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Urban Livelihoods in the West Bank City of Nablus

Crisis in Gaza

A Dream Comes True
The Shelter Upgrade project with Catholic Relief Services supports vulnerable families living in substandard housing and makes permanent upgrades to improve their living conditions.

Catholic Relief Services Issues Statement in Support of Senate Resolution 171, Calling for a Restoration of Funds in the West Bank and Gaza

Better Health and Safety for Families in Gaza
“I had no kitchen to prepare food, and my daughters were always dirty from sleeping on the ground. Now, I feel very comfortable.”
–Rana Seyam

Improved Accessibility for People with Disabilities in Gaza
Like the more than 24,000 families in Gaza who are living in severely deteriorated shelters, the family were living in a house made of metal sheeting and sleeping in one room without locks. They had to use an outdoor kitchen and bathroom. Due to the poor housing conditions, Ismail was very concerned about the safety of his wife and daughters, and the house was inaccessible to him as he relies on his wheelchair to move around.

West Bank Hospital Becomes Prevention and Control Model
CRS provides training and hands-on interactive instruction on practicing and upholding IPC standards to protect patients, visitors and staff.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Tubas Governmental Hospital, the only hospital in the West Bank’s Tubas governorate,...

Bassam Nasser

Gaza Kindergarten Rebuilt
Ibrahim Abu Amsha remembers what it was like to be a child in the walls of the kindergarten in Beit Hanoun, Gaza, that he now runs. He knows the space well because he grew up here. It's the home where his parents raised him....

Support for Gaza Families
CRS cash assistance gave households options, allowing them to select what they needed most during the crisis.