What Are Examples of Humanitarian Aid?
Jun 7, 2022
The world’s humanitarians work to make life better for people in times of need. However, many individuals find themselves confused about what exactly humanitarians do, when aid is needed, where and how humanitarians provide aid, and who receives the aid. If you are interested in getting involved and want to know how you can help,…
Read More15 Years of Living Under Blockade in Gaza
Jun 7, 2022
Palestinians in Gaza have spent the last 15 years of their lives under blockade. The hardships are great but people continue to live their lives. And Anera continues its work to help people thrive as best they can under the conditions imposed on them. For more than two million people life must go on, despite…
Read MoreThe Latest on our Gaza Infrastructure Work
Jun 7, 2022
Developing Palestinian community infrastructure Since July 2021, Anera’s Palestinian Community Infrastructure Development program (PCID) has made substantial headway in its mission to upgrade and expand access to necessary resources for under-served Palestinian communities. Since its renewal by USAID last year, the PCID program has focused on improving access to water, health and sanitation resources, and…
Read MoreServing Palestinian Communities for 55 Years
Jun 5, 2022
Many Palestinians remember June 5 as the “Naksa” or “setback”, marking the 1967 war that displaced a new generation of Palestinian families. The resulting second Palestinian exodus and refugee crisis was to motivation behind starting Anera.
Read MoreBecause of Your Support, We Are Able to Fight COVID-19 with Vaccinations in Lebanon – Thank You!
May 25, 2022
With generous funding from UNICEF, Anera promotes public health awareness and COVID-19 vaccinations in Lebanon.
Read MoreFundraising is an Art
May 25, 2022
Hanin Azzam Talks about Crowdfunding in the Middle East This is the third entry in our series highlighting Arab youth change-makers. Read the first piece in the series, an interview with Sandy Boutros, and the second piece, with journalist Tahreer Mortaga on her community space and yoga studio in Gaza. Hanin Azzam is a regional…
Read MoreProviding Safe Water for Palestinian Communities in North Gaza, Palestine
May 23, 2022
With generous funding from Muslim Aid USA, Anera put together and installed three reverse osmosis water desalination units at public locations throughout northern Gaza.
Read MoreRamadan Meals for Vulnerable Families in Lebanon Were More Joyous Thanks to Food Assistance
May 16, 2022
With funding from IRUSA, Anera’s food security program team put together large Ramadan food parcels for 5,059 families.
Read MoreWhy I support Anera
by Sara Roy
May 14, 2022
Gaza has endured occupation and dispossession for more years than Anera has existed. Gaza has been under varying forms of closure since 1991. The blockade—which is really an intensified military closure—is approaching its 16th year. It has destroyed normal trade relations upon which Gaza’s small economy largely depends. The resulting isolation of Gaza from the…
Read MoreWhat the Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh Should Mean for All of Us
May 13, 2022
We at Anera are deeply saddened and angered by the brutal killing this week of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin. Abu Akleh was a pioneer of her generation. And for our Palestinian colleagues, she has been one of the most trusted voices broadcasting news covering their lives and plights, and highs and…
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