Palestinian Occupied Territories

For decades, Palestinians have suffered from a number of successive humanitarian crises. Crises has taken its toll on living conditions and the prospect for future human development.

The population has been left vulnerable to bigger problems- i.e conflict, loss of income, displacement, interruption of food supply- all of which are currently affecting the population.

Population as of July 2011

4,190,126

Birth rate

35.3 births/1,000 population

Death rate

3.29 deaths/1,000 population

Unemployment rate

40%

Population below poverty line

70%

Our Work: HRF has worked in Gaza for the last decade to improve the lives of the people. HRF is one of the primary medical aid providers in Gaza since the crisis in December 2008. At the time we also distributed food and non food items to the most vulnerable.

Currently we run orphan sponsorship and family Sponsorship programmes.