Addressing Unemployment & Food Security in Ein El Hilweh Palestinian Refugee Camp
by Anera
Nov 10, 2021
With the support of UNICEF, our vocational education cash-for-work cooking courses are addressing urgent community needs in Lebanon like unemployment and food security. Courses are taught at the Women’s Programs Association, our local partner in Ein El Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp. Students learn everything from food preparation, food preservation and small business entrepreneurship. And to…
Read MoreInstallation of Reverse Osmosis Units at Healthcare Facilities in the Gaza Strip
by Anera
Nov 6, 2021
With funding from Humanity First UK, Anera has installed reverse osmosis water purifying systems at two health clinics in Gaza. Now Al-Huda Health Center and the Patient’s Friends Benevolent Society have clean tap water available for the over 11,000 patients they serve each month.
Read MoreComing Together to Make a Difference
by Anera
Oct 25, 2021
This post is featured in our fall 2021 newsletter. The last year-plus brought coronavirus to the world; economic collapse in Lebanon and a massive explosion that rocked Beirut; more encroachment of settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem; and another bombardment of Gaza, as well as the continued blockade. But the Anera community met…
Read MoreLilian Tian: A Year After the Beirut Blast
by Anera
Aug 3, 2021
Learn how the explosion on August 4, 2020 changed everything for this resident of Beirut, Lebanon.
Read MoreNabil is Using Vocational Education to Find Work in Lebanon
by Anera
Jun 21, 2021
Nabil is a 20-year-old Palestinian refugee living in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. He is taking Anera’s vocational education course on plumbing to help position himself to find decent work in Lebanon’s grim labor market. Not only is he learning practical skills, but he is helping to restore houses to make them livable for their residents.
Read MoreMeet Tony, an Anera-ASU English Language Student in Lebanon
by Anera
Jun 5, 2021
Anera has partnered with Arizona State University to conduct online English language courses for young adults in Lebanon. Tony is part of this year’s cohort of online English language students.
Read MoreDelivering Emergency Medical Aid and Supplies to Gaza
by Anera
May 25, 2021
With the support of people like YOU and our medical donation partners Americares and Direct Relief, Anera was able to deliver the first (of many) emergency medical aid shipments to Gaza.
Read MoreFood Parcels and Hygiene Kits for Families in Lebanon – Ramadan 2021
by Anera
May 3, 2021
You can provide a vulnerable family in Lebanon with a food parcel and hygiene kit for just $80 this Ramadan season.
Read MoreYou Can Provide a Palestinian Family in Gaza with Food this Ramadan 2021 — Ghadeer’s Story
by Anera
Apr 29, 2021
See how $70 makes a difference for Ghadeer’s family this Ramadan in Gaza.
Read MoreHarnessing the Power of the Sun for Water and Agriculture in Gaza
by Anera
Apr 28, 2021
In Gaza, young Palestinian women are finding jobs installing solar panels — providing the power to pump and clean much needed water for local farmers.
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