15 Years of Living Under Blockade in Gaza
by Anera
Jun 7, 2022
Palestinians in Gaza have spent the last 15 years of their lives under blockade. The hardships are great but people continue to live their lives. And Anera continues its work to help people thrive as best they can under the conditions imposed on them. For more than two million people life must go on, despite…
Read MoreThe Latest on our Gaza Infrastructure Work
by Anera
Jun 7, 2022
Developing Palestinian community infrastructure Since July 2021, Anera’s Palestinian Community Infrastructure Development program (PCID) has made substantial headway in its mission to upgrade and expand access to necessary resources for under-served Palestinian communities. Since its renewal by USAID last year, the PCID program has focused on improving access to water, health and sanitation resources, and…
Read MoreServing Palestinian Communities for 55 Years
by Anera
Jun 5, 2022
Many Palestinians remember June 5 as the “Naksa” or “setback”, marking the 1967 war that displaced a new generation of Palestinian families. The resulting second Palestinian exodus and refugee crisis was to motivation behind starting Anera.
Read MoreEnding Period Poverty
by Anera
May 27, 2022
Menstrual Hygiene Day On Menstrual Hygiene Day and every day, Anera is committed to addressing period poverty in Lebanon. Since 2014, civil society organizations around the world have chosen May 28 as an awareness day to call attention to the widespread challenges facing women and girls in accessing the knowledge and supplies they need to…
Read MoreBecause of Your Support, We Are Able to Fight COVID-19 with Vaccinations in Lebanon – Thank You!
by Anera
May 25, 2022
With generous funding from UNICEF, Anera promotes public health awareness and COVID-19 vaccinations in Lebanon.
Read MoreFundraising is an Art
by Anera
May 25, 2022
Hanin Azzam Talks about Crowdfunding in the Middle East This is the third entry in our series highlighting Arab youth change-makers. Read the first piece in the series, an interview with Sandy Boutros, and the second piece, with journalist Tahreer Mortaga on her community space and yoga studio in Gaza. Hanin Azzam is a regional…
Read MoreProviding Safe Water for Palestinian Communities in North Gaza, Palestine
by Anera
May 23, 2022
With generous funding from Muslim Aid USA, Anera put together and installed three reverse osmosis water desalination units at public locations throughout northern Gaza.
Read MoreRamadan Meals for Vulnerable Families in Lebanon Were More Joyous Thanks to Food Assistance
by Anera
May 16, 2022
With funding from IRUSA, Anera’s food security program team put together large Ramadan food parcels for 5,059 families.
Read MoreRoots in Palestine: Dedicated to Palestinian Refugees Since 1968
by Anera
May 15, 2022
For Palestinians around the world, May 15th marks the “Nakba” (literally “disaster” or “catastrophe” in Arabic) which commemorates the 1948 Palestinian exodus during the establishment of the State of Israel. The resulting humanitarian crisis has affected geo-politics, individual states, the environment and human development in the Middle East and beyond for 71 years. It was…
Read MoreWhat the Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh Should Mean for All of Us
by Anera
May 13, 2022
We at Anera are deeply saddened and angered by the brutal killing this week of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin. Abu Akleh was a pioneer of her generation. And for our Palestinian colleagues, she has been one of the most trusted voices broadcasting news covering their lives and plights, and highs and…
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