Occupied Palestinian Territories

ALERT: Families are facing multiple life-threatening public health threats. Rodent infestations, damaged water infrastructure, and food insecurity have turned Gaza’s displacement camps from temporary shelters into zones of extreme survival risk.

As one of the only NGOs still providing healthcare in Gaza, our health workers are working overtime to reach as many people as possible and our clinics have been operating at 714% of their capacity in recent months. Communities that have endured famine conditions now report surges in skin diseases, rodent bites, and dehydration — all while roughly 1 in 5 pregnant/lactating women and 1 in 10 children under the age of five are recovering from the long-term consequences of acute malnutrition diagnoses.

We need your help. Every dollar raised directly impacts our ability to provide care and support to children and communities who need us most.

In this moment, your support doesn’t just save clinics — it saves lives.

The Context

Health systems inside Gaza remain on life support after nonstop conflict that has left tens of thousands dead and displaced nearly 2 million people. A severe lack of food, fuel, water, and gasoline has led to a widespread humanitarian emergency that is causing severe hunger, disruptions in medical services, and widespread hygiene and sanitation issues that spark outbreaks of infectious diseases. Fuel shortages, communication blackouts, and attacks continue to impact the flow of lifesaving humanitarian aid.

“Our clinics are the first line of care for people living in shelters and displacement camps.”

– Doa’a, a mother and Project HOPE’s Communications Officer in Gaza

Our Impact

Since October 2023, Project HOPE has been responding to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza by providing urgently needed medical care, mental health services, and vital supplies. Our work includes emergency and primary healthcare, nutrition support, surgical care, maternal and newborn care, water trucking services, and other critical support.

Project HOPE is providing both primary and maternal health services at seven clinics in Khan Younis, Gaza City, and Deir al Balah, while dispatching mobile teams to displaced communities as needed. We have also joined forces with the Jordanian Health Aid Society – International (JHASi) to dispatch teams of trauma and emergency care specialists to Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir al Balah and high-need hospitals in Gaza City.

Project HOPE has strengthened its clinics to provide malnutrition treatment, maternal healthcare, mental health support, while also providing water trucking services to address urgent health needs and the shortage of clean drinking water in the communities we serve. These services are critical right now, as extreme weather has wreaked havoc on shelters, rodent infestations are harming children, and over 1.2 million people are exposed to raw sewage near their shelters.

Project HOPE continues to provide mental health and psychosocial services to support people in vulnerable positions in Gaza. The team has also provided psychosocial support and mental health sessions to Palestinians in the West Bank.

Project HOPE has also helped displaced families access much-needed essentials, including diapers, feminine hygiene products, and cleaning wipes. These items help maintain hygiene, provide comfort, and restore a sense of dignity to displaced families navigating loss, upheaval, and the chaos and trauma of war. They also help prevent the spread of infectious diseases in an environment where access to water and sanitation is limited.

Project HOPE has transported medicines, medical supplies, and other essential items into Gaza through humanitarian access channels. As health workers struggle with supply shortages and the health system remains overstretched, this capability remains critical for patients in need.

Despite the persistent dangers and humanitarian access challenges, Project HOPE has reached hundreds of thousands of people with critical health and humanitarian support. Our response efforts strive to address the urgent challenges children and families in Gaza are facing, including violence, food and water scarcity, and continued displacement. Project HOPE remains steadfast in our commitment to providing lifesaving support to Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.

In Gaza, Project HOPE:

• Operates primary and maternal health clinics
• Monitors undernourished children and provides nutrition support and malnutrition treatment to pregnant women and children at risk of harm
• Cares for and protects the health of pregnant women, newborns, and children
• Brings trucks of clean water to displacement camps on a regular basis
• Provides mental health and psychosocial support
• Distributes hygiene kits, dignity items, winterization supplies, blankets, and other essentials to displaced families