Why I Fundraised for Anera: Education as Empowerment
Sep 23, 2025
I’ve always believed education is more than just learning. To me, it’s empowerment, hope, and a chance to rewrite stories. Refugees who gain access to education can build businesses, support their communities, and break free from cycles of poverty. As a high school student in Dubai completing the International Baccalaureate curriculum, I know how transformative…
Read MoreLebanon’s Youth at the Frontlines of Recovery
by Sarah Hachem
Sep 19, 2025
by Sarah Hachem, Anera Education/Livelihood Program Manager in Lebanon Over the past year, I’ve had the privilege of leading one of the most challenging and most rewarding projects of my career. In the wake of the war in Lebanon, and under UNICEF’s leadership, Anera’s teams mobilized quickly to deliver emergency relief and begin recovery. Today,…
Read MoreGAZA: Leaders of major aid groups call on world leaders to intervene following UN genocide conclusion
Sep 16, 2025
As world leaders convene next week at the United Nations (UN), we are calling on all member states to act in accordance with the mandate the UN was charged with 80 years ago. What we are witnessing in Gaza is not only an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, but what the UN Commission of Inquiry has now…
Read More“A Death Sentence” – Aid Agencies Warn of Israel’s Assault on Gaza City
Sep 12, 2025
Gaza City, 12 September 2025 – Forty nine humanitarian and civil society organizations warn that Israel’s assault on Gaza City amounts to a death sentence. Intensified Israeli military attacks on Gaza City and forced displacement orders for the entire city are leaving families with an impossible dilemma: flee and risk death on the road and…
Read MoreGaza City is Being Destroyed As Civilians Face Expulsion
Sep 10, 2025
Every day here is worse than the one before. Displacement camps are overcrowded and filthy. Heat makes the conditions unbearable. Kids are sick with rashes, diarrhea and other illnesses. People fight for water. Trucks can’t get through and families walk long distances just to fill a jerrycan. And now, entire residential blocks in Gaza City…
Read MoreInternational Literacy Day 2025
Sep 8, 2025
Today on International Literacy Day 2025 we join the global call to recognize that the ability to read and write is a basic human right and a foundation for dignity and opportunity.
Read MoreInternational Day of Charity
Sep 5, 2025
What is International Day of Charity and why does it matter?
Read MoreLebanon Activity Log | August 2025
Aug 31, 2025
This log offers a real-time day-by-day record of Anera’s humanitarian work in Lebanon. It captures the daily efforts of Anera’s staff as they deliver vital projects and programs to communities across the country.
Read MoreLebanon Situation Report | August 2025
Aug 31, 2025
>>> Read the full situation report In Lebanon, the socioeconomic situation remains fragile, intensifying vulnerabilities across both Lebanese and refugee communities. The recent conflict in Lebanon is widely regarded as the country’s most destructive since the end of its civil war in 1990. Though the November 2024 ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon reduced full-scale warfare,…
Read MoreWorld Humanitarian Day 2025
Aug 14, 2025
August 19 commemorates the annual World Humanitarian Day, a global observance of the violence, challenges, changes and hazards millions of civilians and volunteers in conflict-affected countries face every day with bravery, resilience, selflessness and sacrifice. Unfortunately, in many cities and countries around the world, refugees and civilians fight for their lives, struggle to find shelter,…
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