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Palestinian Bedouin communities experience the worst levels of water poverty in the occupied Palestinian territories. Their lived experiences, however, can often go overlooked, making them one of the most vulnerable and marginalized groups in Palestinian society. Who are the Palestinian Bedouins? Bedouins (‘desert dwellers’) are nomadic people and herders who…
Lebanon began hosting Palestinian refugees following the Nakba (catastrophe) in 1948. Seventy years on, there are 12 refugee camps across the country now hosting up to half a million Palestinians. A lack of clean, safe drinking water is one of the biggest concerns facing Palestinians in the refugee camps- that’s…
More than 50 years of occupation in Gaza has created a water crisis so severe that the territory is projected to be uninhabitable in just two years’ time. What is happening to Gaza’s water? Gaza’s only source of natural water is the Coastal Aquifer, a groundwater basin that runs beneath…
International Women’s Day celebrates the acts of courage and determination made by women around the world, and the extraordinary role they have played in the history of their countries and communities. Palestinian women are uniquely impacted by the decades-long occupation, harsh restrictions on freedom of movement, mass displacement and frequent military incursions into the occupied Palestinian…
Gaza is suffering a healthcare emergency. Imagine being forced to endure suffering and illness without of medication or anywhere to go to seek treatment to ensure your comfort and recovery. This is now the reality for thousands of people across Gaza, who in addition to their besiegement and the intolerable…