2024 STATS
Water
1.75 M
gallons of water distributed to displaced Gaza families
56,000+
Gaza residents got improved clean water and wastewater access (before the war)
165,530
gallons of water distributed to displaced families in Lebanon
ABOUT
Addressing the Water Crisis
The semi-arid Middle East suffers from a chronic lack of water caused by climate change, ongoing conflice, drought, growing cities, over-consumption and waste.
Pollution from raw sewage and rising seawater has long made most of Gaza’s water unsafe to drink. Now, after the 2023-2025 war in Gaza, the water crisis has deepened into catastrophe. Water infrastructure has been destroyed or rendered inoperable, leaving nearly the entire population without reliable access to clean water.
In the West Bank, water is tightly controlled, and restrictions on infrastructure development (especially in Area C), combined with settler violence and military operations, often leave communities without access to sufficient clean water.
For four decades, water access and sewage management have been central to Anera’s work. Our engineers – deeply rooted in their communities – understand the scale of the challenge and have the expertise to meet it. We build reservoirs, repair and expand networks, erect reverse osmosis systems, connect health facilities to water, install clean toilets in preschools, and invest in innovative irrigation systems.
Anera also empowers families with water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) education to prevent illness from waterborne diseases. In times of emergency, we move fast: fueling desalination plants and pumping stations, refilling communal water tanks, and delivering bottled water where it’s needed most.
Repairing What’s Broken
Anera repairs sewage lines, restores wells, and upgrades piping systems to bring safe, reliable water where it’s needed most.
Water is life and livelihood
Anera’s water and sanitation projects restore dignity and support livelihoods across Palestine.
Your support makes it flow
Thanks to donors like you, Anera makes water accessible.
FILM
Anera just installed a reverse osmosiswater filtration unit and solar power system at the Patients Friends Society Hospital in Gaza City thanks to generous funding from Humanity First UK. The filtration system will provide safe water for the hospital as well as a public fountain for the surrounding community.
