A Time for Community
Apr 15, 2021
For a second year, Muslims around the world are now celebrating the holy month of Ramadan under the unusual restrictions created by the pandemic. This is a month when the observant fast from dawn to dusk, as a reminder that the material world is temporary and to focus on the spiritual. The usual gatherings in…
Read MoreGet Vaccinated Lebanon! Anera’s Dima Zayat gets her shot.
Apr 12, 2021
Get vaccinated! Anera Lebanon’s deputy country director Dima Zayat got hers and is encouraging others to do the same. Before joining Anera, Dima worked as a registered nurse and public health worker for 9 years in Lebanon.
Read MoreUp on the Roof with Rania in Gaza — Rooftop Greenhouse Gardens
Apr 8, 2021
Check out what’s happening on Gaza rooftops! Anera donors are funding some creative new ways of gardening with very little water, which is so very precious in Gaza. Come with us on a visit to a beautiful oasis on a roof in Beit Lahia.
Read MoreSupporting and Building Anera’s Medical Aid Program
Mar 26, 2021
I’ve been affiliated with Anera for 25 years now, as a donor and a board member. Because I’m a physician, I started working right away on the health committee headed up by the esteemed Dr. Vicken Kalbian, who has supported Anera from its earliest years. At the time that I first got involved, there was…
Read MorePalestinian Refugee Communities in Lebanon Improve Public Health and Hygiene
Mar 25, 2021
Despite the challenges of 2020, Anera worked closely with Palestinian refugee camp communities in Lebanon to improve public health, personal and environmental hygiene. This vital work continues into 2021.
Read MoreI Feel Proud to be Supporting Anera
by Arthur Baur
Mar 25, 2021
I grew up in the country, outside of New York City. It was the sort of place where there were a lot more cows than people. My older sister even went to a one-room schoolhouse. It was kind of an isolated childhood but I learned a lot about how to live in the woods. I…
Read MorePalestinian Culture
Mar 22, 2021
Palestinians enjoy a rich cultural heritage. The Palestinian people have lived through enormous upheaval over the course of the last century. Many Palestinians have been dispersed and displaced from their family homes, villages and cities, making Palestinian culture and traditions even more important for holding this community together. Whether in ancestral towns or in refugee…
Read MoreClean Water for Ein El Hilweh Palestinian Refugee Camp
Mar 18, 2021
These young people improved their community’s water situation by installing a new public water fountain in Ein El Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp — located in southern Lebanon. Funded by UNICEF.
Read MoreMy Mother is the First Leader I Met
Mar 18, 2021
Celebrating women on the front lines on Mother’s Day in the Arab world Most countries in the Arab world celebrate Mother’s Day on March 21. Acknowledging the vital place of women in society is more important than ever this year. Women are the backbone of society — they are caregivers, educators, peacemakers and front-line workers…
Read MoreAnera’s Own Mothers: A Conversation Among Colleagues
Mar 17, 2021
In Celebration of Mother’s Day in Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan and other Arab Countries By now, we’ve all seen the headlines and know the data. The pandemic has taken a toll on women, especially mothers. Between working and overseeing virtual schooling to juggling child care and elder care, working mothers across the globe have been stretched…
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