Report from the North of Gaza
by Sami Matar
Aug 12, 2024
A harrowing report from northern Gaza by Sami Matar reveals the dire conditions, with increasing destruction, severe shortages of essentials, and a worsening water crisis. Despite the challenges, glimmers of hope emerge as local farmers begin to plant again.
Read MoreReporting from a Convoy in Gaza [VIDEO]
by Sami Matar
Jul 5, 2024
Join me on my journey in an Anera truck convoy in Gaza. The mission begins at the Kerem Shalom crossing and goes to the Emirati field hospital in Rafah. Thankfully this convoy, consisting of diesel and food trucks, safely reaches the hospital. But it’s not always that way. Each trip is nerve-wracking and unpredictable. This…
Read MoreYou can bring joy to children in Gaza this Eid
by Sami Matar
Jun 14, 2024
Eid al-Adha commemorates the spirit of sacrifice, something we have become all too familiar with here in Gaza. The holiday is supposed to be a time of celebration and community for people to enjoy feasts, decorative lights, sweets, and laughter. This year eid will look very different in Gaza. After eight months of war, nearly…
Read MoreTraveling through Gaza’s Ravaged Landscape
by Sami Matar
May 13, 2024
Recently, I had the opportunity to travel to north Gaza, in my own car no less. I filled it with vegetables for our colleagues in the north and made the journey. As I drove, I saw people walking with their belongings slung over their shoulders, their lives condensed into little knapsacks. For five long months,…
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 MoreAnera’s Water and Sanitation Work in Gaza
by Sami Matar
Dec 21, 2020
Anera’s water and sanitation programs in Gaza are directly serving 44% of Gazans through wells and wastewater network improvements and community education.
Read MoreIt’s a state of emergency in Gaza
by Sami Matar
May 17, 2019
By Sami Matar Conditions in Gaza now are worse than they have ever been. Across all the governorates, the percentages of people who are jobless, who don’t have enough to eat, is up. Seventy percent of people in Gaza are food insecure. I see it in my own neighborhood and it’s the same situation everywhere…
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