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Family Farms and Greenhouses
OUR PRIORITIES Family Farms and Greenhouses Food insecurity and unemployment are major challenges in the three countries where Anera works. Since the blockade started in 2006, the economy of Gaza has been stagnating. Add to this intermittent bombing campaigns and a global pandemic and you have a recipe for food insecurity. Eight out of ten…
Greenhouses For Gaza
Griffin Abdo, 17, supports Anera’s greenhouse work in Gaza. He writes about his family’s Palestinian roots in this nice piece. .
Greenhouses Change the Lives of Gaza Farmers
COMMUNITY Greenhouses Change the Lives of Gaza Farmers Rahma and Iyad both got new greenhouses this year, which have brought their families income and fresh produce for their dinner tables. Rahma, 51, cannot hide her happiness when she enters her greenhouse in Nuseirat in central Gaza. The mother of six lost her husband two years…
In Gaza, Greenhouses Create Jobs
COMMUNITY In Gaza, Greenhouses Create Jobs Anera’s greenhouse project boosts local factory production For nearly three decades, 55-year-old Abdulrahman Jumaizeh has worked in a greenhouse factory in Deir Al Balah, Gaza. It has been his only source of income to provide for his family of eight. But in the recent past, he has faced some…
Greenhouses Help Khan Younis Families Nurture Their Futures
AGRICULTURE Greenhouses Help Khan Younis Families Nurture Their Futures Promoting food security in Gaza Qusay’s greenhouse is thriving Qusay, 41, lives in the Satar Al Gharbi neighborhood of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza. He is the primary breadwinner for his family of six. Supporting his family became difficult when he developed serious health problems. “I…
New Greenhouses in Gaza Help Families Provide for Themselves
Anera has built greenhouses for 66 families across Rafah and Khan Younis in Gaza. Now families grow their own tomatoes, cucumber and eggplants.
Greenhouses are thriving this summer in Gaza
AGRICULTURE Greenhouses are thriving this summer in Gaza “It felt so rewarding to share the bounty and spread a little joy around.” — Fayez Fayez is a resident of the village of Al Attarta, near Beit Lahia in northern Gaza. The 50-year-old farmer was born and raised on this land. Fayez has devoted the last…
Rafah families celebrate their new greenhouses
AGRICULTURE Rafah families celebrate their new greenhouses “My children enjoy helping me in the greenhouse. They are happy and their smiles just melt my heart.” — Abdel Naser, Rafah, Gaza A greenhouse is a new start for Mahmoud and his family in Rafah Mahmoud, 51, lives with his 11-member family in the southern city of…
Palestinian Farmers in Gaza Grow Cucumbers, Eggplants & Tomatoes in Their Greenhouses
AGRICULTURE Palestinian Greenhouse Farmers Grow Bountiful Harvests in Gaza Cucumbers, eggplants and tomatoes, oh my! Palestinian greenhouse farmers in Gaza grow bountiful harvests with hard work and training. Palestinian Farmers in Gaza Learn Best Practices for Greenhouse Agriculture Thirty farmers in southern Gaza recently participated in a three-day agriculture training on best practices for greenhouse…
Greenhouses Help Palestinians in Gaza
Thanks to our supporters, 1,100 Palestinian families in Gaza now have a greenhouse which provides food and income security. Since 2007, Gaza has suffered a blockade and three wars. Eight out of ten Gaza families have come to depend on food aid. Farming is one of the few ways for Palestinian families to put food…