Gaza Foundation

The Gaza Foundation is a humanitarian non-profit dedicated to providing essential aid and support to the people of Gaza and surrounding Palestinian territories.

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Gaza is suffering. Before October 7, about 80% of Gaza’s 2.3 million people needed humanitarian aid. Now, almost everyone urgently needs help. Anera is providing food, water, medicine, and hygiene kits to those in Gaza affected by the war. Donate now to help innocent people in Gaza.

Who lives in Gaza?
A population of refugees and their descendants

The wars of 1948 and 1967 left hundreds of thousands of Palestinians homeless. Many ended up in Gaza and approximately 80% of the current population is not from there, but instead originated from other parts of historic Palestine. Over time, the eight Palestinian refugee camps transitioned from tents to semi-permanent housing.

Learn more, read our Gaza Primer.