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Watch: Food delivered with love, solidarity, and our support in Gaza

Mar 18, 2026
Palestinian farmers, volunteers, and communities across Gaza continue to come together to support one another amid the ongoing Israeli genocide and blockade. From harvesting fresh produce to preparing and distributing food parcels,...
Stories of Our Work

VIDEO: Fresh fruits and vegetables for families in Gaza

Dec 29, 2025
? For families in the occupied Gaza Strip, fresh vegetables and fruits have become a luxury. More than 2 years of Israeli genocide and decades of Israeli aggressions and blockade...
Stories of Our Work

MUST WATCH: Gaza Children Return to School!

Dec 04, 2025
Dear Friends, Please take just a few minutes to watch this very special short video about Palestinian children in Gaza returning to school after two years of genocide. These kids—who...
Stories of Our Work

Giving Tuesday Match for Gaza Garbage Removal!

Dec 03, 2024
? Saleh was a proud blacksmith, crafting a future for his four children with his own hands. But when the genocide began, an Israeli airstrike reduced his workshop and home...
Stories of Our Work

Welcome New MECA Staff Jamila & Christy

Nov 04, 2024
Jamila Ghbeish, a Palestinian American, spent her early years in Libya before moving to the United States at eleven. After earning a BFA in Photography and Digital Media from the...
Stories of Our Work

MECA’s Third Annual Ride for Palestine and Gathering for Gaza

Oct 24, 2024
MECA’s Third Annual Ride for Palestine and Gathering for Gaza on July 21 were nothing short of incredible. The events of the day gave people in the Bay Area a...
Community Events Stories of Our Work

Bay Area Midwife Report-Back from Gaza

Aug 04, 2024
In July MECA hosted Bay Area Midwife Bridget Rochios about the mission to Gaza in conversation with UCSF Professor of Psychiatry and Global Health Sciences, Dr. Jess Ghannam. Driven by...
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Trucks of fresh vegetables delivered to north Gaza

May 14, 2024
? In the north of Gaza where people are barely surviving on plants and animal feed, the MECA team delivered fresh vegetable parcels to 2,500 families! This felt like a...
Stories of Our Work