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Occupied Palestinian Territories: Food Security 2006
Food security in the Gaza Strip has been a major priority due to the ongoing closures, high unemployment and increasing number of people living below the poverty line.
GAZA STRIP April-June 2006
Partner agency: MA'AN Development Centre
In April 2006 funds were forwarded to our partner MA'AN Development Centre to provide 15 families with two beehives each as a way of generating an income source. The families were selected from the Baten Al-Samin community in Southern Gaza which was identified as an area that was often over looked by donors. The criteria used for selecting families included their size, income, single parent status, impact of the occupation and had not received aid previously from other organisations. On site training for breeding bees was also provided. Through this project families were able to gain an income from selling their honey enabling them to have money to buy nutritious food for the entire family. Palestine Relief Fund, a local Australian community organisation raised $5,000 for this initiative.
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