In 2016, ANERA spent 94% of its revenues on education, health & economic development programs in Palestine and Lebanon.
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Education
12,167
refugee teens
learned Arabic, English, math and job skills across Lebanon.
780
students
enjoy a better learning environment in two new West Bank schools.
26
preschools
were upgraded with new windows, safe play areas, bathrooms and furniture.
Economic Development
6,740
workers
were employed on construction sites throughout Palestine.
133,870
Palestinians
can now access reliable water networks.
740
acres
of parched West Bank fields irrigated with treated wastewater.
“Women and girls are happy to be part of something that has an impact on their community.”
Health and Relief
50
shipments
of medicines and supplies delivered to Palestine and Lebanon.
6,262
refugee families
received live prevention training and treatment kits.
1,700
food packages
distributed to poor families in Gaza and Lebanon.
Sahar Abu Sido, a nurse at the Gaza Central Blood Bank, is thrilled with the shipment of blood bags ANERA delivered.
No words can describe that moment when we can say 'yes, the blood you need is on the way.
The 10-year blockade and a chronic lack of funds make it difficult for her to keep them in stock.
President & Board Chair Letter
ANERA’s focus is always on people, not politics. It’s a good formula, especially given the charged region where we work. From farms to schools, people in Lebanon and Palestine were touched by ANERA projects in 2016.
We felt great pride when our innovative reuse of treated wastewater in the West Bank successfully irrigated more than 200 family farms, each yielding six harvests of alfalfa fodder per year.
In Gaza, our engineers cheered when the first valves connected thousands of families to daily water in their kitchens and bathrooms. They did this at a time when even pipes were tough to purchase.
In the refugee camps of Lebanon, tensions run high among teenagers who are struggling to work or stay in school. Our non-formal education programs make learning accessible and the sports facilities we construct bridge gaps between communities and give young people an outlet to blow off steam.
In violent and unstable times, ANERA is there, delivering the projects you make possible. No matter what.
With pride in our staff,
Joseph P. Saba, Chairman of the Board
Bill Corcoran, President & CEO