Igniting Summer Joy!

After the recent attacks on Gaza leaving six children dead, KinderUSA with our partners have determined the necessity to scale up summer activities for the children, prioritizing those areas greatly affected. In the last 24 months, children in Gaza have faced unprecedented violence, death, and destruction re-traumatizing them and worsening an already dire situation causing…

Gazan’s near collapse

The humanitarian situation in Gaza is deteriorating on all levels in a downward spiral demanding immediate intervention to prevent a total collapse.

There is a continued sense of despair with 80% of the population relying on aid to survive. Electricity, for those fortunate enough to have it, runs about 5-6 hours a day disrupting basic services to hospitals, health clinics, sewage and water treatment facilities. Three hospitals and ten medical centers have already suspended services due to lack of fuel impacting 300,000 people. According to the World Bank, “access to improved drinking water sources in Gaza declined to one of the worst in the world today”, further reporting that “96% of the water is not suitable for human consumption”.

The blockade on Gaza, now in its 11th year, prevents people and goods from moving, leaving the population isolated and trapped. In 2017, 54 Gazan’s died awaiting ‘permission’ to receive vital treatment outside.