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Since the 1980s, Mercy Corps has helped Palestinians build a more peaceful and hopeful future by connecting teenagers in Gaza to their peers in U.S. high schools, helping people with disabilities amplify their voice in society and giving enterprising young women in the West Bank the opportunity to learn marketable new skills.

Our current efforts focus on providing short-term jobs to Gazans hurt by the territory's severe economic downturn.

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In the hillside town of Dura, Mercy Corps built the area's first vocational school for young women. It provides equal educational opportunities for girls and increase their job prospects.

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Restocking Hospital Closets in Gaza

BY DAN SADOWSKY

 Mercy Corps helped restock linen shelves at Gaza's four main hospitals by distributing nearly 500 doctor's robes, more than 400 patient gowns and 1,354 bedsheets.

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Breaching the Wall in Gaza

 Gazans' frustration at their isolation and border closures boiled over this week, with Palestinians blasting down the wall separating Gaza from Egypt and tens of thousands flooding through the breach.

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Teenagers in Gaza

BY ALBANA DWONCH

 Earlier this month, teens from Gaza enjoyed a wide-ranging chat with some American counterparts through Mercy Corps' virtual exchange program. Today, they're coping with the territory's turmoil.

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