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Easing the Burden for Gaza's Disabled ›

Topics: Emergencies

People with disabilities bear the brunt of the worsening crisis in Gaza. Mercy Corps is helping ease staggering economic burdens for 80 families impacted by disability.

Growing Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza ›

Topics: Emergencies, Health

Vulnerable families in the West Bank and Gaza are falling deeper into crushing poverty. Mercy Corps is launching an emergency appeal for donations to aid children and families in one of the world's most volatile crisis zones.

When Life Gives You Olives ›

Topics: Women's Empowerment, Economic Development

Women of the West Bank are learning how to turn their most bountiful natural resource into a wellspring of income and opportunity.

Hebron: A City on the Brink ›

Topics: Education, Children

With concern over the education system in Hebron City, projects have begun to construct new, desperately-needed schools for Palestinian children.

Parents and Teachers Come Together to Improve Education ›

Topics: Children, Education

A new parent-teacher association (PTA) forms a vibrant partnership between Palestinean families, educators and administrators.

As a Wall Goes Up, So Must a School ›

Topics: Education

Mercy Corps is creating safe spaces for quality education and community interaction in the volatile West Bank. Read four success stories in this special report.

A Girls’ Vocational School Provides Opportunities to More than Just Girls ›

Topics: Education, Women's Empowerment

An innovative training center in Dura, West Bank is giving young Palestinian women a good education, as well as a chance to develop future economic prospects.

Investing in Dura's Future ›

Topics: Education

Mercy Corps is building schools in the West Bank city of Dura and helping to strengthen that community's future. Dura Mayor Atwan met with Mercy Corps staff to discuss the challenges.

Hope in the Face of Middle East's Despair ›

A veteran relief and development worker travels to the West Bank to participate in Mercy Corps' Job Opportunity through Basic Services (JOBS) program.

West Bank/Gaza Facts

  • Population (2008): 2.4 million
  • Size: slightly smaller than Delaware
  • Human Development Index rank: n/a
  • Mercy Corps involvement dates to 1986
  • Primary work: Rebuilding schools in the West Bank, equipping people with disabilities, delivering food aid to Gazan families, connecting Palestinian youth with U.S. high schoolers, providing employment in economically isolated Gaza.

Program Details

Since the 1980s, Mercy Corps has been working to help Palestinians in Gaza meet their immediate needs for survival and find durable solutions to chronic problems.

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