Life on The Run, From One War to Another
This article is a product of the ‘How to write your Nakba story?’ workshop hosted by the Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS)
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Meet Ayman
Ayman Shuaibi joins the UPA family as Regional Director of Field Operations with decades of experience in development programs throughout Palestine. Get to know more about the man behind the resume in the interview below.
Supporting pre and post-natal care in Gaza
Dr. Mousa has made it his mission to provide comprehensive care for women and children in Gaza since he knows they are among the most vulnerable in terms of health.
How small business development helped one family triple their income
The devastation for families in Gaza does not cease when bombs do. Manal and her husband, Karim, live in a frequently targeted village on the border of Gaza, where they rent a small, cloth-roofed house and a 600 square-meter greenhouse for farming.
What 2 sheep can do for a family in Gaza
As a cab driver in Gaza, Amjad has very modest means and carries a heavy weight on his shoulders; he has four children to provide for.
Rana, learning and teaching to heal
The story of Rana’s mental health journey starts long before she was born. As it does for so many Palestinians, this story starts during the 1967 Naksa (meaning setback), when Israeli invasion led to mass expulsions across Palestine.
Meet one of UPA’s mental health practitioners!
Khader Alrayyes is a seasoned mental health practitioner who, over the past five years, has served as a clinician and program coordinator for Healing Through Feeling.
75 years of the Nakba
Nakba Day on May 15th, 2023 commemorates 75 years since hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were expelled from their homes upon the declaration of the Israeli state.
Warbat Eshta Recipe
New recipe alert! You won’t regret making these Nabulsi cheese & Za’atar beehive buns by the one and only Nida Khalaf
URGENT: MEDICINE OUT OF STOCK
UPA works to provide the most urgently-needed pharmaceuticals, including antibiotics, painkillers, and medications for chronic diseases.