Building Rooftop Gardens in Gaza
Dec 27, 2021
Anera has installed 49 rooftop gardens across Gaza. The gardens provide families with a ready supply of fresh vegetables. Many families find that spending time tending to their garden offers a respite from the stresses of everyday life in Gaza. Suhad Zayed and her family are one of the participating households. She and her kids…
Read MoreFarms to Fosool
Dec 23, 2021
Anera’s new Farms to Fosool program delivers healthy, fresh breakfasts to Gaza preschoolers every school day. We’re building on sustainable, long-term community partnerships connecting family farmers, working women and schools. Farmers participating in Anera’s greenhouse program earn income selling produce to women’s cooperatives. Members of women’s cooperatives earn an income preparing fresh, health breakfasts for…
Read MoreReflecting on Christmas
Dec 22, 2021
We visit with three families in Beirut who talk about what Christmas means to them in these difficult times in Lebanon. Happy holidays to you and yours from Anera!
Read More“I stopped thinking about leaving.”
Dec 20, 2021
A student from Anera’s construction job skills classes in Saida, Lebanon once dreamt of leaving the country, because it was so hard to find a job. Now, he has become an apprentice and loves his new work. He wants to stay now.
Read MoreFrom Gaza to Europe and Back Again
Dec 14, 2021
Ibrahim Najjar is Anera’s project coordinator and agronomist in Gaza. I am 34 years old and this was my first trip outside Gaza. So you can imagine my excitement. First stop: France. I was traveling with a colleague, a friend from another NGO, and after some hassles at Egypt’s main airport, we were off to…
Read MoreInternational Day of Persons with Disabilities
Dec 3, 2021
International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed annually on December 3. We’re taking this opportunity to highlight the work of Rose Abou Elias. Rose connected with Anera years ago when she joined our youth sports programs, first as a participant and later as a trainer. Now she’s continuing this tradition and giving back through…
Read MoreAnnouncing the Winners of our Refugee Art Contest!
Nov 30, 2021
The moment you’ve been waiting for is here. The winner of our #RefugeesShareHope art contest is Abdul Kafi Wasfi Al-Hosni, a Syrian refugee living in Lebanon. Pictured above, Al-Hosni’s work responded to Anera’s call for artists to submit poems, photography, paintings or drawings that represent how they are giving back to their communities. The contest…
Read MoreA Profile in Passion for Gaza’s Children
by Suad Lubbad
Nov 29, 2021
Anera’s Early Childhood Development Program Feeds Preschoolers and Fuels Their Development Suad Lubbad’s personal mission is to help encourage young Palestinian children to grow, learn and develop the skills they will need to build their future. As a program officer with Anera’s Farms to Fosool (“classrooms” in Arabic) project, her priority for preschoolers is a…
Read MoreSmall Business Saturday
Nov 26, 2021
Small Business Saturday is the last Saturday in November, falling between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It was set up to encourage consumers to support local businesses by shopping small. We also think the occasion is a perfect one to showcase some of the amazing small businesses that women in Palestine have started up through…
Read MoreThanksgiving Greetings From Gaza
Nov 24, 2021
Thanksgiving is about coming together with hope. 🧑🤝🧑 This holiday season, we encourage you to think about how you can give thanks and give back. We also want to take advantage of the opportunity to thank you for being a part of our Anera community of supporters. #HappyThanksgiving to you and your loved ones.
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