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The Gaza 5K in San Francisco Supports Mental Health Care and Economic Opportunities for Palestine Refugees

The Gaza 5K in San Francisco Supports Mental Health Care and Economic Opportunities for Palestine Refugees

19 October 2022
Initiated in 2012, the Gaza 5K is an annual family-friendly walk/run fundraiser hosted by the UNRWA USA National Committee (UNRWA USA) in different American cities.
Reem Ghannam, the UNRWA psychosocial supporter working at the UNRWA Palestine school in Alliance, Damascus, sits with a group of young Palestine refugee girls, engaging them in psychosocial activities. © 2022 UNRWA Photo

Enhancing Palestine Refugee Children's Well-Being through Psychosocial Support

18 October 2022
On a sunny day, eight-grade students are sitting in a circle in the courtyard of the UNRWA Palestine school in Alliance, Damascus eagerly identifying qualities they admire in their role model.
Palestine refugee girls from Gaza and Czech students perform remote play Welcome to Earth © 2021 Hands Up Project

Theatre exchange: Girls from Gaza and the Czech Republic send message of hope in Belfast

12 October 2022
“Today is the best day in my life because today I sent my message of hope to the world.” These were the words of Rahaf, 15. Along with her friends from Gaza, Malak (14) and Yara (13), all three of them Palestine refugees, she travelled to Belfast to meet Magdalena (12) and...
Maysoun Shaltout (centre), a Community Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Specialist in Gaza, supervises a session that was implemented at the UNRWA Nuseirat Preparatory Girls School “A”. © 2022 UNRWA Photo by Rami Bulbul.

In Gaza, UNRWA Makes Mental Health and Well-Being A Global Priority for Its Teaching Staff

11 October 2022
“We all experience personal challenges or issues in our lives which we deal with by talking to friends or family or handling them by ourselves. However, sometimes, when issues are too much for us to manage on our own, we need to seek support and consultations from a...
Joseph Al-Atrash is 23 years old and lives with his family of three members in Beit Sahour in the West Bank. His workshop, where he repairs and leases industrial equipment, is a unique business in the area. “Since I started borrowing from UNRWA in 2015, I have received three loans to develop my workshop and have increased my business investment from $10,000 to $25,000. In addition, my monthly income enabled me to build a house, get married, and buy a car for my family.

Reaching the Unreachable*

06 October 2022
Through the provision of financial services for the low-income and working poor, microfinance lending services are considered to be an efficient tool that assists target groups to rely on themselves economically in order to generate income and improve the livelihoods of...

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