Updates
In November, the UN marks Education Week to highlight the role of education in building a better world. The importance of schooling is revered across the world. However, the 15-year-old siege in Gaza has left Palestinian children struggling to fulfil…
‘Mashaqqa’ is a complex Arabic word that encompasses much of the struggles that families in Gaza undergo. Its literal meaning is ‘to stretch’, but the word also describes hardship, struggle, intense difficulty, and exhaustion. An intense word packed with meaning…
The Nakba, or ‘the Catastrophe’ is when over 750,000 Palestinians were forced to flee from their homes and become refugees. There are now more than 5 million Palestinian refugees registered with UNRWA and over 1.4 million of these are in…
IF Charity only works in the Gaza Strip and our expertise and impact are only possible with the hard work, skills and compassion of our field office. Ramadan is a time of blessings but also of challenges for those providing…
This Ramadan, with your generosity we have been able to reach hundreds of families struggling with food insecurity. You can see your aid in action below!
Ramadan should be a time of peace but for so many, it is a time when anxiety over food insecurity increases. With limited food for even two meals a day, many people we have supported have told us of how…
As Ramadan was ending last year, the people of Gaza faced a large scale bombardment that lasted for 11 days and was of a ferocity not seen before. The attack left over 260 people dead, thousands injured and Gaza’s 2…
Almost half of Gaza’s population is under the age of 18. Gaza’s children have been living in an ‘unliveable’ open air prison and have grown up under a brutal siege and faced large scale bombardments. It is estimated that after…
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has only worsened since the Global Pandemic began and with last May’s bombardment and the ongoing siege, it is hard for thousands of families to simply eat more than one meal a day. Poverty also…
Food is a vital part of the holy month of Ramadan. From the abstaining from food and spiritual nourishment to the breaking of fasts and being grateful for the foods we love to eat as well as feeding other fasting…