أولوياتنا

مخيمات اللاجئين الفلسطينيين

الحقيقة
الإجابة
كيفية عملنا

The Reality

In Palestine, restrictions on movement and imports, imposed by years of occupation, challenge the medical system to provide up-to-date care. Hospitals and clinics suffer chronic shortages of critical medicines to respond to their patients’ needs.

The blockade of Gaza since 2007 has also severely limited the import of critical humanitarian goods. Children and the elderly are most vulnerable to illness and chronic disease but often cannot get the medicines they need because of the shortage of supplies.

In Lebanon, Palestinian refugees and poor Lebanese communities face many challenges, from high unemployment and poor housing conditions to conflict, stress and inadequate health and education services. The situation worsened when the Syrian civil war began in 2011. Over a million desperate refugees flowed into Lebanon, where they found shelter in crowded Palestinian camps or tent camps in rural areas. Host and refugee families are in constant need of humanitarian aid and medicines.

Anera's Response

The medical relief program started in 1970, when Anera merged with American Middle East Rehabilitation (AMER), an organization founded to send relief donations to the region. In the early years, Anera delivered one or two shipments annually, valued in the tens of thousands of dollars.

كيفية عملنا

Children in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.

Safe Spaces

In Lebanon, where the influx of refugees creates the need for non-formal learning spaces, Anera transforms crumbling structures in remote areas into vibrant classrooms.
Gender Inclusivity

Girls and young women transform their lives through education in safe spaces, designed to take all social concerns into consideration.

CAMP SPOTLIGHT

Nahr El Bared Palestinian Refugee Camp

With a population of 30,000, Nahr El Bared camp in North Lebanon faces many challenges. Anera began working in the camp after it was nearly destroyed by armed conflict in 2007.