Palestine Impact Report YOUR DONATIONS IN ACTION | 2020 I M PA C T R E P O R T 2 0 2 0
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Crisis Background The economic conditions in the Gaza Strip are continuously deteriorating causing a significant negative impact on the living conditions of people in Gaza, particularly vulnerable populations like children. Harsh conditions and the additional spread of the Coronavirus affect different aspects of their lives such as access to basic necessities; water, education, and health. Children continue to face many challenges when attending school. Hygiene has become a growing concern in school institutions, where some children in kindergarten drink municipal water which contains high levels of chlorides and nitrates. The contaminated water can lead to kidney failure and dental problems. Other kindergartens have to rely on water tanks that may also lead to critical storage issues due to their preexisting poor financial conditions.
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Our Work in the Region Islamic Relief has been on the ground in Gaza for the past 25 years, and is one of the the only Muslim relief organizations that has a presence on the ground in Gaza. Our team provides food and medical supplies, access to water and actively distributes aid when emergencies strike. We also focus on the developmental needs of a community in conflict through improving access to education, healthcare, psychosocial support and livelihood. Many of our projects are centered on providing psychosocial services to children from a very early age. Working with primary schools, we create safe spaces where children can participate in sessions that help build their self-esteem and social, communication, and conflict resolution skills. We diligently work to improve the learning environment of children, as well as their own health and wellbeing.
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Your Donations In Action These projects show an overview of the support we were able to provide to the people of Palestine in 2020, because of your donations. The programs below also complement a number of existing multi-year programs by Islamic Relief in Gaza that were funded in previous years. 4
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Covid-19 Relief Response
Child Development & Recovering Wellbeing (Phase 4)
Social Safety Net (Phase 2)
Keys of Health Fellowship Program
Enhancing public health measures by providing essential disinfectant material and protection tools, such as 3D printed face shields and respirators in collaboration with Glia. These items are equipping municipalities to disinfect public buildings such as quarantine centers and schools in Gaza. Our response supports the Ministry of Health efforts for health facilities and medical workers who are in need of urgent supplies.
Gaza’s youth are being provided with special support, counselling, workshops, and training to cope and overcome the traumas of war and loss. This multi-year project prioritized the most vulnerable groups and their caregivers, working with local partners to provide psychosocial support services. Our assistance gives these partners a way to continue these much-needed programs long term, and successfully replicate the same program with new groups of children.
Providing protection for the most vulnerable households in the Gaza Strip through food vouchers, rent subsidies, medicines and personal health supplies, school materials and tuition for children with disabilities. Each family receives tailored support based on their individual needs, which helps preserve their dignity in difficult circumstances. This project applies the Family Empowerment Model (FEM) as an integrated approach that aims to transition vulnerable households from dependency to resilience and self-reliance. This focuses on households that have forms of vulnerabilities, but also have high potentials and vision for improving their livelihoods towards a successful future and dignified life.
In response to the severe shortage of subspecialist doctors in Palestine, this project is working with Canadian doctors to boost the quality of Palestinian medical specialities through sponsoring the opportunity for a fellowship program at a Canadian university. Palestinian medical students were selected by the Ministry of Health and Canadian doctors to complete the fellowship program. Upon completion, each successful Palestine Keys for Health fellow will return to Palestine to provide advanced clinical care and to enhance the health care system for millions of Palestinian boys, girls, men and women.
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3,945 health workers
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10,000 individuals
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7 fellows
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4,760 individuals
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Orphan Sponsorship
Ramadan Food Packs
Qurbani / Udhiya
In addition to the previous project, another one of our most effective orphanfocused initiatives in Gaza is the sponsorship program. The Islamic Relief office has a personal relationship with each family and supports them with orphan sponsorship-a process that transforms families. With your help, each family was able to cover basic needs, which allowed orphans to focus on their education.
Distributed food packs to families most in need to help them prepare for Ramadan. These food packs were dependent on the local diet and were purchased through markets within the local, associated economy. Food parcels weighed around 30 lbs and included staple items such as rice, wheat, and oil.
With your vital support, Islamic Relief provided opportunities for those who can’t afford meat to receive the nutritional benefits of our Qurbani Meat Packet. Each packet contained enough meat for a family of 4-8 people, for one week. The meat was distributed fresh, chilled, frozen or canned, according to what was most suitable for the region.
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16,168 individuals
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2244 orphans
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43,363 individuals
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Thank You for Your Support! Your support has made an immense difference for the children and families of Gaza. Your support is so often the gift of life itself and we take special care to reach those who are most at risk. We’ve seen with our own eyes how their lives have been uplifted and transformed by what you give. May it bring a brighter future for them inshaAllah. “Whoever relieves the hardship of a believer in this world, Allah will relieve his hardship on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever helps ease one in difficulty, Allah will make it easy for him in this world and in the Hereafter..." – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ We could not have done it without you, thank you.
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