Palestinian Teachers’ Day
by Anera
Dec 13, 2024
Palestine observes Teachers’ Day every year on December 14 to honor the crucial role of teachers in Palestinian society. Palestinian Teachers’ Day 2024 This year we speak with Lama, a teacher in one of Anera’s temporary learning spaces providing education in the midst of the war in Gaza. Many teachers in Gaza, displaced themselves, are…
Read MoreWorld Diabetes Day
by Anera
Nov 14, 2024
Every year since 2007, when it was established by the United Nations, the world marks World Diabetes Day on November 14. #WorldDiabetesDay 2024 This year on World Diabetes Day, Anera holds in our hearts the millions around the world – including in Palestine, Lebanon, and Jordan – without access to insulin and other needed healthcare….
Read MoreGlobal Handwashing Day
by Anera
Oct 15, 2024
Marked annually on October 15, Global Handwashing Day is the culmination of over two decades of multilateral advocacy programs focused on infection prevention through clean hands and hygiene promotion. The first #GlobalHandwashingDay in 2008 commemorated a break from pilot programs towards formal advocacy for policies that explicitly incorporated behavior change into international development agendas. The…
Read MoreInternational Day of Cooperatives
by Anera
Jul 4, 2024
The International Day of Cooperatives occurs every year to unite cooperatives in their initiatives to build a better world.
Read MoreWorld Refugee Day
by Anera
Jun 20, 2024
What Is World Refugee Day? World Refugee Day 2024 For Palestinian refugees in Gaza, displacement and violence under occupation causes significant emotional distress. This has gone on for generations. Palestinians deserve to live with dignity and without fear. It can start with a ceasefire. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anera (@aneraorg)…
Read MoreWorld Blood Donor Day
by Anera
Jun 14, 2024
Every year on June 14, World Blood Donor Day marks a date to highlight the ongoing need for global blood donations.
Read MoreWorld Environment Day
by Anera
Jun 5, 2024
Anera’s programs reuse resources that would otherwise go to waste, respect land and water by using these natural riches in the most eco-friendly ways, and replenish the beauty of the land through responsible waste and water management and the use of renewable energy sources.
Read MoreMenstrual Hygiene Day: Ending Period Poverty
by Anera
May 28, 2024
On Menstrual Hygiene Day, May 28, and everyday, Anera is committed to addressing period poverty in Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan.
Read MorePalestine Children’s Day
by Anera
Apr 5, 2024
Palestine Children’s Day is observed on April 5th of every year. In 1995, Yasser Arafat started the commemorative day as a way of shedding light on the injustices and struggles that Palestinian children confront under occupation. On this day, Anera highlights the extreme difficulties faced by children in Palestine.
Read MoreWorld Water Day
by Anera
Mar 22, 2024
No one should be left behind when it comes to water. This year for World Water Day Anera is highlighting the situation in Gaza and poetry from Indigenous activists.
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