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Promoting Menstrual Hygiene & Health in Arsal, Lebanon’s Syrian Refugee Camp

by Anera

Mar 12, 2021

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In the remote Syrian refugee camp located in Arsal, Lebanon, Anera has begun promoting menstrual hygiene and health through our UNHCR-funded waste and recycling program.

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#HerStory: Meet Najwa, A Small Business Owner from Beit Hanoun, Gaza

by Anera

Mar 8, 2021

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As a small business owner in Beit Hanoun, Gaza, Najwa persists amid the COVID-19 pandemic. She was able to establish a small grocery in her community thanks to a grant from Anera — part of our women’s empowerment program in partnership with the Cooperative Society for Savings and Lending (CSSL) in Beit Hanoun.

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#HerStory: Meet Dalia, An Anera PLUS Career Accelerator Graduate from Gaza

by Anera

Mar 1, 2021

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Anera’s People Leveling Up Skills (PLUS) program is a career accelerator giving young people the technical skills they need to begin successful careers. Students go through a 20-week training in full-stack software development followed by career mentorship.

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Food and Hygiene Aid for Refugees and Vulnerable Families in Lebanon

by Anera

Feb 25, 2021

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Anera recently distributed food and hygiene aid to vulnerable families in Beirut, Lebanon that was generously donated by our friends Refugee Solidarity Group

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Miriam’s Palestinian Farming Family Preserves Their Way of Life in Gaza

by Anera

Feb 12, 2021

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For Palestinian farming families like Miriam’s, a small greenhouse can make a huge difference in Gaza.

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The Inspiring Doctors Brown

by Anera

Feb 11, 2021

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Anera mourns the loss of the Browns, two beautiful people, who made the world a better place with their endless enthusiasm for living life to the fullest and for giving back to those less fortunate.

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Cleaning Up Lebanon’s Garbage Crisis, One Community At A Time – Bekaa Valley

by Anera

Feb 9, 2021

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Anera’s solid waste management program in Lebanon builds recycling and composting facilities while helping create sanitation jobs.

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Planting Trees in Lebanon

by Anera

Jan 29, 2021

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In the Khirbet Rouha area of the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon, Anera coordinated volunteers to fan out and plant 1,500 trees that were generously donated by the Association for Forest, Development & Conservation.

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Distributing Blankets, Hygiene Kits, and Food Parcels to 200+ Families in Beirut, Lebanon

by Anera

Jan 22, 2021

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Anera’s Beirut, Lebanon staff and youth volunteers recently distributed blankets, personal hygiene kits, and food parcels to 200+ families in the Beirut area.

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January 20: Inauguration Day

by Anera

Jan 19, 2021

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The United States is swearing in a new president in a ritual that happens every four years on January 20. As a non-partisan organization, Anera cannot make statements about the politicians or politics involved. But the day does bring to mind other kinds of inaugurations: the opening of infrastructure projects we have delivered in Palestine…

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