Preschool include the installation of new separate bathrooms for the boys and girls, windows and door locks and a proper storeroom for the fortified milk and biscuits that are distributed through ANERA’s Milk for Preschoolers Program. Read more.

Renovation of El-Zuhur Preschool

ANERA has renovated El-Zuhur Preschool in Gaza, part of a jointly-funded project with OCHA. Renovations included fresh paint, new doors and windows, new bathrooms, and repairing the leaking roof. Read more.

A Colorful Way to Start the Day

The jointly funded project by ANERA and OCHA renovated the Jabalia Preschool, located in northern Gaza. The freshly-painted, colorful wall and new play area have lifted the spirits of the school's students and staff. Read more.

Renovating Garden of Peace

In just two weeks, a 15-year dream came true for Noal El-Bohisi, Director of Bostan EL-Salam Association. It all came to pass when ANERA contacted her to talk about renovating her preschool Boston EL-Salam, which means Garden of Peace. Read more.

Brightness at Light of Hope

The children start their day by singing to their lovely preschool and teachers, but they add one more rhyme to the song. "Light of Hope, my favorite preschool, I love your colors - pink, white and blue." Read more.

Bringing Color Back to Spring Flower

Located in a remote area of Khan Younis, Zahrat Rabee Preschool, just like its Arabic names suggests, resembles a spring flower with its renovated building and freshly-painted walls. Zahrat Rabee is one of 10 schools ANERA has renovated this summer in Gaza. Read more.

Make Them Happy

"It looks so different. I can't believe it,” said Rola, Milk for Preschoolers monitor, upon entering Amjad Preschool for the first time since ANERA's renovation. Read more.

Gaza Preschool Rehab Fact Sheet

ANERA has embarked on a five-month project to renovate 18 preschools in Gaza. Download the fact sheet to learn more.

A New School Comes to the Small West Bank Village of Beit Aoud

With funding from the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development, ANERA built a new elementary school for the villagers in Beit Aoud. Eighty-one children are now enjoying their new classrooms and playgrounds. Read more.

ANERA Expands a West Bank Girls' School

From 2008 to 2009, with funding from the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development, ANERA built two new floors onto the Saffa Girls' School in the West Bank. The new floors consist of eight classrooms, one science lab and utilities. Read more.

A School Renovation Restored Students' Vigor and Enthusiasm

ANERA has renovated the Ar-Rihiyyeh Secondary Girls' School with funding from USAID. The project included renovations to the school's cistern and water system, classrooms, bathrooms, and kitchen. Read more.

ANERA Renovates a Girls' School in Tubas, West Bank

With funding from USAID, ANERA has renovated The Tubas Girls School. The project included renovating toilet units, adding sinks, providing additional water storage capacity, and a sun shed to protect students from rain or sunshine. Read More.

ANERA Builds a Kindergarten in Almdawar, West Bank

With the permission of Ms Jamalat As’ad, 30 kindergarten students race to the playground after a long day of learning. This the only educational institution in Almdawar, near Qalqilia. The kindergarten was built by ANERA with funding from the U.N.'s International Fund for Agricultural Development. Read more.

Safety is Colorful at Rawdat El Zuhur in East Jerusalem

A brightly painted red, yellow and blue gate now welcomes youngsters to Rawdat El Zuhur School in East Jerusalem. The colorful entry separates the nursery from the kindergarten, a safety feature recently required by the Israeli Ministry of Education. Read more.

Renovating Schools in the Bethlehem Area

With generous funding from USAID, ANERA has done renovation work on numerous schools in the Bethlehem area. The work done at St. Joseph's, Shepherd's High School, The Greek Catholic Patriarchate School, and De La Salle High School are featured in this story. Read more.

"We can dance, play and learn"

The idea of a girls’ school might seem ordinary, but in the village of Bardala in the Jordan valley, ANERA, with U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funding, has changed people's lives by building a new school just for girls. Read more.

ANERA Revives Vocational Training in Northern Lebanon

ANERA has received a $245,000 grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development to rehabilitate vocational training centers for Palestinian and Lebanese youth in and around the Nahr El Bared Camp in northern Lebanon. Read more.