GAZA SOUP KITCHEN

ESSENTIAL HOT MEALS PROGRAM PURPOSE: RESPONDING TO SEVERE HUMANITARIAN CONDITIONS AFFECTING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN THE GAZA STRIP. OPERATIONS: 1. MULTI-SITE MEAL PROGRAM ACROSS 5 MAJOR LOCATIONS: GAZA CITY, KHAN YOUNIS, NORTH GAZA, BEACH CAMP, SHEIKH RADWAN, AND SURROUNDING AREAS. 2. NO VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN FOOD PREPARATION OR DISTRIBUTION. 3. EACH LOCATION UTILIZED APPROXIMATELY 4 INDIVIDUAL SERVICE PROVIDERS PLUS 1 PHOTOGRAPHER, TOTALING AROUND 20-25 PAID INDIVIDUAL SERVICE PROVIDERS ACROSS THE 5 SITES. 4. INDIVIDUAL SERVICE PROVIDERS WERE UP TO 30 WORKERS WHO ROTATED ACROSS PROGRAMS BASED ON OPERATIONAL NEEDS. REACH & FLEXIBILITY: GEOGRAPHIC SPREAD ALLOWS THE ORGANIZATION TO SERVE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND RESPOND TO RAPIDLY CHANGING NEEDS. PROGRAM FOCUS: PREPARES AND DISTRIBUTES HOT MEALS AND FOOD PARCELS, DELIVERED ON-SITE OR TO HOSPITALS FOR MEDICAL STAFF AND PATIENTS. SCALE: SERVED AN ESTIMATED 300 FAMILIES PER LOCATION DAILY. PRIORITY POPULATIONS: CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS MOST AFFECTED BY THE CRISIS. IMPACT: PROVIDES NOT ONLY NUTRITION BUT ALSO CRITICAL SUPPORT, DIGNITY, AND HOPE TO COMMUNITIES IN EXTRAORDINARY HARDSHIP.

CLEAN DRINKING WATER PROGRAM: 1. DISTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 3,000 LITERS OF CLEAN DRINKING WATER PER TRUCK PER DISTRIBUTION CYCLE. 2. OPERATED 4 WATER TRUCKS, SERVING AN ESTIMATED 60 FAMILIES PER TRUCK (300 BENEFICIARIES PER TRUCK). 3.ESTIMATED TOTAL DAILY BENEFICIARIES: 1,500 PEOPLE ACROSS ALL TRUCKS COMBINED. 4. SERVED 5 LOCATIONS INCLUDING: KHAN YOUNIS, AL-NASR, SHEIKH RADWAN, AL- ZAWAIDA, AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN GAZA. 5. A TOTAL OF 8 PAID INDIVIDUAL SERVICE PROVIDERS ROTATING ACROSS TRUCKS (DRIVERS, ASSISTANTS, LOGISTICS, AND SUPPORT). 6. NO VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN WATER DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES.