Happy Valentine’s Day from Anera
Feb 14, 2022
Today is about expressing our gratitude and appreciation for those dear to us. We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the entire Anera community. While we appreciate your support every day, today is one of the few opportunities we have to be a little mushy. In the spirit of sentimentality, here are…
Read MoreKN95 Face Masks From Distribute Aid Help Protect Lebanon
Feb 10, 2022
Thanks to a donation of 1.5 million masks by Distribute Aid, Anera is now distributing KN95 face masks to our partners and their patients across Lebanon. These masks will help Lebanon to manage and contain the spread of COVID-19 and its new variants.
Read MoreFrom Roller Skating to the Anera Board
Feb 7, 2022
I was born and raised in the Middle East. In our household, we were told to eat our vegetables because there were Palestinian refugees with little on their plates. Every other year we went to Palestine for family vacation. One summer during college, I worked in Palestine. First, I helped out in an orphanage in…
Read MoreMy Trip to Gaza
Feb 1, 2022
My fascination with Gaza has grown within me since my early childhood years. Living in the occupied Palestinian territory of the West Bank, I grew up listening to my late grandfather and his circle of friends. They would congregate at his shop and reminisce about their travels to Gaza, Haifa and Akka as laborers and…
Read MoreFlooding in Gaza
by Sami Matar
Jan 26, 2022
We didn’t expect the storms that hit Gaza. It has been raining off and on for two weeks. At times it has been really intense. If Gaza receives more than 20 millimeters of rain, flooding happens. Just in three hours last week the floods started. Flooding affects all aspects of water delivery and management in…
Read MorePlay Is Important for Palestinian Preschool Children in Gaza
Jan 24, 2022
Play is just as important as basic academics for preschool-aged children. In Gaza, Anera funded and organized outdoor activities for 1,400 children at 12 preschools. The goal of these events is to promote play, socialization, and teach best health and hygiene practices to families.
Read MoreEnglish Courses Set Students in Lebanon Up for Success
Jan 14, 2022
In partnership with Arizona State University, Anera’s English language courses are expanding opportunities for young people in Lebanon. Let’s hear from a few of the students!
Read MoreReducing Rates of Early Marriage in Lebanon
Jan 14, 2022
Anera staffer Sarah Hachem reports on Anera’s Sama Project from Akkar, Lebanon. Early marriage is a problem for vulnerable families in Lebanon’s most impoverished governorate. Anera is currently selecting nearly 500 girls, aged 13 to 16, to participate. Their families will receive monthly stipends to pay for their daughters’ continued schooling and offset day-to-day expenses….
Read MoreThank You for Your Support in 2021
by Sean Carroll
Jan 7, 2022
You, our amazing Anera community of supporters, stepped up once again and made a commitment to help hope find a way in Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan. You and 663 other donors helped surpass our end-of-year fundraising match goal to bring in over $250,000! I can’t tell you enough how grateful we are for your generosity this…
Read MoreSupporting Palestinian Children Through Stock Giving
Dec 29, 2021
A career in investment banking leads to engagement with the Middle East I was born in Chicago over 91 years ago. I studied at Princeton University and then got an MBA from the University of Chicago. After my studies, I went to work for The First National Bank of Chicago. I worked my way up,…
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