More Than a Meal

Feb 02, 2022
Nourishing meals at school funded by the PaliRoots Meal Program are a treat, especially for children whose families can’t provide enough food at home. In September 2021, after multiple pandemic...
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MECA’s work makes me think of my mother

Dec 19, 2019
You probably wouldn’t guess that I consider myself fortunate to have grown up in a Palestinian refugee camp. Although the conditions were horrible, the children were fortunate because the women...
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Raising Resistance

Oct 03, 2019
Um Hasan speaks to the MECA Teachers’ delegation in her greenhouse, which helps provide healthy food for 400 children at the school in Masara Village. Credit: Alvin Rosales Palestinians want...
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VIDEO: Profile of Um Hassan from Al-Masara Village

Apr 12, 2018
Fatima Brejia (more commonly known as Um Hassan) is an organic farmer, community activist, founder of a local women's organization, and most recently the head of the Al-Masara Village Council!...
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