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Empowering Lebanon’s Next Generation of Nurses

by Anera

Jul 15, 2025

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Anera’s nursing scholarships are helping strengthen Lebanon’s strained healthcare system by supporting young Lebanese and Palestinian students, most of them women, to complete their studies and begin careers in nursing across the country.

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Psychosocial Healing in Gaza

by Anera

Jul 15, 2025

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Since the war in Gaza began in October 2023, Anera has reached more than 10,000 children, teens and adults with psychosocial support, offering healing, care and moments of relief amid fear, loss and ongoing violence.

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Anera’s Emergency Programs in Lebanon: May – June

by Anera

Jun 23, 2025

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Through vocational training opportunities, meal distribution, and sustainable support practices, Anera provides dignity through Lebanon’s emergency sector. Arabic Couches Distribution In southern Lebanon, students in Anera and Unicef’s sewing course produced 200 traditional couches for families impacted by war.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anera (@aneraorg) >>Learn more about vocational training…

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Planting the Seeds of Hope: How Rooftop Gardens Are Growing More Than Food

Jun 9, 2025

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For over five decades, Anera has supported families across Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan not just in moments of crisis, but in building lasting stability. From rooftop gardens to shared harvests, communities are finding ways to grow nourishment, dignity and opportunity — one seed at a time.

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Vocational Training Opens Doors for Refugee Youth in Jordan

by Anera

Jun 2, 2025

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Ninety-five young people from the Souf and Gaza Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan are embarking on a transformative journey – one that offers more than just skills training. The Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund is not only providing support but is actively engaged to ensure that these youth gain the right skills for…

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Our Ongoing Programs in Gaza

by Anera

May 22, 2025

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>>Stay updated on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank Water Trucking Anera is currently implementing water distribution across both the north and south of the Gaza Strip. In the south, we are distributing an average of 39,626 gallons (150,000 liters) of potable water per day, providing three liters (68 fluid ounces or 0.8…

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Water is Life and Life is a Struggle in Gaza

by Anera

May 20, 2025

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In the crowded displacement camps of central Gaza, two stories – one of a young man recently returned from Europe and another of a determined grandmother – capture the fight for survival amid one of the worst humanitarian crises in the region’s history. For both, life now revolves around one basic need: water. From Sweden’s…

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Anera Opens a New Primary Healthcare Center in Gaza City

by Anera

May 12, 2025

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Amid the devastation of war in Gaza City, Anera has opened a brand new health clinic to provide lifesaving care to a population in crisis. Built by our Gaza team with the help of local builders, this new facility is modeled on our successful clinics in Khan Younis and Deir Al Balah. With health facilities…

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An Escalating Crisis in the West Bank

by Anera

Apr 24, 2025

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How contributions to Anera’s emergency fund can directly impact vulnerable families. With the horrors unfolding in Gaza and political upheaval in the U.S., it can be easy to overlook the escalating crisis in the West Bank. But we cannot and should not look away. Since early March 2023, the West Bank has experienced intense military…

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A Look at Women’s Health Across The Globe

Apr 7, 2025

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From maternal care to mental health, here’s some insight into women’s health in 2025.     Today, women’s health is shaped by a range of overlapping challenges – from conflict and poverty to climate change and systemic inequality. While there have been important strides, such as a global decline in maternal mortality, many women continue…

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