For refugee families living in Gaza Camp, finding sufficient clothes, heating fuel, and shelter during the harsh winter season is a constant struggle. Gaza Camp is the poorest among the 10 Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan.
The majority of Palestinian children UPA supports live in refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, Lebanon or Jordan, or other marginalized areas. They face a multitude of challenges depending on their location including siege, military occupation, curfews, poverty, and malnutrition.
Underneath dangling electrical wires mingled with sagging plastic hoses that distribute water to residents, a typical sight in refugee camps, the alley led us to a small secluded courtyard.
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UPA hosted the 2nd MENA Cleft and Craniofacial Care Conference in Amman, Jordan. Organized by the UPA Embracing Life Program and supported by Smile Train.
UPA fortified the growing bonds of solidarity between African-Americans, Palestinian-Americans, and Palestinians by supporting a Solidarity Studios workshop at Al Rowwad, a Cultural and Arts Society in Aida Refugee Camp.
Mohammed’s small business in Gaza has kicked off, thanks to your support.
As I stood in silence reflecting on life in Shatila as it once existed, memories of relatively better days rushed through my mind. Life today is not any easier for Palestinian or Syrian refugees who were forced to make Shatila their home.