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REFUGEES | 2017

DONOR REPORT

ISLAMICRELIEF USA

WORKING TOGETHER FOR A BETTER WORLD. UPDATED: FEBRUARY 2017

CURRENT SITUATIONMore than 65 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes worldwide, according to UNHCR in 2015. That's the highest level of displacement ever on record. More than 21 million of them are refugees, which means they have crossed borders. More than half of the refugees are children under 18. Almost 1 in 6 of the world’s displaced people are Syrians (both inside and outside Syria). Almost 34,000 people are forced to flee every day because of conflict or persecution.

IRUSA’S RESPONSEIslamic Relief USA has worked to provide humanitarian aid for refugees since our founding more than 20 years ago — from Bosnian refugees in Europe in 1993/1994, to Kosovars settling in the United States in the late 1990s, to Syrians in numerous countries today.

IRUSA work for refugees and other displaced families* in 2016 alone:• More than 3 million people helped• More than 3 dozen projects • 13 countries on 5 continents (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America) o Ecuador o Germany o Iraq o Jordan o Kenya o Lebanon o Myanmar(This includes refugees, who have had to cross borders, and internally displaced people, who are displaced inside their own countries.)

This humanitarian aid included:• Food• Water• Winter supplies• Medical care• Education• Sanitation necessities like bathrooms and soap• Livelihood support like job skills trainingHere in the United States, IRUSA supports programs that offer shelter and help refugees integrate and find jobs.

This is just a start. We need to do more together.

Because they didn’t ask to lose their homes.

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CURRENT AND RECENT PROJECTS

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ACTIVE 2016-2017

SYRIA HOPE FOR CLEAN WATER AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT BEGAN: FEBRUARY 2017Location: Syria | Aleppo governorate, AZAZ and Jabal Samaan

This project aims to provide internally displaced families inside Syria access to clean water.

OBJECTIVES: • Install water tanks and water chlorination system• Ensure the maintenance and existence of water wells• Distribute jerry cans• Distribute hygiene kits• Conduct hygiene awareness sessions• Ensure solid waste removal and community involvement

THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO HELP ABOUT 121,500 PEOPLE.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO NEW DISPLACEMENT FROM EASTERN ALEPPO CITYBEGAN: JANUARY 2017Location: Syria | Northern Syria: Northern and Western Aleppo, Idlib

This project aims to respond to the urgent food and household needs of the newly displaced people from Eastern Aleppo City.

OBJECTIVES: • Distribute 13,000 food packages and baby milk kits• Distribute 13,000 household kits including mattress, blanket, plastic sheet, plastic mat and water can • Distribute 13,000 kitchen sets• Distribute 5,000 heater kits (heater and fuel)


WINTER 2016-2017: EMERGENCY WINTER SUPPLIES FOR SYRIAN VULNERABLE COMMUNITYBEGAN: DECEMBER 2016Location: Syria | Idleb, Aleppo, Hama and Lattakia if access remains possible inside Syria. Turkey | Hatay Province

This project provided winterization items to displaced Syrian families in Syria and Syrian refugees in Turkey. Winter supplies provided by El-Hibri Foundation.

OBJECTIVES: • Distribute winter supplies inside Syria; kits include items such as blankets, mattresses, plastic sheeting, jerry cans, LED solar

lamps and chargers, and plastic mats• Distribute clothing Kits inside Syria; clothing may include shoes, jackets, hats, sweatshirts, gloves, waterproof coats, and

socks• Distribute winter supplies in Turkey; items may include blankets, mattresses, shoes, sweatshirts, gloves and socks


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EID AL-ADHA MEAT DISTRIBUTION 2016FALL 2016Location: SyriaThis project supported displaced families with meat packages for Eid al-Adha.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • Impoverished families received meat packages for Eid al-Adha

THIS PROJECT HELPED ABOUT 184,262 PEOPLE.

RAMADAN FOOD PACKAGES 2016SUMMER 2016Location: SyriaThis project supported displaced Syrian families with Ramadan food packages.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • 14,362 impoverished families received food packages


PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN ALEPPO GOVERNORATEAPRIL 2016-NOVEMBER 2016Location: Syria | Aleppo governorate

This project provided food to families in Aleppo governorate.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • Distributed food packages containing more than 50 pounds of food staples including rice, bulgur, beans, peas, lentils, oil,

tomato paste, margarine, olives, sugar, jam, and tuna• Provided flour to bakeries to distribute fresh bread

THIS PROJECT HELPED MORE THAN 70,000 PEOPLE.

HELPING CONFLICT-AFFECTED FAMILIES IN SYRIA COPE THROUGH THE WINTERDECEMBER 2015-MAY 2016Location: Syria | Yalda, Babila, Beit Saham, Khan Esheih and parts of Dera'a

This project provided newly displaced Palestinian refugees in Syria with mattresses to help them deal with the harsh winter weather.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • Distributed 18,768 mattresses to Palestine refugee families• Distributed 23 sanitary napkin packets


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WATER/SANITATION SUPPORT FOR VULNERABLE SYRIAN COMMUNITYNOVEMBER 2015-SEPTEMBER 2016Location: Syria | Aleppo, Idlib, Hama, Lattakia

This project provided water and sanitation to Syrians inside Syria at camps for displaced people.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • 25 bathrooms (each with 5 toilets, 2 showers and 4 sinks) installed at four camps for displaced people in Aleppo governorate• 13,532 hygiene kits distributed in more than 40 camps and communities in two governorates


FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR VULNERABLE SYRIAN FAMILIESMAY 2015-MARCH 2016Location: Syria | Idlib and Aleppo governorates

This project assisted Syrian families inside Syria with food support.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • Distributed monthly food packages to 4,905 families (24,525 individuals) for four months• Bakeries provided with wheat to serve bread to 2,610 families (15,641 individuals) for 42 days

THIS PROJECT HELPED AN ESTIMATED 40,166 PEOPLE.

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AFGHANISTAN WINTER ASSISTANCE TO RETURNEES AND DISPLACED AFGHAN FAMILIES 2016-2017DECEMBER 2016-FEBRUARY 2017Location: Afghanistan | Kabul and Nangarhar provinces

This project aims to maintain the dignity of poor families by protecting them from harsh winter conditions in Afghanistan and to fulfill the basic nutritional requirements of displaced and vulnerable families, particularly women and children.

OBJECTIVES: • Distribute food packages and blankets to 1,908 families in Nangarhar province• Distribute food packages and fire wood to 1,272 families in Kabul province


ECUADOR ECUADOR EARTHQUAKE RESPONSEMAY 2016-AUGUST 2016Location: Ecuador | Muisine, Pedernales, Jama Municipalities

This project gave earthquake-affected families access to safe water, sanitation, hygiene promotion and adequate hygiene items.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • 70 household toilets constructed• 70 household showers/bathing facilities constructed• 1 community water/sanitation facility constructed• 4 community mobilizers trained in hygiene promotion• 1,300 households participated in hygiene promotion activities• 1,300 households received critical hygiene and latrine maintenance kits• 476 households are now demonstrating mproved practices in water treatment and safe water storage


GERMANYSUPPORTING THE REFUGEES IN GERMANY – HYGIENE KITSOCTOBER 2015-APRIL 2016Location: Germany | Cologne, Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Essen, Dortmund, Mainz, Hamburg

This project was intended to assist newly arrived refugees in Germany with hygiene necessities.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • Distributed 8,000 kits to 8,000 families in 10 camps; each kit included detergent, toilet paper, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes,

shampoo, disposable razors, sanitary napkins, cotton towels, body lotion and nail clippers

THIS PROJECT HELPED ABOUT 8,000 FAMILIES.

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IRAQWINTER 2016-2017: WINTER SUPPLIES FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES AND DISPLACED IRAQIS IN IRAQBEGAN: DECEMBER 2016Location: Iraq | Erbil, Baghdad, Anbar, Kirkuk and Salah Aldin

This project is intended to meet basic winter needs of vulnerable Syrian refugees and displaced Iraqis in Iraq.

OBJECTIVES: • Distribute stoves, heaters, pillows, mattresses, children’s boots, children’s clothes and hygiene kits


EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR VULNERABLE DISPLACED PEOPLE IN IRAQSEPTEMBER 2016-NOVEMBER 2016Location: Iraq | Ameriyat al Fallujah (Al Anbar) and Debaga camp (Northern Iraq)

This project aimed to provide food assistance to newly displaced families in camps in Iraq.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • Distributed food packages including rice, beans, chickpeas, lentils, bulgur, macaroni, canned beef, cooking oil, salt, sugar, tea

and tomato paste

THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO HELP MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE.

EMERGENCY FOOD AND HYGIENE KITS FOR DISPLACED PEOPLE IN NORTHERN IRAQOCTOBER 2016-DECEMBER 2016Location: Iraq | Northern Iraq including in the areas around Erbil and Mosul

This project provided food and hygiene kits to newly displaced people from Mosul.

OBJECTIVES: • Distribute 7,000 food packages consisting of rice (5 kg), sugar (5 kg), tomato paste (2 cans), tea, bulgur (1 kg), lentils (1.5

kg), chickpeas (1 kg), beans (2 kg), cooking oil (5 liters), salt, canned beef (2 cans) and macaroni (0.5 kg)• Distribute 7,000 hygiene kits consisting of soap (12 pieces), detergent (400g x 2); antiseptic solution (0.5 liters); nail cutter;

tooth brushes (6); toothpaste (1); towels (6); sanitary napkins (1 pack); baby diapers (1 pack)

THIS PROJECT WAS PROJECTED TO HELP ABOUT 48,000 PEOPLE.

WINTER ASSISTANCE FOR DISPLACED PEOPLE IN NORTH OF IRAQDECEMBER 2015-FEBRUARY 2016Location: Iraq | Erbil and boundaries

This project provided vulnerable displaced people with winter supplies to help them cope with the harsh northern Iraqi winter.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • 1,372 families received kits including 1 stove, 2 blankets, 2 sets of children’s clothes and 2 sets of children’s boots (as

appropriate), 2 pillows and 2 mattresses


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JORDAN WINTER 2016-2017: PROVIDING WINTER ITEMS FOR REFUGEES AND VULNERABLE JORDANIAN FAMILIESBEGAN: JANUARY 2016Location: Jordan | Northern areas

This project aims to provide winter supplies to refugees and vulnerable Jordanian families.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • Distribute winter supplies according to families' needs; items may include clothes vouchers, blankets, gas heaters, gas

cylinders, winter health kits and gas refill vouchers


EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES IN JORDANBEGAN: SEPTEMBER 2015Location: Jordan | Amman, Irbid, Mafraq, Zarqa, Ma'an and Karak

This project aims to facilitate integrated health services for Syrian refugees in Jordan and vulnerable Jordanians by providing primary, secondary and tertiary health care as well as hemodialysis and awareness raising on health issues.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • 402 people have received secondary and tertiary health-care interventions including surgery, obstetrics and gynecology,

radiology, ophthalmology, urology and pediatrics. • 10 people have received hemodialysis services• 1,709 people have attended awareness sessions on breast cancer awareness, chronic diseases, and winter diseases and

hygiene• Mobile clinic has been received

THIS PROJECT HAS HELPED MORE THAN 2,000 PEOPLE TO DATE.

URGENT WINTER ASSISTANCE FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES AND VULNERABLE JORDANIAN FAMILIES IN JORDANDECEMBER 2015 TO JUNE 2016Location: Jordan | Irbid, Mafraq, Jarash and Amman

This project provided Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanian families with winter items based on need.

ACHIEVEMENTS:Distribution of the following items:• Waterproof sheets• Clothing vouchers• Heater blanket• Winterization health kit that includes vitamins and supplements to help lessen the symptoms of common winter colds


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KENYA INTEGRATED PROGRAM FOR DADAAB CAMP REFUGEES AND HOST COMMUNITYAUGUST 2015-AUGUST 2016Location: Kenya | Dadaab Refugee Camp

This project aims to improve access to basic human needs such as primary health care, primary education, clean water and increased hygiene and sanitation standards for the Dadaab refugee camp and Dadaab host community.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • 30 qualified health staff across the camp were trained in Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care• Health facility equipped with medications, medical supplies, laboratory commodities, X-ray reagents, 60 hospital mattresses

and emergency supplies • 111,215 patients (including 57,045 female) accessed health care services during the project’s implementation• Cholera outbreak has been controlled• 8 classrooms have been renovated in central primary school, currently benefiting 709 students (including 304 girls) 100

teachers trained to improve their content delivery and syllabus coverage in the primary schools in the camp• Teaching and learning materials supplied to schools• 5 primary school main gates repaired• Sanitary pads distributed to 2,500 girls in 18 primary schools• 35 religious leaders trained in raising awareness on topics such as child spacing• 17 safe motherhood promoters trained • Key community members involved in weekly focused group discussions on El Nino preparedness and disaster mitigation

measures

THIS PROJECT HELPED MORE THAN 84,000 PEOPLE.

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LEBANON WINTER 2016-2017: PROVIDING WINTER ITEMS FOR REFUGEES FROM SYRIA IN LEBANONBEGAN: DECEMBER 2016 Location: Lebanon | Bekaa, Mount Lebanon, North Lebanon

This project will provide winter supplies to Syrian refugees and vulnerable host community families living in shelters and camps across Lebanon. Priority will be given to those living in sub-standard shelters; in areas with severe climactic conditions; and the most vulnerable who may have the most difficulty to cover their accommodation, utility and heating or fuel costs.

OBJECTIVES: • Distribute fuel gallons, gas heaters, stove heaters, blankets, mattresses, plastic sheeting, food parcels and carpets


EID AL-ADHA MEAT DISTRIBUTION 2016FALL 2016Location: LebanonThis project supported displaced families with meat packages for Eid al-Adha.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • Impoverished families received meat packages for Eid al-Adha


RAMADAN FOOD PACKAGES 2016SUMMER 2016Location: LebanonThis project supported displaced families with Ramadan food packages.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • 445 impoverished families received food packages


PROTECTION OF SYRIAN REFUGEES IN LEBANON PHASE IIBEGAN: AUGUST 2015Location: Lebanon | Saida and Bekka

This project aims to facilitate access to education and psychosocial support to Syrian Refugees in Lebanon.

INTERIM ACHIEVEMENTS: • 1,076 children treated with psychosocial support • 592 schoolchildren supported with uniforms, books, bags and school supplies• 215 Syrian refugee youth and parents have participated in mental health awareness sessions in Saida• 214 parents have participated in mental health awareness sessions in Bekaa informal settlements


PROVIDING WINTER ITEMS FOR REFUGEES FROM SYRIA IN LEBANONDECEMBER 2015 TO JUNE 2016

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Location: Lebanon | Bekaa and other high altitude areas

This project provided winter supplies to Syrian refugees, Palestinian refugees and poor Lebanese families.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Distributed supplies to 4,751 families living in shelters in Bekaa, South, Mount Lebanon and Beirut:• 6,534 fuel gallons• 63 gas stoves• 73 fuel stoves• 392 sets of winter clothing• 3,008 blankets• 699 mattresses• 1,146 carpets• 972 pillows• 139 plastic sheets• 653 winter protection sets• 1,118 food packages


IMPROVING KIDNEY DIALYSIS SERVICES FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES IN LEBANONJANUARY 2015-DECEMBER 2016Location: Lebanon | Al Beddawi Camp, North Lebanon

This project provided access to kidney dialysis services to Syrian refugees and Palestinian refugees in North Lebanon by building and equipping a kidney dialysis unit in Al Beddawi camp.

THIS PROJECT HELPS ABOUT 30 PEOPLE PER MONTH.

MYANMARDELIVERING EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES FOR DISPLACED PEOPLE AND HARD-TO-REACH COMMUNITIES

IN RAKHINE STATE, MYANMAR, PHASE IIMARCH 2015-FEBRUARY 2016Location: Myanmar | Myebon, Rathedaung, Buthidaung townships; Rakhine State

This project improved access to life-saving interventions and preventive care/education for displaced people and hard-to-reach communities. This project was a continuation of aid given to the same region previously.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • 42,829 patients received primary health care through mobile and fixed clinics• 20,599 people participated in health education services covering topics including malaria, tuburculosis, respiratory infections,

worm infestation, hepatitis B and C, diabetes, hypertension, contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, immunizations, prenatal care, exclusive breastfeeding, infant and young child feeding, neonatal health, and gender-based violence

• 69 patients requiring secondary level of treatment were referred to hospitals in Rakhine township; this included referral of 34 emergency obstetric cases and 11 emergency cases in young children

• Provided equipment for a labor and delivery room, lifesaving medical equipment, and improvements to consultation rooms, pharmacy spaces and waiting areas

THIS PROJECT HELPED 63,428 PEOPLE.

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PALESTINEGAZA RURAL RECOVERY PROGRAMBEGAN: OCTOBER 2016Location: Palestine | Gaza

This project—conducted with ANERA—is intended to aid in the economic recovery of rural areas in Gaza by restoring agricultural productivity of 100 farms destroyed during the 2014 conflict.

OBJECTIVES: • Provide 160 locally made solar ovens that can cook a meal for a family in less than 3 hours on a sunny day, saving the family

money they would have spent on cooking fuel• Rehabilitate 430 dunams of agricultural land by clearing and leveling ground, preparing soil, and installing/repairing irrigation

systems• Farmers will receive equipment to replant fruit trees and vegetables, with a focus on generating household income and food

security as rapidly as possible; ANERA will promote inter-cropping vegetables and field crops with seedlings which give farmers an income and food production immediately and help them to cover the cost of maintaining and caring for trees until they become mature and productive

• Repair 10 km of agricultural roads in the hardest hit areas of the rural parts of Gaza; this will not only improve access to the farms but also create construction job


GAZA URGENT WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE PROJECTBEGAN: SEPTEMBER 2015Location: Palestine | Gaza

This project is intended to facilitate access to clean water, sanitation and improved hygiene for Palestinians in Gaza.

INTERIM ACHIEVEMENTS: Phase I:• 10,543 linear meters of water pipes and 420 household connections installed• 27 manholes installed and water gate valves repaired or replaced• Hygiene kits distributed to 1,200 families• 25 water/sanitation awareness sessions conducted and brochures distributed to 1,200 familiesPhase II:• Water and wastewater networks installed in Beit Hanoun, Gaza City, Al-Mughraga, Nuseirat, Buriej, and Al-Shouka; this

included the comprehensive renovation of a water well in Beit Lahia• Al-Attatra water well renovated, including replacement of manifold fittings, chlorine unit and vertical pump, and building

renovation• 1,900 linear meters of water pipes, 164 water connections, 4 manholes and gate valves restored• 3,976 linear meters of wastewater pipes and 132 wastewater connections installed• 17 water/sanitation awareness sessions conducted and brochures distributed to 650 families• Hygiene kits distributed to 650 families


IMPROVING THE LIVELIHOODS OF YOUTH IN GAZA: REMOTE EMPLOYMENT AND VIRTUAL JOBS TRAINING

PROGRAM, PHASE IIBEGAN: SEPTEMBER 2015Location: Palestine | Gaza

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This project is intended to facilitate livelihood opportunities and access to virtual jobs for youth in Gaza.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • 75 students graduated from job-training program in either sales, project management or virtual jobs• 39 graduates were placed in paid internships• 398 students participated in work readiness training at five universities

THIS PROJECT HAS HELPED 473 PEOPLE TO DATE.

SUPPORTING GAZA FAMILIES DURING EID AL-ADHA 2016SEPTEMBER 2016-NOVEMBER 2016Location: Palestine | Gaza Strip

This project—conducted in partnership with UNRWA—provided meat during Eid al-Adha to mitigate food insecurity as well as enabling families to celebrate Eid.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • Distributed meat from 695 sheep to 2,085 families for Eid al-Adha


FEED THE FASTING DURING RAMADAN 2016, GAZAMAY 2016-SEPTEMBER 2016Location: Palestine | Gaza Strip

This project supported Palestinian refugee families with Ramadan food packages.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • 6,248 impoverished families received a Ramadan food package consisting of canned fava beans, cheese (yellow and white),

large dried dates, halawa, jam and tea


EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE, GAZA STRIP 2016-2017BEGAN: MARCH 2016Location: Palestine | Gaza

This project—conducted with implementing partner UNRWA—is intended to provide impoverished Palestinians with their basic food requirements during 12 months.

INTERIM ACHIEVEMENTS: • 8,685 families have been provided with food packages that include items such as flour, rice, lentils, chickpeas, sunflower oil,

dried milk, sugar and canned sardines (amounts depend of income levels)

THIS PROJECT HAS HELPED MORE THAN 46,000 PEOPLE.

HELPING FAMILIES IN GAZA PREPARE FOR WINTERDECEMBER 2015-DECEMBER 2016Location: Palestine | Gaza Strip

This project assisted Gaza families with tarpaulin, nylon sheeting and gas hot plates to help them cope through the harsh winter weather.

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ACHIEVEMENTS: • Approximately 6,600 poor families received tarpaulin sheets (1-2 sheets for each family), helping the families remain safe and

dry in the cold and harsh weather and with the intermittent access to electricity• Approximately 10,000 poor families received nylon sheets (15-20 square meters for each family)• Approximately 300 families received gas stoves (1 stove per family)• Approximately 2,833 poor families with family members with disabilities received mattresses (three mattresses for each

family)


INTERVENTION TO SUPPORT ORPHANED CHILDREN AFTER THE 2014 HOSTILITIESJUNE 2015-DECEMBER 2016Location: Palestine | Gaza

This project aimed to facilitate a decent standard of living for children orphaned by the summer 2014 hostilities.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • 1,000 orphans provided with monthly financial allowances ($50 each) for 12 months, enabling guardians to pay for orphans'

expenses such as medical care, education and transportation • 1,000 orphans were provided with two clothing packages, many of them having lost their belongings during the hostilities• 812 school-age orphans were provided with school supplies • 84 orphans (over 16 years old) were provided with vocational training courses• 2,800 mothers/relatives were provided with counseling through monthly awareness sessions (96 sessions in total), which

resulted in raising the mother/guardians’ awareness in different areas related to the child, such as psychosocial wellbeing• 1,000 orphans participated in recreational activities, providing psychological relief


RIGHT START EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMAY 2015-AUGUST 2016Location: Palestine | Gaza

This project improved the quality of early childhood care, education and development for Palestinian preschool children in Gaza.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • 11 preschools renovated and equipped with furniture, playground equipment, toys, supplies and learning materials• 63 teachers trained and mentored• 1,008 parents attended 3 positive parenting training workshops• 103 volunteers and teachers benefited from 10 summer camps• 30 animators trained and engaged in facilitating spring activities• 1,812 children benefiting from renovated and equipped preschools and improved learning opportunities


ENSURING A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT IN COLLECTIVE CENTERS: GAZAFEBRUARY 2015-MARCH 2016Location: Palestine | Gaza

This project helped ensure that displaced families in the UNRWA collective centers—or shelters—lived in an environment with reduced risk of water and sanitation-related diseases and health hazards.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • 4,920 liters of drinkable water and 4,839 liters of water for cleaning provided in 18 collective centers• Water/sanitation infrastructure in collective centers repaired and maintained

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• More than 10,000 water/sanitation awareness sessions held in shelters• More than 2,400 hygiene campaigns held in shelters• Some 2,430 recreational activities held in shelters• More than 40 UNRWA personnel took part in water/sanitation training and capacity building sessions, allowing the agency to

ensure essential water/sanitation services during and immediately after crises


AL AHLI HOSPITAL BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSTIC CENTERSEPTEMBER 2014-AUGUST 2016Location: Palestine | Gaza

This project aimed to improve the quality of breast cancer diagnosis and followup.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • Breast cancer center equipped with machinery and software• Technicians trained • 60 patients treated for free during two free clinic days per week• Breast cancer center patient can also be evaluated for other issues at the hospital, and families also can receive care such as

physical therapy and psychosocial therapy

THIS PROJECT HAS HELPED ABOUT 18,000 PEOPLE.

EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE 2014 IN GAZA, PHASE IIIJULY 2014-APRIL 2016Location: Palestine | Gaza (Khan Younis, Gaza, Rafah, The Middle Zone and North Gaza)

This project provided impoverished Palestinians with basic food requirements during three months through partnership with UNRWA.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • 50,920 impoverished families provided with flour, oil and canned meat (total of 5,381.4 metric tons of flour, 705,778 liters

of oil and 1,094,655 cans of canned meat)• More than 200 people received temporary job opportunities in packing and distribution


STRENGTHENING CHILDREN’S PSYCHOSOCIAL RESILIENCE IN THE GAZA STRIPJANUARY 2015-JULY 2016Location: Palestine | Gaza

This project aimed to strengthen the psychosocial coping capacities of children and families affected by the summer 2014 hostilities and the ongoing protracted humanitarian crisis in the Gaza strip.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • 2,202 children (including 543 injured and 64 disabled) affected by summer 2014 hostilities received counseling for loss, grief

and other types of trauma• 1,488 meetings with parents and 1,496 meetings with teachers were conducted by school counselors to raise awareness

among families and educators regarding how to address the needs of children impacted by the hostilities• 25 mental health supervisors and assistant supervisors and 135 school-based psychosocial counselors trained on supporting

children with disabilities


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PROVISION OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN COLLECTIVE CENTERSFEBRUARY 2015-MARCH 2016Location: Palestine | Gaza

This project aims to improve primary health care access to displaced individuals living in UNRWA collective centers—or shelters—in Gaza.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • 16,000 displaced people had access to medical points in 18 UNRWA collective centers, which undertook some 45,042

medical consultations• 1,116 displaced people were referred from medical points in shelters to other UNRWA service providers• Bi-weekly health awareness campaigns and sessions held at shelters, reaching approximately 30-40 participants per session• Almost 100 UNRWA personnel took part in training and capacity building sessions• No major outbreaks of infectious disease occurred in UNRWA Collective Centers


SOUTH SUDANHUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO MANGATEEN CAMP FOR DISPLACED PEOPLEAUGUST 2015-APRIL 2016Location: South Sudan | Juba

This project aimed to protect lives and human dignity of the 6,000 displaced people in Mangaten camp, Juba, South Sudan.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • 9,600 people were supplied with 20 liters of clean drinking water per person per day for 75 days (total of 4.5 million liters)• Four public restrooms with 32 toilets and 8 showers constructed in Managteen, plus 12 handwashing facilities around the

toilet and in the health clinic• Cholera and other waterborne diseases reduced• 7,890 displaced people, mostly women and children, received primary health care, obstetrical care and neonatal care on daily

basis through provision of medicines and medical equipment and funding of two doctors and 12 support staff • One low-cost tricycle ambulance provided for referral of complicated cases to Juba teaching hospital about 5 km away• 7,890 patients (3,945 children, 2,245 women and 1,700 men) have received treatment for common ailments such as upper

respiratory tract infections, diarrhea, malaria, and burns• 269 women have delivered babies safely in the clinic• 598 people have been referred to hospitals, mostly to Juba teaching hospital• 4,650 persons have also been reached by health education campaigns• 132 cubic meters of waste was dislodged from 4 blocks of toilets• Camp garbage heaps were emptied and disposed of appropriately• 4 solar lights for protection were installed, one in each of the blocks, enhancing protection• Water and sanitation management committee (consisting of 3 women and 4 men) was established to oversee the water and

sanitation facilities in the camp; the committee was active during the water distribution ensuring that everyone gets their entitlement of water

• 40 volunteer hygiene promoters educated community on handwashing to reduce diarrheal diseases and encourage effective community management of water and sanitation services


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YEMEN WINTER 2016-2017: WINTER SUPPLIES FOR CONFLICT-AFFECTED FAMILIES IN YEMENBEGAN: DECEMBER 2016 Location: Yemen | Sanaa, Saada, Taiz and Amran

This project provides vulnerable and conflict affected families in Yemen with winter supplies.

OBJECTIVES: • Provide 2,950 vulnerable families with kits that include 2 blankets, 2 mattresses and clothing


LIFE SAVING ASSISTANCE TO CONFLICT AFFECTED COMMUNITIES IN YEMENBEGAN: JULY 2016Location: Yemen | Ta'iz, Saa'da and Aden

This project in partnership with Catholic Relief Services provides core relief items to vulnerable families in three governorates of Yemen.

INTERIM ACHIEVEMENTS: • 3,000 families—1,000 each in Ta'iz, Saa'da and Aden governorates—received food packages including flour (50 kg), rice (10

kg), kidney beans (10 kg), sugar (10 kg) and vegetable oil (4 kg)• 45 oxygen cylinders provided to each of 5 hospitals in Ta'iz• 1,000 households provided with mosquito nets in Ta'iz to control malaria

THIS PROJECT HELPED ABOUT 21,000 PEOPLE TO DATE.

EMERGENCY LIFESAVING WATER SUPPLY TO CONFLICT AFFECTED FAMILIESJUNE 2015-FEBRUARY 2016Location: Yemen | Aden, Sana'a and Taiz

This project provided conflict-affected, vulnerable internally displaced people in Aden, Sana’a and Taiz with lifesaving water supplies.

ACHIEVEMENTS: • Installed plastic water tanks: - 40 water tanks with 2,000 liter capacity in Taiz - 20 water tanks with 4,000 liter capacity in Aden - 8 water tanks with 5,000 liter capacity in Sana’a, as well as filling 93 pre-existing tanks with water• Trucked in water: - 555 trucks of water during 21 days in Taiz - 900 trucks of water during 48 days in Aden - 900 trucks of water during 48 days in Sana’a• Distributed 6,023 jerry cans (generally 2 per household) in Sana’a


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EMERGENCY FOOD, HEALTH AND WATER/SANITATION SUPPORT TO CONFLICT-AFFECTED FAMILIESNOVEMBER 2015-APRIL 2016Location: Sana'a, Saada, and Taiz governorates

This project aimed to provide emergency support to families in Yemen through increasing access to food, health, water and hygiene items in conflict-affected areas.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES: Provide vulnerable individuals with the following support: • Food: Provide food packages to 2,000 families to cover their dietary needs for one month; packages consist of 105 kg of items

such as wheat flour, rice, sugar, lentils and oil• Water/Sanitation/Hygiene: Truck in water for 1,142 war-affected families for one month and distribute hygiene kits• Health: Provide medical supplies and medication to 3,000 families at hospitals and field medical points across three

governorates

THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO HELP MORE THAN 48,500 PEOPLE.

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STORIES SULEEKHA'S STORYSuleekha is 7. She lost her father when she was just 2 years old. She was raised in this tent in Somalia. Her grandmother takes care of her because her mother is mentally ill and unfit to care for her. Her grandmother works hard for $3 a day—when she even gets paid. An IRUSA sponsor helps her pay for Suleekha's food and other basic needs.

Suleekha deserves to feel protected.

AHMED'S* STORYAhmed* didn’t want to leave his home to look for safety in Greece—he didn’t want to cling to a boat across a dangerous sea. After their journey, his family arrived on the shore of Lesvos, Greece, and stayed at this 24-hour refugee camp, where IRUSA donors sent a team to greet and assist refugees. From there, Ahmed's family had to walk to their next destination. They survived the rough Aegean Sea, but the road ahead was still full of uncertainty and danger.

Ahmed deserves a childhood.

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IMAAN’S STORYImaan has never breathed one breath of air in peace. After her father’s leg was broken in an airstrike in Syria, her family fled the violence in Syria by going to another war zone. Now they live in a refugee camp in Erbil, Iraq.

Imaan deserves to learn what safety feels like.

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