Lebanon Through My EyesÂ
Jul 21, 2026
On my recent mission to Lebanon, I travelled to Saida, a city known for its serene shoreline, where beauty and hardship now live side by side. There, at the South Lebanon Water Establishment, engineers walked me through the devastation: broken pipes and pumping stations silenced, empty shelves where spare parts should be. Electricity outages cripple…
Read MoreRaghad’s Recipe for Success: Growing a Cookie Business in Jordan
Jul 16, 2026
Raghad is turning her passion for baking into a growing home-based cookie business in Balqa’a, Jordan. With support from Anera’s Women Can project, she is gaining the tools and training to expand production and build a stronger future.
Read MoreWorld Youth Skills Day
Jul 15, 2026
July 15 is World Youth Skills Day, a day observed by the United Nations to celebrate the creativity and resilience of youth, and to recognize the importance of giving young people training and skills for employment and entrepreneurship. World Youth Skills Day 2026 You may be familiar with the phrase that “youth are the future.”…
Read MoreImplementing the EU Pact for the Mediterranean in the Levant
Jun 30, 2026
On 8 June 2026, Anera and the Swedish Dialogue Institute for the Middle East and North Africa convened an event in Amman, Jordan, bringing together representatives from European institutions, government representatives, international organizations, civil society groups, academia, and the private sector to discuss the implementation of the European Union’s Pact for the Mediterranean in the…
Read MoreAnera Venture’s loan will allow Rani to rebuild his business in West Bank
Jun 30, 2026
Anera Venture’s loan will allow Rani to rebuild the kiosk and acquire necessary equipment. This investment will restore his dual-income business model and improve the financial stability of his seven-member household.
Read MoreWorld Refugee Day
Jun 20, 2026
What Is World Refugee Day? World Refugee Day 2026 Being a refugee means carrying that labelled card – and everything that comes with it. The daily struggles, the lifetime weight, the doors that close before you even knock. But refugees don’t have to carry it alone. Friends, loved ones, and the humanitarians they meet along…
Read MorePalestinian Refugees in Lebanon: Living in Permanent Survival Mode
Jun 18, 2026
Anera’s latest on-the-ground report, entitled “Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon | In Their Own Voices: Living in Permanent Survival Mode,” captures a critical inflection point for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, where long-standing structural vulnerabilities have converged with the impact of the 2026 war. The conflict has not created these inequalities, but it has sharply exposed and…
Read MoreThe Home We Built but Never Lived In
Jun 15, 2026
Before the war in Gaza, the paintings waited for a home. They are still stacked quietly in a corner of my parents’ house, wrapped in plastic, untouched by dust or sunlight. I bought them during my engagement, imagining the walls they would hang on in the apartment my husband and I spent months preparing together….
Read MoreFrom Policy to Practice
Jun 11, 2026
Exploring How the EU Pact for the Mediterranean Can Deliver for Communities in the Levant Government representatives, development actors, civil society organizations and private sector leaders gathered in Amman on June 8, 2026, for a regional workshop examining how the European Union’s Pact for the Mediterranean can be translated into practical action across Jordan, Lebanon,…
Read MoreAnera Launches Point-of-Care Ultrasound Program
Jun 7, 2026
Anera recently launched the Point-of-Care Ultrasound training program with the Minister of Public Health, Rakan Nassereddine. Nine doctors from the emergency and intensive care departments at Rafik Hariri University Hospital, Baabda Governmental Hospital, and Sibline Governmental Hospital are undergoing training to introduce POCUS technology to patients. POCUS technology is a qualitative tool that allows for…
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