Nourishing Gaza: Fresh vegetable parcels amid famine and siege

In Gaza today, access to food is a daily struggle for survival. With border crossings tightly sealed, international aid restricted, and vast farmland destroyed, the risk of famine continues to grow. According to the UN, more than half of Gaza’s population is on the brink of starvation, and the situation worsens with each passing week.

Since the escalation of the crisis, essential food supplies have been delayed or denied entry. Warehouses have been looted, convoys attacked, and markets left bare. Families are often forced to go days without bread, let alone vegetables or fresh produce. For displaced families and those sheltering in makeshift camps, the hunger is not just real – it is relentless.

Sourcing hope from within Gaza

In May 2025, IF Charity launched a local initiative to source and distribute fresh vegetables to internally displaced refugees in Gaza. Our team partnered directly with the few surviving farms and local producers to secure seasonal vegetables, which we then packaged into food parcels for vulnerable families.

Each parcel, containing fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, aubergines, onions and other produce, provided enough nourishment for several days. Though the quantities are modest, the impact is immediate: nutrition, dignity, and relief, in a time when even basic food has become scarce.

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Why local sourcing matters

In a region where aid convoys face daily obstruction and crossings remain closed, supporting Gaza’s local food system is both efficient and empowering. By purchasing from farmers who have lost their markets, we strengthen local resilience. We also reduce our dependence on delayed aid shipments, which may take weeks to arrive.

But this approach is not sustainable in the long term. With much of Gaza’s agricultural land damaged or inaccessible, and water and fuel in short supply, the local supply chain is fragile. We are racing against time, working with what’s available before it’s gone.

The road ahead

The food crisis in Gaza is not only about supply; it’s about access, justice, and survival. Until borders are opened and humanitarian aid flows freely, the people of Gaza will continue to rely on lifelines like this.

Your support makes this work possible. Your donations fund the sourcing, packaging and delivery of life-saving food aid, bringing nourishment to families in desperate need.

Help us feed Gaza. One family at a time.

• £30 provides a vegetable parcel for a displaced family
• £50 provides a family with essential food supplies for a month (rice, beans, lentils, etc)
• £250 can refill a clean water tanker, which can serve an entire community

Learn more about these donation packages and donate now to Gazan families in their most difficult hour.

IF Charity staff prepare to distribute parcels of fresh vegetables to refugees in Gaza, in May 2025

IF Charity staff prepare to distribute parcels of fresh vegetables to refugees in Gaza, in May 2025

IF Charity staff prepare to distribute parcels of fresh vegetables to refugees in Gaza, in May 2025

IF Charity staff prepare to distribute parcels of fresh vegetables to refugees in Gaza, in May 2025

Images of people in Gaza receiving fresh vegetables from IF Charity, in May 2025, that we sourced from local markets in Gaza

Images of people in Gaza receiving fresh vegetables from IF Charity, in May 2025, that we sourced from local markets in Gaza

Images of people in Gaza receiving fresh vegetables from IF Charity, in May 2025, that we sourced from local markets in Gaza

Images of people in Gaza receiving fresh vegetables from IF Charity, in May 2025, that we sourced from local markets in Gaza

IF Charity staff seen distributing parcels of fresh vegetables to refugees in Gaza, in May 2025

Images of people in Gaza receiving fresh vegetables from IF Charity, in May 2025, that we sourced from local markets in Gaza