Far'a Camp

Far’a camp is located in a rural area 17 kilometres northeast of Nablus. The camp is geographically isolated, with many services only available in the cities of Jenin and Nablus. Though Far’a camp’s isolation is in many ways detrimental to the residents’ livelihoods, the lack of nearby city centres makes the land surrounding the camp affordable in price, unlike most other camps located next to urban centres. This gives some Far’a camp refugees the opportunity to move outside the camp. As such, Far’a camp has fewer overcrowding issues than other camps.

Unemployment is a major concern for the residents of Far’a camp. While the agricultural land that surrounds the camp provides some economic relief for the area, the residents of Far’a consistently name unemployment and poverty among the most pressing of the camp’s issues.

Far’a has an active civil society with numerous community-based organizations in the camp.

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