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Thank You for Serving Families and Communities in Jordan During Ramadan 2022

by Anera

May 12, 2022

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Because of supporters like you and our Anera community, we were able to provide daily hot meals to vulnerable families and communities in Jordan for the first time during Ramadan. Thank you!

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An Inside Look at Beirut’s Fire Brigade

by Anera

Mar 23, 2022

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Beirut’s Fire Brigade constantly faces high pressure, sometimes dangerous situations. It takes brave people like Al Afraa, a paramedic in the brigade, to safeguard the community.

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Palestinian Farmers in Gaza are Getting Ready for Spring

by Anera

Mar 13, 2022

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After severe winter storms, many greenhouses in Gaza were damaged. Many rely on the greenhouses to feed their families and sell produce at the market. Thanks to Anera donors, farmers can restore their greenhouses and welcome the new season.

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My Garden: Urban Farming in Palestinian Refugee Camps

by Anera

Mar 10, 2022

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With the support of UNRWA and Spain’s Bizkaia regional government, Anera is providing expert agricultural trainings to women in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon as part of our gender-based violence prevention efforts through community-based initiatives. Eight women in Rashidieh Palestinian Refugee Camp are now tending their own home gardens. Soon they will be teaching 100…

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Nusaiba’s Food Business Is Thriving Thanks to Her New Skills

by Anera

Mar 8, 2022

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Meet Nusaiba. She recently completed our sewing course and our English language course. Both courses are supported by UNICEF and offered through our local partner Ibda’a Wa Najah Association in Akkar, Lebanon. She’s already making use of her new sewing skills to add an artful presentation to the preserved foods, or mouneh, that she makes…

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Visiting a Preschool Construction Site in Gaza

by Anera

Mar 4, 2022

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Anera president and CEO Sean Carroll reports from an Anera project site in Al Fukhari neighborhood of Khan Yunis, in the south of Gaza, Palestine. Anera is going to build a preschool here that will serve 150 children each year, helping to address the currently inadequate early childhood education services available in this community.

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Leading the Vaccination Drive in Lebanon’s Palestinian Refugee Camps

by Anera

Mar 3, 2022

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With support from UNICEF, Anera has led a campaign to register thousands of residents in the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon for vaccination against COVID-19. Palestinian refugees with COVID-19 have a morbidity rate three times higher than the average in Lebanon. Together with a team of volunteers, we conducted door-to-door visits to help community members…

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Building a School in Zawayda, Palestine with Support from USAID

by Anera

Mar 2, 2022

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Anera’s President & CEO Sean Carroll gives an update on the construction of a school in Zawayda, Palestine and supported by USAID.

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Farms to Fosool Provides Fresh Meals to Children in Gaza

by Anera

Feb 28, 2022

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Anera’s President & CEO Sean Carroll heads to one of the preschools that has been positively impacted by Anera. The program serves 12 preschools across Gaza, reaching 1,428 children. It hires 100 local farmers to provide fresh produce and 40 local women, who work overnight to prepare the breakfast meals fresh every morning. The program…

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New Vocational Agriculture Course in Lebanon Offers Youth Employable Skills

by Anera

Feb 18, 2022

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Anera’s new vocational agriculture course in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley is supported by UNICEF and offered with our partner, Al Basira Charity. Al Basira provides educational and social support for blind and visually impaired children and youth. The course is providing students with practical skills that allow them to work in agriculture.

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