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Lebanon Activity Log | February 2026

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Feb 10, 2026

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Anera Humanitarian Aid and Development in Lebanon – Activity Log This log provides a daily snapshot of Anera’s humanitarian work in Lebanon. While it offers a glimpse into the efforts of our staff as they deliver vital programs across the country, it does not capture everything happening on the ground. Updates are drawn from text messages and chats…

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Growing Dragon Fruit with Anera’s Rooftop Garden Program

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Feb 2, 2026

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With the help of Anera’s rooftop garden program, Abu Ali from the Al Burghelieh village of South Lebanon has been able to harvest 100 kilograms (200 pounds) of fresh produce. Abu Ali’s banana, papaya, and dragon fruit yield provide fresh produce to his family and generates a stable income for his family. “This is only…

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Lebanon Activity Log | January 2026

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Jan 31, 2026

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Anera Humanitarian Aid and Development in Lebanon – Activity Log This log provides a daily snapshot of Anera’s humanitarian work in Lebanon. While it offers a glimpse into the efforts of our staff as they deliver vital programs across the country, it does not capture everything happening on the ground. Updates are drawn from text messages and chats…

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Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak in Lebanon

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Jan 30, 2026

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Lebanon is experiencing a rapidly escalating outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease among cattle, posing a serious threat to farmers’ livelihoods and the country’s food security. The highly contagious viral disease, which affects cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep and goats, has spread quickly across wide geographic areas, overwhelming already vulnerable farming communities. According to local reporting…

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Musakhan for Ramadan

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Jan 29, 2026

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by Shukran Al Sayyed Al Akkawi(Um Zaki), recipient of Anera food aid.She shares her recipe in her own words. I had everything once — a stove, a washing machine, a fridge, all of it chrome. I list them like inventory, not as a complaint, but because maybe if I say the words out loud, they…

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Palestinian Food Recipes From the Anera Community

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Jan 29, 2026

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As you prepare your breakfast, think of others (do not forget the pigeon’s food). – Mahmoud Darwish Recipes passed down through family often hold special meaning. Sumaya, a farmer in Deir Al Balah, cooks vegetables grown in her Anera-built greenhouse. “Our favorite dish today is molokhia,” she says. “I pick the jute leaves from my…

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Healing for Gaza’s Evacuated Families in Jordan

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Jan 28, 2026

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As you read this, Ramadan — a month of mercy, belonging, and shared meals — will either soon be starting or is happening. For Gazan evacuees receiving treatment in Jordan, and the families who have accompanied them, it is also a time of displacement, worry, and exhaustion. Far from home and carrying the weight of…

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International Day of Education

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Jan 23, 2026

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On International Day of Education 2026 learn how education in crisis settings like Gaza and the West Bank supports dignity stability and hope.

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The Current Humanitarian Situation in Gaza

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Jan 21, 2026

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This page reflects the latest on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, including updates across key sectors, such as health, water and sanitation, food security, education and shelter. This page will be updated periodically to capture the most up-to-date information on the crisis. Health Health infrastructure in Gaza remains shattered and vulnerable. Only half of hospitals…

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Gazan Child Receives Urgent Care in Jordan

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Jan 20, 2026

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Gazan Child with a life-threatening heart condition receives urgent care in Jordan with support from Anera and JHCO Anera, in partnership with the Jordanian Royal Medical Services and the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO), evacuated a family of four children and their mother from Gaza to King Hussein Medical City for urgent treatment. Ali, the…

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