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Marrakech Marathon 2019: Team Interpal race for Palestine

On 25 January, Team Interpal took on one of its biggest challenges yet. Some 17 supporters and members of staff traveled to Morocco to take part in the Marrakech Marathon- the country’s annual long-distance running race that attracts up to 8,000 runners every year. The marathon follows a flat course…

How mothers are coping with food insecurity in Gaza

Food insecurity affects approximately 1.3 million people in Palestine; in Gaza, it is driven by high rates of poverty resulting from more than a decade of siege. Though food is readily available, food prices are unaffordable for many Palestinian families, who frequently have to reduce the variety and nutritional value…

The greatest gift: helping children build their futures

There’s an old proverb that says it takes a village to raise a child; that it takes mothers, grandmothers, aunts and neighbours to come together, share their knowledge, and play a role in a child’s development. Through one-to-one sponsorships, the support given to a Palestinian child can extend as far…

Winter below the poverty line in Gaza: Yasmeen’s story

More than half of Gaza’s residents are currently living below the poverty line, on less than $5 a day. Brought on by more than a decade of siege, including three devastating Israeli offensives, Palestinians in Gaza are facing a humanitarian disaster, with the coastal enclave predicted to be uninhabitable in…

A Palestinian refugee women seen in Lebanon's Bekaa Refugee Camp

Coping with illness and displacement: the struggles facing Palestinian refugees

Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan living with chronic health conditions are bracing themselves for yet another winter without proper shelter or access to basic healthcare. Forced to endure the cold winter months in fragile and inadequate shelter, the below-freezing temperatures increase their vulnerability and further endanger their lives. Many…