West Bank and Gaza

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Marginalized and isolated, Palestinians seek connections to the wider world. Mercy Corps is making educational, recreational and vocational opportunities available to those who are especially vulnerable — youth, women and people with disabilities — to help all Palestinians become empowered as fully active citizens.

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Population (2010): 2.5 million in West Bank, 1.6 million in Gaza
Size: slightly smaller than Delaware
Human Development Index rank: n/a
Mercy Corps has worked here since 1986

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video Inspired youth at first Gaza Startup Weekend by Lisa Cicala February 2, 2012	blog Getting Google to Gaza by Lisa Hoashi November 1, 2011	blog Reasons for hope by Neal Keny-Guyer August 18, 2011	blog VIDEO: Let youth lead the way by Andie Long July 25, 2011
blog Beit Rima girls' school: The positive power of education in a pressurized environment by Dan O'Neill July 15, 2011	blog Knowing — and sharing — the other side's narrative by Dan O'Neill July 14, 2011	blog How we're helping transform the Middle East by Neal Keny-Guyer February 27, 2011	news Gaza’s civilians still unable to rebuild one year after Operation Cast Lead by Ross Hornsey December 22, 2009

Boosting employment in Palestinian tech sector with Google.org and Source of Hope Foundation by Andie Long October 10, 2011	Israeli Technology Companies Turn to West Bank for Outsourcing by Lindsay Murphy March 14, 2011	Wheelchair Basketball Brings Hope to the West Bank by Caitlin Carlson February 12, 2010	Mercy Corps’ psychosocial project: Results one year on by Mirjam Hendrikse February 1, 2010
Gaza’s civilians still unable to rebuild one year after Operation Cast Lead by Ross Hornsey December 22, 2009	Commentary: Growing up inside Gaza by Caitlin Carlson August 12, 2009	What We’re Doing in Gaza by Dan Sadowsky July 22, 2009	Mercy Corps Working Closer With Middle East Partners by Caitlin Carlson June 15, 2009
At a Border Crossing, Drivers and Truckloads of Aid for Gaza Go Nowhere January 28, 2009	In Gaza, the Wait to Rebuild Lingers January 26, 2009	Mercy Corps' Chief Executive, Neal Keny-Guyer, Visits Bombed-Out Areas in Gaza January 25, 2009	Aid Groups Frustrated At Lack Of Gaza Access January 23, 2009

Inspiring Tech Innovation at Gaza Startup Weekend by Will Weathersby February 1, 2012	Getting Google to Gaza by Lisa Hoashi November 1, 2011	Empowering the techno-geeks of Palestine by Andie Long October 10, 2011	Reasons for hope by Neal Keny-Guyer August 18, 2011
VIDEO: Let youth lead the way by Andie Long July 25, 2011	Beit Rima girls' school: The positive power of education in a pressurized environment by Dan O'Neill July 15, 2011	Knowing — and sharing — the other side's narrative by Dan O'Neill July 14, 2011	How we're helping transform the Middle East by Neal Keny-Guyer February 27, 2011
Advocating for adoption of key psychosocial guidelines in Gaza by Mirjam Hendrikse October 30, 2010	Helping young women in the West Bank engineer a better future by Heather Mangrum October 14, 2010	Mercy Corps Gaza’s DME department celebrates its one-year anniversary by Noha Basheer October 13, 2010	VIDEO: For the Children of Gaza by Mirjam Hendrikse June 29, 2010

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ADNI session in Gaza

by Dan Sadowsky December 6, 2011

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ADNI Developer

by Lisa Hoashi November 1, 2011

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Devs in Gaza

by Lisa Hoashi November 1, 2011

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Senior Youth Program Officer Reem Omran visits classroom in Gaza

by Cassandra Nelson July 29, 2011

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Inspired youth at first Gaza Startup Weekend

by Lisa Cicala February 2, 2012

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CNN's 'Generation Islam' Puts Youth in the Lead

August 17, 2009

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Sports for Life

by Jacob Colie October 15, 2008

video Inspired youth at first Gaza Startup Weekend by Lisa Cicala February 2, 2012	blog Inspiring Tech Innovation at Gaza Startup Weekend by Will Weathersby February 1, 2012	photo ADNI session in Gaza by Dan Sadowsky December 6, 2011	photo ADNI Developer by Lisa Hoashi November 1, 2011
blog Getting Google to Gaza by Lisa Hoashi November 1, 2011	photo Devs in Gaza by Lisa Hoashi November 1, 2011	blog Empowering the techno-geeks of Palestine by Andie Long October 10, 2011	news Boosting employment in Palestinian tech sector with Google.org and Source of Hope Foundation by Andie Long October 10, 2011
blog Reasons for hope by Neal Keny-Guyer August 18, 2011	photo Senior Youth Program Officer Reem Omran visits classroom in Gaza by Cassandra Nelson July 29, 2011	blog VIDEO: Let youth lead the way by Andie Long July 25, 2011	blog Beit Rima girls' school: The positive power of education in a pressurized environment by Dan O'Neill July 15, 2011