American Near East Refugee Aid

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Anera
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
Area served
West Bank, Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Jordan
Key people
Sean Carroll (President & CEO)
Revenue
$69,885,896
Websitewww.anera.org

American Near East Refugee Aid (Anera) is an American

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The largest American NGO operating in the West Bank and Gaza,[1] Anera works closely with local institutions, such as schools, universities, health facilities, cooperatives, municipalities, grassroots communities, and charitable associations. [2] Anera is funded by individual donors and grants from public and private institutions.[3]

Programs and activities

Through its programs that alleviate suffering and reduce poverty, Anera works to help people meet their fundamental necessities.[4] Through both large-scale projects like building reservoirs and smaller projects like installing water tanks on the tops of homes,[5] Anera has many programs that meet people's immediate needs and provide jobs at the same time.[6] In 2011, Anera provided more than $65 million worth of programs to the people of the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon and Jordan.[7] In 2020, Anera provided over $100.4 million in programs.[8] Historically, the organization has worked with regional governments to help address needs in times of crisis.[9][10]

Health and relief

Anera has delivered emergency relief and medical supplies to communities in the Middle East. Anera has built 177 water cisterns and is building or repairing water networks and pipelines in the West Bank and Gaza.[6]

Education

Anera helps to build new schools, offer after-school programs, train preschool teachers and principals, teach information technology, and support music education.[11] During fiscal year 2007, Anera expanded its Gaza-based preschool teacher-training project to provide employment opportunities for skilled women while developing organizational skills, active learning techniques and communications skills among children.

Community and economic development

Anera offers community assistance in the form of infrastructure projects and job training programs to help people become entrepreneurs with access to small business loans and job opportunities.[12] During fiscal year 2007, Anera's Emergency Water and Sanitation Project received nearly $4 million in grants from the U.S. Agency for International Development to respond to emergency water and sanitation needs in the West Bank and Gaza, and create short-term employment opportunities for impoverished Palestinian communities.

Anera's sponsors children between the ages of 4-17 to receive an education in one of seven schools in Lebanon, Gaza, or the West Bank. Students who participate in the scholarship program are orphans, come from impoverished households or require physical and rehabilitative support.

Sarra water project

In February 2008, Anera partnered with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in a project to install an internal water network in the village of Sarra in the West Bank. According to the USAID press release, the project "will ensure access to a reliable water supply ... [and will be] funded by USAID and implemented by Anera. The total cost of the project is $255,000 and is anticipated to generate 1,800 days of employment."[13]

Gaza Food Security Program

Since 2010, the Gaza Food Security Program has constructed over 1,100 greenhouses in Gaza to improve healthy food access and increase the household income of marginalized and food-insecure families.[14]

2023-24 Israel-Hamas War

On November 16, 2023,

IDF that it would take measures to protect the workers.[19]

Ratings

Anera is rated 4 stars by Charity Navigator, an independent evaluator of charities' fiscal management.[20] The organization meets all twenty Better Business Bureau standards for charity accountability.[21]

References

  1. ^ Zachary Wales and Delinda Hanley (January–February 2009). "Waging Peace: HCEF's 10th International Conference". Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. Archived from the original on 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
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  3. ^ Coles, Roberta (1988). "Economic Development in the Occupied Territories". American-Arab Affairs. 25. Archived from the original on 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  4. ^ "Palestinian Refugee Relief, Palestinian Humanitarian Aid, Palestinian Refugee Aid". ANERA. Archived from the original on 2011-05-29. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  5. ^ Sbeih, Mohammed Yousef (2004). Stephenson, D.; Chaoka, T. R.; Shemang, E. M. (eds.). Water Resources of Arid Areas Proceedings of the International Conference on Water Resources of Arid and Semi Arid Regions of Africa. London, United Kingdom: CRC Press. p. 250.
  6. ^ a b Delinda C. Hanley (December 2008). "Human Rights: Anera Celebrates 40th Anniversary". Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. Archived from the original on 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  7. ^ Heather Yamour (December 24, 2011). "Kuwait donates 1 million to support Gaza preschool children". Kuwait News Agency. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
  8. ^ "Charity Navigator - Rating for Anera". www.charitynavigator.org. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  9. JSTOR 2535804
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  10. JSTOR 3012397. Archived
    from the original on 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  11. ISSN 0275-6668
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  12. S2CID 155152743
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  13. ^ "USAID and ANERA Launch a Project to Install Water Network in Sarra". USAID. 19 February 2008. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  14. ^ "Greenhouses Make a Difference for Families in Gaza". Anera. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  15. ^ "PCRF joins Anera and WCK to Partner on Gaza Crisis Response". Anera. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  16. ^ "Gaza and West Bank Response Log". Anera. April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  17. ^ "US NGO Worker Killed in Israeli Airstrike". Anera. Mar 9, 2024.
  18. ^ "Anera is Pausing Operations Amid Rising Threats and Attack on WCK". Anera. April 2, 2024.
  19. ^ Kim, Victoria (2024-04-12). "The relief organization Anera says it is resuming operations in Gaza". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  20. ^ "American Near East Refugee Aid". Charity Navigator. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
  21. ^ "Report: American Near East Refugee Aid". Better Business Bureau. March 2008. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-15.

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