Getting Out of the Cycle of Poverty in Tripoli, Lebanon
Sep 30, 2019
Cash assistance has given poor and working families in Tripoli, Lebanon a chance to pull themselves out of a cycle of poverty and debt. See how it’s making a difference. In response to the economic hardships created by the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon, Anera and UMCOR – United Methodist Committee On Relief have provided…
Read MoreA connection to our Palestinian homeland spanning generations
Sep 17, 2019
The paternal side of my family comes from Palestine. My great grandparents, who were from Nazareth, sent two of their sons to live in the United States in the early 1900s in order to avoid conscription into the Turkish army – as Palestine was then part of the Ottomon Empire. One of those sons was…
Read MoreMy aunt inspired my life-long support for the Palestinian cause
Sep 10, 2019
I grew up in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. My maternal aunt, Elizabeth Post, came to stay with our family every two years on ‘home leave’ when she was on vacation from her State Department jobs, often overseas. She worked in Beirut, Lebanon for eight years with UNRWA as secretary to the director of that…
Read MoreWhat Are Palestinian Refugee Camp Conditions Like?
Sep 5, 2019
Refugee Camp Living Conditions | Medicine in Refugee Camps | Education in Refugee Camps | Refugee Unemployment There are 58 official Palestinian refugee camps. They are located in Jordan, the West Bank, Gaza, Syria and Lebanon. Many of the camps were created in 1948 as a result of the first Arab-Israeli war. Other camps were…
Read MoreWorking for Humanity: My Story with Anera
Aug 19, 2019
From freelance writer to national communication manager. I have been working directly with refugee communities, both Syrian and Palestinian, for the past eight years. I have worked with numerous humanitarian organizations, large and small, local and international, and saw many inspiring things, and many disappointing things. I saw hardworking individuals giving their best to help…
Read MoreA Celebration of Life
Aug 15, 2019
In 1948, 17-year-old Hassan Ahmad Hassan and his family became refugees. They were forced to leave their home in Caesarea, a Palestinian town in what is now northern Israel, with little more than the clothes on their backs. Soon thereafter, his father passed away and left him the young patriarch of his family. Despite all…
Read MoreVIDEO: Cheers! for Girls’ Soccer at Musaddar Sports Club in Gaza
Aug 12, 2019
👧🏾 ⚽ 💪🏾 In Musaddar, Gaza, these young women are kicking out their stress and building life skills with a soccer ball.
Read MoreA Legacy of Palestinian Community Infrastructure
Jul 24, 2019
Travel the length and breadth of the Palestine and you will see Anera-built infrastructure in communities from Jenin in the northern West Bank down to Rafah in southern Gaza. We have been building infrastructure in Palestine for nearly 50 years. In just the past 15 years alone, Anera has completed nearly 450 brick-and-mortar infrastructure projects,…
Read MoreGreenhouses Help Palestinians in Gaza
Jul 10, 2019
Thanks to our supporters, 1,100 Palestinian families in Gaza now have a greenhouse which provides food and income security. Since 2007, Gaza has suffered a blockade and three wars. Eight out of ten Gaza families have come to depend on food aid. Farming is one of the few ways for Palestinian families to put food…
Read MoreThe Importance of Cooperatives in Palestine
by Naser Qadous
Jul 5, 2019
By Naser Qadous, Anera’s agricultural programs manager A cooperative is defined as a legal entity representing a group of individuals that come together to achieve a common objective. Their purpose is to serve themselves and their community and to work together as a team. The first cooperative in Palestine – and in the larger Arab…
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