CARE Press Releases
Funded by the Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO), CARE International launches the emergency food security project titled “Reducing Food Insecurity in Conflict Affected Communities in the West Bank”
The humanitarian situation in the north of the West Bank has been deteriorating. The separation wall, checkpoints, settlements and closures have negatively impacted many peopleand resulted in households losing their main source of income ...
Funded by the Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection CARE International launches its fourth phase of Fresh Food Distribution
project in the Gaza Strip
CARE International in the West Bank and Gaza has launched the fourth phase of the Fresh Food Distribution project. In the past three years, and with support from the Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO), CARE has served more than 21,000 vulnerable households who are affected ...
Funded by the Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO), CARE International launches the Community based emergency Health and Hygiene Assistance in Palestine (COHHAP)
Jenin- CARE International in the West Bank and Gaza has launched the second phase of the community health care assistance project in the occupied Palestinian territory with the support from the Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection, and in partnership with Palestinian organizations ...
With funding from the Osprey Foundation of MarylandCARE International improves access to safe water to 3,150 people in Al Badhan in Nablus Governorate
CARE International in the West Bank and Gaza has expanded its water sector activities to implement “Al Badhan Water Project”. Funded by the Osprey Foundation of Maryland, the project targets Al Badhan water needy community in Nablus Governorate in the West Bank. The project was launched on February 1st and will continue until July 31st, 2010 ...
Funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)CARE International will distribute fresh food baskets to 2,000 vulnerable households in Gaza
February 14, 2010. To respond to on-going food insecurity and with support from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), CARE International in the West Bank and Gaza has launched its "Quick Impact Livelihood Recovery for War Affected Population in the Gaza Strip" project. The main goal of this project is to improve livelihood recovery activities of Palestinian communities in conflict affected areas of the Gaza Strip ...
With funding from the Australian Agency for International
DevelopmentCARE International streams efforts to improve access to safe water to 3,500 people in six communities in Jenin governorate
CARE International in the West Bank and Gaza has expanded its water sector activities to implement the project entitled “Improving minimum access to safe water to conflict affected communities in the occupied Palestinian territory”. Funded from the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), the project targets ...
Failing Gaza
Failing Gaza: No rebuilding, no recovery, no more excuses
Thanks to EU support, CARE International and its Palestinian partners raise awareness on violence against women and children in the Gaza Strip.
CARE International has joined forces with the cooperation of the local partners Women Affairs Technical Committee (WATC) and Women Affairs Center (WAC) to launch a gender-equality promotion campaign that will begin on January 1st, 2010 and will run until June 30th, 2010.
Humanitarian organisations deeply concerned about the ongoing water and sanitation crisis in GazaCall for an immediate opening of Gaza’s crossings
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) Mr Maxwell Gaylard, together with the NGO Association for International Development Agencies (AIDA), today called for full and unrestricted access for spare parts and materials critically needed to restore Gaza’s water and sanitation services.
‘Honor Killings’ -
Women killed without honor
CARE WBG is implementing the European Commissioned Bena’a project in Gaza. This project aims to empower women and to support their activism for development and human rights. One project activity builds relationships and collaboration between women’s organizations and the media. As a result of the joint training and activities, a local Gaza journalist wrote this poignant article about one of the issues facing women in Gaza.
The families of Gaza profit from bunny business The shrapnel holes in the wall behind her underline why Subheya Motawe, her husband and their 15 children were forced to escape from their four-room home in this central Gaza village last January. With no time to grab most of their possessions.
UN and International Agencies Fear Gaza Educational System Unprepared for new school year The UN Humanitarian Coordinator, representing UN aid agencies in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), and the Association of International Development Agencies (AIDA), represented by at least 25 NGOs, today demand full and unfettered access into and out of Gaza in particular to restore the Gazan educational system.
An Eye to the Future: Building Skills and Attitudes that
Underwrite and Promote Conflict Mitigation in Gaza is a new
project for CARE and its Palestinian partners supported by
funding from the United State Agency for International
Development (USAID) - (CARE WBG)
EU and CARE International: Empowering women in the Gaza Strip - (CARE WBG)
Through the Sport for Social Change Initiative (SSCI), CARE International will implement the Moving Forward training “Sport for Youth in Emergencies” in the Gaza Strip in partnership with seven Community Based Organizations - (CARE WBG)
With funding from the Australian Government
CARE International and its Palestinian partners
launch an Agricultural development project
supporting Palestinian farmers in the Jenin and Tubas governorates - (CARE WBG)
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Shelter Winterization and Hygiene Materials Distribution to Conflict Affected Families in Gaza - (HERF Project Brief)
CARE and Partners provide Non-Food Items to Conflict Affected Families in Gaza - (CEP Project Brief)
Shelter Rehabilitation and Water Distribution to Conflict Affected Families in Gaza - (MOFA Germany /Water Project Brief)
Humanitarian Relief of the Federal Republic of Germany - (MOFA Germany /Health Project Brief)
Gaza Survey: poll shows profound impact of the conflict on children
Gaza, Occupied Palestinian Territories (Jan. 21, 2009) – In one of the first rapid assessments of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, almost all (95%) households reported a high level of fear among children, with more than half of all children suffering from bed-wetting (62%).
Joint statement by CARE International and Save the Children
on the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
JERUSALEM (January 21, 2009) – CARE and Save the Children today expressed concern about the devastating humanitarian situation in Gaza, and announced that they are prevented from scaling up their emergency response because of restrictions on humanitarian access and movement of international non-governmental organizations into Gaza.
CARE resumes distributions in Gaza StripSupplies destroyed in the bombed UN warehouse and hospitals.
Gaza, Occupied Palestinian Territories (Jan. 16., 2009) – CARE International is recommencing distributions today, after being forced to cancel scheduled deliveries of blankets and food yesterday due to the heavy bombing in Gaza City. The attacks severely damaged the UN compound and three hospitals.
More than 200 lives lost since UN call for ceasefire
aid agencies say.A group of leading international aid agencies today said that more than 200 lives have been lost since the UN passed its binding resolution stipulating an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Israel which was dismissed by the conflicting parties.
Ali Baba and the war on Gaza - By Jawad Harb.Jawad Harb is a Palestinian living in Rafah, Gaza, with his wife and six children. Harb has worked with CARE since 2002, managing a program supporting women’s centres in Gaza. Since the conflict began Dec. 27, Harb’s program has stopped operating because of the constant bombing.
No safe place in Rafah - By Mohammed Joudeh.Mohammed Joudeh is the Safety Coordinator on the NGO Safety Project, which provides safety information for aid agencies working in Gaza.
Words on paper? UN Security Council resolution must be implemented now.Gaza, Occupied Palestinian Territories (Jan. 9, 2008) – Yesterday’s United Nations Security Council Resolution 1860 is an important step forward, but it must be implemented immediately – otherwise, it is just “words on paper”, warns CARE.
Worker for CARE’s food distribution project killed in Gaza
CARE condemns the killing of civilians.Gaza, Occupied Palestinian Territories (Jan. 7, 2009) – CARE International is mourning the loss of a worker for CARE’s food distribution project in Gaza, who was killed last night in an aerial bombing. Mohammed Ibrahim Samouni, a father of six, was killed and his son was critically injured.
CARE medical shipment permitted into Gaza
Struggling health system on the verge of collapse.Gaza, Occupied Palestinian Territory (Dec. 31, 2008) – Three CARE cargo trucks carrying life-saving medical supplies to Gaza were granted permission to enter the beleaguered territory late last night, one of the few transports to access the area since the Israeli bombardment of Gaza began Dec. 27.
War In Gaza - By: Peter Rothberg.Since Saturday, Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 325 people, including civilians and children, according to a wide range of sources. The attacks have left more than 1,400 people wounded, medical facilities wholly unable to respond to the crisis and desperate shortages of fuel, food and medicine.
CARE Immediate Response to the Emergency in Gaza.Israeli bombardment of the densely populated Gaza Strip, which started in the late morning on December 27, 2008 has left nearly 300 people dead and approximately 900 injured. 200 of the injured are critical.
Aid agencies warn of humanitarian catastrophe if Gaza is attacked.(27 December 2008) aid agencies and human rights groups working in Gaza called on Israel, Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups to pull back from the brink of an all-out military confrontation.
CARE's Emergency Flood Response Ensures Gaza Families Have Safe WaterJabilia Camp, Gaza: Dec. 14, 2008 -- CARE Int'l announced today the completion of emergency flood response activities in the Jabilia refugee camp. In response to the October 28 flooding in northern and southern Gaza, CARE replaced the electrical panels of a sewage and storm water pumping station and distributed hygiene kits to 180 affected households in the Jabalia refugee camp.
MIDDLE EAST QUARTET PROGRESS REPORT The Middle East Quartet (EU, Russia, UN, USA) is failing - making inadequate progress towards improving the lives of Palestinians nor improving the prospects for peace.
Assistance to Hospitals in the Gaza Strip 29 May 2008, CARE West Bank and Gaza will send the first shipment of essential medical supplies to Gaza hospitals on 2nd June 2008, with the financial assistance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany and CARE Germany.
Women Health Doctors Attend Training Offered by CARE 16 April 2008. Today CARE West Bank and Gaza started a four-day workshop on sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS. 12 women doctors are attending from Hebron, Jenin, Nablus, and Bethlehem.
New Country Director Begins Post with CARE West Bank and Gaza 4 January 2007. Martha Myers will assume her new post on 14 January 2008, as the new Country Director with CARE West Bank and Gaza. Martha is an international development professional, with three decades practical experience in management, project design.
CARE Distributes Emergency Medical Supplies to Gaza Hospitals 3 November 2007. CARE West Bank and Gaza has just completed the distribution of pharmaceuticals and disposables on emergency basis, to four Ministry of Health hospitals in the Gaza Strip.
CARE Distributes Emergency Medicine to Palestinians 17 August 2007. CARE West Bank and Gaza is distributing emergency medicine to 12 general hospitals and central primary health care clinics in the Palestinian Areas. Funding is provided by French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
the Produce of my Land, for me and for my Children 8 August 2007. Under Auspices of H.E. Mr. Kamal Hassouneh, Minister of National Economy CARE International West Bank and Gaza, and the Chamber of Industry and Agriculture in the Jenin Governorate.
CARE International Statement7 July 2007. CARE International warns that public institutions and non-government organizations working in the West Bank and Gaza are struggling to provide water, sanitation, food, health and social assistance in the Gaza Strip.
CARE distributes emergency medical assistance to Palestinians4 July 2007. With funding from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CARE West Bank and Gaza will launch an emergency distribution of medicines to the Palestinian Ministry of Health’s central warehouses in Ramallah and Gaza.
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Emergency Humanitarian Assistance in the Gaza Strip, to Im A-Naser Area29 March 2007. With funding from the European Commission’s Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid, CARE West Bank and Gaza is providing emergency humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in the Um Al-Nasr area, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
With funding from the France15 Sep 2006. CARE West Bank and Gaza is distributing emergency medical assistance and supplies to the Ministry of Health Central Warehouses in Ramallah and Gaza. Funding was provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France and the City of Paris for 200,000.
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AIDA - Association of International Development Agencies27 July 2006. Press Conference by International Humanitarian Aid Organizations
On Thursday, 27 July, 2006 to Highlight the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza.