Amira, Computer Engineering
Amira lives in Doha City near Bethlehem but her family are refugees originally from the village of Sufla near Jerusalem that was depopulated in 1948. Her father passed away when she was in grade school [...]
URGENT! Halfway to our goal for Masafer Yatta!
I urge you to, please, take just a couple of minutes to watch this video about the destruction of children’s schools and the long dangerous routes they have to walk to reach school now in [...]
VIDEO: Celebrating Economic Empowerment of Women in Gaza
This International Women's Day, we are excited to share with you a video highlighting some of the incredible women MECA and our partner the Gaza Urban and Peri-Urban Agricultural Platform (GUPAP) supported during a special [...]
Announcing the Katrina and Beatrice Halaby Scholarship for Palestinian Women
Dr. and Mrs. Raouf J. Halaby are pleased to announce the establishment of the Katrina and Beatrice Halaby Scholarship for Palestinian Women. Born in Palestine, Katrina and Beatrice moved in 1959 from Jerusalem, Palestine, [...]
MECA Says Goodbye to Penny Rosenwasser after 32 Years
Penny at 2022 Tribute to MECA founding Board President Gus Newport Penny Rosenwasser, Middle East Children’s Alliance Events Coordinator extraordinaire—and so much more—is leaving her staff position after 32 years of amazing accomplishments. [...]
Shatha, Pharmacy Student
Shatha, Pharmacy Major, Al-Azhar University, Gaza Shatha’s family is originally from Beer Al-Saba’a, the large region renamed Beer Sheva after it was captured by Israeli forces in 1948 and the original Muslim and [...]
Planting Trees and Nurturing Roots in Palestine
One of the few means available for Palestinians to make confiscation of their land more difficult is to ensure any possible stretch of land is cultivated and planted. —Stop the Wall Campaign [...]
Thank you for your support and solidarity
This year, MECA staff and partners distributed nearly 7,000 food parcels to the most vulnerablefamilies in Palestine and Lebanon with fresh produce from local farmers and other necessities. Nearly 1,200 kindergarten children [...]
Food, Justice, MECA + donation match! – message from Reem Assil
Palestinian women in Gaza prepare maftoul for MECA food parcels Food is one of the most basic human needs because it sustains our bodies. Food also connects us to our culture, our families, [...]
“I wish you could see the children” + a chance to double your support
Children from MECA partners performing on stage for their families and neighbors I wish you and all MECA friends could see the children’s happy faces at the arts festival that five of [...]