2021 Gaza Humanitarian Crisis

Since 1925 the Spafford Children's Center (SCC) in East Jerusalem has served the Palestinian population. Currently, SCC provides treatment for trauma reactions in children who have experienced violence in their communities. Children struggling in the overcrowded schools in Palestinian neighborhoods receive individualized tutoring in Arabic, English, and math. SCC provides speech and occupational therapy; art, dance, music, and recreational programs; and child development classes for parents.

Food insecurity in Gaza remains alarming. Even though food is entering, the majority of families can't afford to buy it. Most families rely on humanitarian aid to meet their basic nutritional needs. Apart from food, they need shelter, medicine, clothes, and so much more. Your support for the Gaza Emergency Relief Fund enables our team in Gaza to respond to the exact needs of families in Gaza. Help us reach families in dire need.

The student parliament at a middle school in Gaza voted for the one thing they wanted most for their school: They chose clean water. The water in Gaza is polluted with sea water and chemicals. Poor families are faced with the "choice" of purchasing commercial water or risking the health and well being of their children. This project started in response to the children's request. We build and maintain water purification units in schools and kindergartens throughout Gaza.

My name is Najah and I am a refugee, born and raised in a refugee camp in Rafah in the Gaza Strip. I have been providing services to empower women in Rafah, Gaza for over 19 years as the Executive Director of the Women Programs Center-Rafah. Right now, a million people are taking refuge here, in southern Gaza and bombing is underway. Healthy, protein-based meals for displaced families make all the difference. A single meal feeds a family of 6. Please, help my team feed 400 families/day.

NGO hospitals in Gaza are currently operating without adequate COVID19 testing to safeguard the most vulnerable staff and patients. In communities, the cascading effects of COVID19 are pushing families further into food insecurity. Our partner NGOs ask your help to provide boxes of food, masks, and sanitizers to the most vulnerable. Medical staff at our three partner NGO hospitals ask for COVID19 rapid test kits to test high risk and medically vulnerable patients as well as staff. Please help.

In the days following October 7th, 2023, a total blockade of Gaza was announced, depriving an already vulnerable population of more than two million civilians (half of whom are under the age of 18) from all essential goods including food, electricity, water, and fuel, plunging them even further into crisis. With Gaza completely cut off, ActionAid is alarmed at the rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis, which is affecting the lives of those caught in crossfire.

The Gaza strip is under the aggressive attack by the Israeli forces. They target governmental facilities, infrastructures & health facilities. Thousands of residential units were demolished, and more than 40,000 people are now displaced. Until this moment, 1400 injured, more than 200 martyrs. Electricity outage more than 20 hours/day. Your donation will contribute to save the lives of many injuries through supporting Al Awda Hospital to continue providing emergency services to the injuries.

2.3 million Palestinians live in the Gaza Strip. Ongoing Israeli attacks from air, land and sea are killing, injuring, and displacing children, journalists, and medical workers. Israel has cut off electricity, food, water, and other basic necessities. The Middle East Children's Alliance has been working with clinics and community centers in Gaza for 35 years providing aid when and where it is needed. We are providing emergency aid to children and families right now.

In response to the recent crisis in Gaza, the Village of Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam and its American Friends have focused on raising funds to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. By supporting Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam's long-standing Humanitarian Assistance Program, the Oasis of Peace is continuing to seek funds to provide equipment and supplies for primary care assistance to the Al-Shifa Hospital.

The recent military attacks on the Gaza Strip have caused many families to leave their homes and take refuge in UNRWA schools or at other family homes. Other families have lost their homes and their shops completely due to the bombings, while others sustained damages to their homes as a result of nearby bombings. The project seeks to provide urgent relief for those families to get them through this difficult times.