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We surpassed our 2022 GivingTuesday goal because of you!

by Anera

Nov 30, 2022

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Every year it seems more and more worthy causes send out a call to action on GivingTuesday. And through it all, our community came through for Anera this year.

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Helping Preemie Parents in Lebanon

by Anera

Nov 21, 2022

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Health Partners International of Canada (HPIC) is sending four shipments through Anera’s healthcare networks to support premature babies in Lebanon. We received and distributed the first shipment this month. This film is from Karantina Hospital in Beirut.

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Emergency Appeal for Dialysis Medicine in Lebanon

by Anera

Nov 18, 2022

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Medicines that dialysis patients need to survive are in dangerously short supply in Lebanon. Anera supports seven healthcare organizations that provide dialysis treatment in Lebanon. Combined, 636 dialysis patients rely on their services. Our medical donations team reached out to them to assess the situation confronting hemodialysis patients and to develop a comprehensive plan to…

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A Visit to Deir Al Balah, Gaza

Oct 17, 2022

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I just finished a visit to some of our projects in Deir Al Balah, Gaza. Anera is doing a lot there and I’d like to share here some self videos from three sites I visited. The Mise Al Reem Preschool in Deir Al Balah With funding from Dubai Cares, the Alumbra Innovation Fund and the…

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Combatting Donor Fatigue With Solutions That Bring Hope

Oct 10, 2022

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Seemingly never-ending downward spirals make some people lose hope and provoke talk of donor fatigue. But Anera’s work combats donor fatigue.

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Thank You for Making Our Gala a Success!

by Anera

Oct 5, 2022

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To everyone who joined us in Washington DC for our first in-person gala in three years and to everyone else who donated online, thank you! Thanks for helping us exceed our fundraising goals, and for being part of the Anera family. Together, we help hope find a way – always. The room was packed with…

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Anera’s Development Impact Bond (DIB) Opportunities

by Anera

Jul 14, 2022

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This short film provides a description of how a development impact bond, or DIB, works. Anera will have several opportunities for financing programs through DIBs. This film specifically hones in on Anera’s work in early childhood development in Palestine, where we are making major inroads into improving the quality of preschool infrastructure and pedagogy.

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Lebanon Student Talks About Solar Power Class

by Anera

Jun 10, 2022

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Omar is one of many students who have learned about installing and maintaining solar panels in our UNICEF-funded vocational education courses. These are skills that are in demand and very important, given power cuts and electricity shortages in Lebanon.

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Serving Palestinian Communities for 55 Years

by Anera

Jun 5, 2022

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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.

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Roots in Palestine: Dedicated to Palestinian Refugees Since 1968

by Anera

May 15, 2022

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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…

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