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Cleaning Up Lebanon’s Garbage Crisis, One Community At A Time – Bekaa Valley

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Feb 9, 2021

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Anera’s solid waste management program in Lebanon builds recycling and composting facilities while helping create sanitation jobs.

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Planting Trees in Lebanon

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Jan 29, 2021

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In the Khirbet Rouha area of the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon, Anera coordinated volunteers to fan out and plant 1,500 trees that were generously donated by the Association for Forest, Development & Conservation.

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Doing Something to Help Palestine

Jan 26, 2021

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In 2009, I got interested in a work camp opportunity with a group called Volunteers for Peace. I saw that the International Palestinian Youth League had a camp in the West Bank and I jumped at the chance, since I had long wanted to visit Palestine. I spent two weeks there in the Bethlehem area,…

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Distributing Blankets, Hygiene Kits, and Food Parcels to 200+ Families in Beirut, Lebanon

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Jan 22, 2021

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Anera’s Beirut, Lebanon staff and youth volunteers recently distributed blankets, personal hygiene kits, and food parcels to 200+ families in the Beirut area.

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January 20: Inauguration Day

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Jan 19, 2021

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The United States is swearing in a new president in a ritual that happens every four years on January 20. As a non-partisan organization, Anera cannot make statements about the politicians or politics involved. But the day does bring to mind other kinds of inaugurations: the opening of infrastructure projects we have delivered in Palestine…

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Breaking Down All You Helped Support in Lebanon in 2020 (in under 2 minutes)

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Dec 31, 2020

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In under 2 minutes, Anera’s Serene Dardari breaks down all the important and vital work YOU and our amazing Anera community helped accomplish in Lebanon in 2020.

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2020 in Review

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Dec 30, 2020

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It’s been a tough year for everyone, but our Anera community has really stepped up to make difference for refugees and other vulnerable communities in Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan. These are some highlights from our work over the past year.

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Thank You for Supporting Anera in Palestine, Lebanon & Jordan in 2020

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Dec 23, 2020

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What a year 2020 has been! Despite all the challenges and pitfalls this year, our donors and supporters went above and beyond in supporting refugees and vulnerable communities in Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan.

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Reporting From Arsal, Lebanon

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Dec 23, 2020

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Diana Abou Hamia, an Anera community engagement officer, reports from Arsal at the Syrian Passage Camp in Lebanon, where we are conducting hygiene awareness sessions for women.

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Anera’s Water and Sanitation Work in Gaza

Dec 21, 2020

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Anera’s water and sanitation programs in Gaza are directly serving 44% of Gazans through wells and wastewater network improvements and community education.

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