Breast Cancer Under Occupation: a Personal Perspective
Mar 16, 2023
Breast cancer is a disease that affects millions of women around the world. In fact, one in every eight women will get breast cancer in their lifetime. For women living in conflict zones, including the West Bank and Gaza, breast cancer can be particularly scary. When I first learned about the high breast cancer death…
Read MoreWomen Can Do Anything! Empowering Women in Palestine
by Anera
Mar 14, 2023
Here are some success stories from our women’s empowerment program named Women Can.
Read MoreObservations from Our Visit to Anera Educational Programs
Jan 4, 2023
On December 5, 2022, we had the honor of visiting two early childhood education programs and one elementary school in the West Bank, funded in part by Anera under the direction of Sulieman Mleahat. We were particularly interested in visiting these programs because of our background in early childhood education (ECE) and elementary education. Bruce…
Read MoreAnera CEO Sean Carroll Reports from Gaza
by Anera
Dec 20, 2022
Anera President and CEO Sean Carroll visited Gaza this December. These are his reports from three different types of projects that give people access to clean water for irrigation, sewage systems in their homes and cultural growth opportunities. From a Desalination Unit in Rafah This is Sean’s report from a reverse osmosis system Anera installed…
Read MoreRelieving Pain in Cancer Patients
by Anera
Nov 8, 2022
My name is Rana Yamout, pain and palliative care specialist at Naif Cancer Center at AUBMC in Lebanon. As a pain and palliative care physician, we struggle on a daily basis to treat patients with cancer. As you may know, 80% of our cancer population suffer from pain. And, unfortunately, due to the current circumstances…
Read MoreRebuilding Homes After the Beirut Blast in Lebanon
by Anera
Nov 2, 2022
The explosion at the Port of Beirut damaged over 62,000 buildings. We are able to rebuild homes and buildings that were damaged.
Read MoreWaste Recycling in Lebanon’s Refugee Camps
by Anera
Sep 9, 2022
Anera’s Empowered Communities in Action program promotes waste sorting in homes, recycling and upcycling in Lebanon’s refugee camps.
Read MoreFighting Food Insecurity and Unemployment with Farms to Fosool
by Anera
Sep 6, 2022
Empowering and supplying farmers to bring fresh and nutritional meals to children in Gaza Across Gaza, families are struggling with food insecurity and unemployment, making it difficult to provide adequate meals for their children each day. Without a properly nutritious diet, children often have poor concentration in school, and suffer from eating and sleeping disorders….
Read MoreCelebrating Anera’s Long History with Al Ahli Hospital
by Anera
Sep 2, 2022
Anera helped the Al Ahli Hospital in Hebron, Palestine to get established in 1988. From that beginning, our partnership has continued, with medicine and equipment deliveries.
Read MoreAnnouncing Anera’s Back-To-School Campaign
by Anera
Aug 15, 2022
As children are preparing to return to start a new school year, Anera is raising funds to support multifaceted projects that help disadvantaged students in Palestine and Lebanon. As students in Palestine and Lebanon return to school, Anera supporters like you can help ensure that they have an opportunity to receive a quality education. We…
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