Everything Is Falling Apart In My Beloved Country
Mar 16, 2021
I really can’t believe what’s happening to my beloved country. I think it’s fair to say that Lebanon has officially fallen. I honestly have never felt this desperate and sad. We’ve been through years of civil war, and yet I still haven’t seen it this bad. Things have been deteriorating for a long time –…
Read MoreRefugees Endure: Marking 10 Years of Conflict in Syria
Mar 15, 2021
A Grim Milestone March 15, 2021 marks 10 years since the beginning of hostilities in Syria. The fighting has destroyed ancient cities, killed hundreds of thousands, displaced about two-thirds of the country’s population, and created extreme hardship for those left behind and for those who fled. Six million Syrians have sought refuge abroad, many in…
Read MorePromoting Menstrual Hygiene & Health in Arsal, Lebanon’s Syrian Refugee Camp
Mar 12, 2021
In the remote Syrian refugee camp located in Arsal, Lebanon, Anera has begun promoting menstrual hygiene and health through our UNHCR-funded waste and recycling program.
Read More#HerStory: Meet Najwa, A Small Business Owner from Beit Hanoun, Gaza
Mar 8, 2021
As a small business owner in Beit Hanoun, Gaza, Najwa persists amid the COVID-19 pandemic. She was able to establish a small grocery in her community thanks to a grant from Anera — part of our women’s empowerment program in partnership with the Cooperative Society for Savings and Lending (CSSL) in Beit Hanoun.
Read MoreOpportunity is the Biggest Difference
Mar 5, 2021
Last week Khalid launched a fundraiser to help vaccinate Palestinian refugees. Here he tells us the story behind the campaign. My dad is a decades-long supporter of Anera and my two sisters and I have supported the organization more recently by following its impact on social media, donating to its campaigns, and attending its annual…
Read More#HerStory: Meet Dalia, An Anera PLUS Career Accelerator Graduate from Gaza
Mar 1, 2021
Anera’s People Leveling Up Skills (PLUS) program is a career accelerator giving young people the technical skills they need to begin successful careers. Students go through a 20-week training in full-stack software development followed by career mentorship.
Read MoreA Family Touched by Wartime Internment Supports Refugee Education
Feb 26, 2021
Rachel, Tony, and Adrian Kitzinger recently donated to Anera and shared the following moving story to provide background on the donation. Our father, Ernst Kitzinger, fled Germany in 1933 and ended up in England some years later. As you may know, at the start of WWII, the British rounded up and deported all Germans living…
Read MoreFood and Hygiene Aid for Refugees and Vulnerable Families in Lebanon
Feb 25, 2021
Anera recently distributed food and hygiene aid to vulnerable families in Beirut, Lebanon that was generously donated by our friends Refugee Solidarity Group
Read MoreMiriam’s Palestinian Farming Family Preserves Their Way of Life in Gaza
Feb 12, 2021
For Palestinian farming families like Miriam’s, a small greenhouse can make a huge difference in Gaza.
Read MoreThe Inspiring Doctors Brown
Feb 11, 2021
Anera mourns the loss of the Browns, two beautiful people, who made the world a better place with their endless enthusiasm for living life to the fullest and for giving back to those less fortunate.
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