Following the deaths of more humanitarians, AIDA members consider the suspension of aid operations
The Middle East Children's Alliance is a member of the Association for International Development Agencies and joins with over 80 international non-governmental and non-profit organizations working in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) in this [...]
Hot meals. Community. Dignity. Income.
In December, Israel bombed and torched the building of the Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children in Gaza City, one of MECA's long-time partners. About sixteen soldiers posed for a photo in front of the [...]
Joint NGO Submission under National Security Memorandum 20: The State of the Humanitarian Response in Gaza
MECA is pleased to join other nonprofit organizations in signing this public letter to the US government regarding the obstacles to our humanitarian work in Gaza. Two million civilians in Gaza are suffering hunger, displacement, [...]
On World Water Day, Palestinian children are dying of thirst
MECA staff filling up jugs of clean drinking water for displaced families in Rafah, Gaza Biddun mai, fish heyya Arabic saying for a universal truth: Without water, there is no life It seems [...]
Educators Reach Out to MECA’s Teach Palestine Project about Gaza
Since October 7, the Teach Palestine Project (TPP) has been flooded with requests from educators asking for support teaching about what’s happening in Gaza and throughout Palestine. They are requesting accurate sources of information, age-appropriate [...]
Gaza Diaries: Nurturing children’s spirits in Gaza
MECA staff member in Gaza Wafaa El-Derawi leads games with children living in an informal shelter in Gaza For over five months, hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza have been displaced [...]
A new and terrifying food emergency in Gaza! You can help
You know that people in Gaza are starving. Until earlier this month, Israel was only allowing 100-200 trucks of aid in a day, when at least 500 trucks of aid are needed just to meet [...]
Remembering the Remarkable Nabila Mango
Photo credit: Najib Joe Hakim In mid-November, we received the tragic news that our dear friend and community member, Nabila Mango, had passed away. She is survived by her beloved daughter, Bisan Shehadeh. [...]
4 months of genocide in Gaza: starvation, freezing, and disease
For four months, Israel has been killing children in Gaza not only with bombs, missiles, and bullets. Israel is also using starvation, freezing, and infectious disease as weapons of war. The exact numbers are impossible [...]
All of Us, All Over the World, Are Living on Gaza Time
On November 23, I woke up in the middle of the night to take the ferry to the Indigenous People’s Sunrise Ceremony on Alcatraz Island. It was dark and very cold, but as I got [...]