Examples of the association's projects across the Gaza Strip, grouped by field. Each shows its place, its period and what was done.
Rounds of dry food parcels for displaced families in the city, arranged with neighbourhood committees.
Neighbourhood committees reviewed the lists before each round, and a closer point was set up for older people and anyone who could not walk far. After each round we noted who had been missed, so they came first in the next.
Blankets and winter clothing for families living in tents and damaged homes.
Local committees identified the families most exposed to the cold, with priority for those with infants or older relatives. Assistance was brought directly to shelters where a distribution point could not be reached.
Shared devices, power and a connection for school and university students continuing their studies online.
Facilitators showed students how to use online learning tools and helped teachers share lessons that can be saved and opened without a connection.
Short reading and arithmetic sessions for children out of school, led by teachers from the town.
Each circle met in the evening close to where the children lived, three times a week. A simple check at the start and the end let parents see what their children had gained.
Training days for residents on facilitating meetings and writing a need on a single page.
Participants learned to run a small meeting, listen without interrupting, and record accurately what was said. Many of them later led the association's activities in their own neighbourhoods.
Steady groups for women and for adolescents, built around listening and the shape of the day.
Each group kept the same members throughout, so that trust could grow. People who needed individual care were referred to the bodies that provide it.
Short sessions on personal hygiene, safe water and caring for young children in shelters.
Topics were chosen with mothers in the shelters, and sessions were held in small groups at times that suited them. They relied on conversation and practical examples.
Home sewing, phone repair and home food preparation for young people without steady work.
Each path was chosen for what can be done from home or close by. After the course, facilitators visited trainees to learn who had been able to start work and what they were still missing.
Short training and starter tools for women running a small enterprise from home.
Training covered costing, pricing and selling in the neighbourhood, and each participant then received tools suited to her enterprise. A facilitator from the same neighbourhood followed up three times.
Seeds and hand tools for households planting beside their homes, with two follow-up visits each.
Each household chose its vegetables according to the space and water it had. On the two follow-up visits, families learned water-saving irrigation and how to keep seed for the next season.
Clearing, ploughing and replanting small plots with families who rely on them for food and income.
Family members worked their own land, with agricultural inputs and advice on choosing crops. The land was back in production the same season.
