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A Look at Women’s Health Across The Globe

Apr 7, 2025

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From maternal care to mental health, here’s some insight into women’s health in 2025.     Today, women’s health is shaped by a range of overlapping challenges – from conflict and poverty to climate change and systemic inequality. While there have been important strides, such as a global decline in maternal mortality, many women continue…

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Ramadan Donors Gave Sustenance During the Holy Month

by Anera

Apr 4, 2025

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Thanks to donors, Anera was able to help struggling families fight food insecurity by providing warm meals, food vouchers, and cash assistance. Donations made during Ramadan up to $123,000 were doubled to increase impact and reach families in need, who were able to focus on observing the holiday instead of food scarcity. In the West…

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Anera’s Mother and Child Clinics in Gaza

by Anera

Apr 3, 2025

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In Gaza, where families are often living on the edge of survival, Anera’s comprehensive healthcare services offer a lifeline for mothers and children to address issues like malnutrition, breastfeeding support, and maternal care. The Challenges Mothers Face The challenges faced by mothers in Gaza are manifold, often beginning during pregnancy. The economic hardships of living…

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Rebuilding Lives in Lebanon 

by Anera

Apr 2, 2025

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With support from the Lebanon Humanitarian Fund, we’re providing urgent humanitarian assistance. The recent war between Israel and Lebanon has left southern Lebanon, the southern suburbs of Beirut, and parts of the Bekaa Valley reeling from destruction. Entire neighborhoods have been reduced to rubble, agricultural lands scorched, and critical infrastructure — water systems, roads, and…

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World Water Day

by Anera

Mar 21, 2025

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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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Support the Vulnerable During Ramadan This Year

by Anera

Feb 18, 2025

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Help families break their fasts with hope and dignity Contributions made to Anera for our Ramadan programs are focused on distributing food packages and food vouchers for the entire month for families who would otherwise go without. Ramadan is a significant time for Muslims worldwide, representing the holiest month in Islam and the fourth pillar…

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Learning Against All Odds in Gaza

by Anera

Jan 24, 2025

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Anera is working to keep education alive in Gaza through the war and during the current ceasefire. By establishing temporary learning spaces and distributing Hayya Naqra literacy kits, we are providing essential resources to help children reconnect with learning.

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Anera’s Winterization Efforts Bring Warmth to Lebanon’s Displaced

by Anera

Dec 13, 2024

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Anera’s winterization efforts in Lebanon are providing warmth and hope to displaced families through clothing kits, sleeping bags and community support.

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Palestinian Teachers’ Day

by Anera

Dec 13, 2024

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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…

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Computer Education in Jordan: Thaki is supporting the Future of Palestinian Youth

Nov 1, 2024

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Anna is an intern with Anera in Jordan. Over the past month, I traveled to the Baqa’a and Souf refugee camps, north of Amman, to support the Education and Digital Literacy program, a digital education initiative to help vulnerable young people develop the skills they need to succeed in modern society.  It was an honor…

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