Students at Gaza Music School Receive Anera Scholarships
by Anera
Oct 26, 2015
For over 20 years, Anera has offered support to Palestinian students studying instruments at the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music (ESNCM) in Palestine. Since 2010, donor support has allowed Anera to also fund the Gaza Music School, which is now the fifth branch of the ESNCM. This year, we’re happy to announce that 100 students at the…
Read MoreGaza Agriculture: Restoring Farmland in Khan Younis
by Anera
Oct 26, 2015
Gaza agriculture was deeply impacted by Israeli bombing in 2014. Many fields – more than 42,000 acres of Gaza agricultural land – were destroyed, and others lay fallow due to lack of resources. Anera’s Gaza Land Restoration project aims to help Gaza farmers reclaim their land, grow new crops and prepare food to sell at…
Read MoreRebuilding Amjad Preschool in Beit Hanoun, Gaza
by Anera
Sep 18, 2015
“Rubble was everywhere and nobody could believe that the pile of wreckage that was the preschool could come alive again,” said Boshra Hamad, head teacher at Al Amjad Preschool in Beit Hanoun, Gaza. In the summer of 2014, Al Amjad preschool was destroyed by bombs, leaving some 150 children without a safe place to learn…
Read MoreMusic and Art for Children in Palestine
by Anera
Aug 5, 2015
Creative expression has educational and psychological value for young children, especially for those living in turbulent conditions — like children in Palestine. That’s why music and the arts are a key component of Anera’s early childhood development program in Gaza and the West Bank. Anera works with Al Kamandjati Association to train teachers in expressive…
Read MorePlaygrounds Bring Smiles to West Bank Children
by Anera
Apr 15, 2015
In the sprawl of Palestinian cities and villages, there are few clean, safe public places where kids can play and explore. West Bank children are left to play in unsafe environments, like trash-filled streets and lots filled with rubble. Anera supporters have helped build or renovated more than 100 playgrounds in Palestine, creating safe, colorful oases where…
Read MoreRestoring Water for Gaza Families
by Anera
Apr 5, 2015
“Sometimes it took us four to five days to get a few drops,” says Wafa Shabat, describing what life was like without a reliable water connection in Beit Hanoun, Gaza. Anera’s Urgent Water Systems Repair project supported by Islamic Relief USA restored pipes and networks to 12,000 families in war-ravaged areas of Gaza, like Beit…
Read MoreGaza Children Receive TOMS Boots
by Anera
Mar 23, 2015
Winter in Gaza is brutal, especially in poor rural communities where many children lack proper footwear. Five-year-old Ali Shaquora walked 30 minutes to school each day—wearing an old pair of sandals. Anera delivered TOMS shoes to his school in Gaza, and now Ali and his classmates have new, durable faux-fur lined boots to protect their…
Read MoreHelping Gaza Children Cope with Trauma
by Anera
Feb 13, 2015
In the past five years, Gaza has experienced three wars with the most recent, in the summer of 2014, being the most dangerous and destructive. The bombs have stopped falling, but the process of healing wounds is ongoing. Through interactive and expressive activities, Anera is helping children cope with the things they experienced, allowing them…
Read MoreWest Bank Farmers Share Knowledge Across Borders
by Naser Qadous
Jan 29, 2015
Water is a critical yet diminishing resource in the Middle East, and that poses serious challenges for the region’s farming community. I knew that Anera’s latest project, funded by the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), to recycle run-off from Jenin’s wastewater treatment facility would be vital for some 200 farming families in need of better irrigation…
Read MoreCrisis in Gaza 2014: Anera Response Log
by Anera
Dec 2, 2014
Thanks to a dedicated and generous community of donors, Anera’s Gaza staff was able to respond immediately to the bombings in Gaza. Anera is one of the few international organizations that consistently gets health care and humanitarian relief supplies into Gaza. Since our Gaza office opened in 1984, Anera has built or renovated infrastructure, linked Gazan…
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