{"id":4595,"date":"2026-05-19T17:09:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fernandazanchetta.com\/thesameerproject\/?page_id=4595"},"modified":"2026-05-20T17:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T17:57:52","slug":"our-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thesameerproject.org\/?page_id=4595","title":{"rendered":"Our Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Our Work<\/div>\n<h1>Resistance through aid<\/h1>\n<h1><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">supporting the most vulnerable communities facing genocide in Gaza<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span>A network of over 200 teams across Gaza, led by the communities they serve. They tell us what&#8217;s needed; we source, pay, and deliver \u2014 food, water, medicine, shelter, direct to those who need it the most.<\/span><\/h1>\n<div>Five campaigns. One network<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span>Our work is organised into five active campaigns, evolved over two years of operations. Each responds to a pressing need on the ground, and each continues to adapt as the situation changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/thesameerproject\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>01. FOOD &#038; WATER<\/h3>\n<p>Providing for Basic Human Rights in Gaza<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>In the third year of genocide, food and water are still not consistently accessible to most Palestinians in Gaza.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Since we began, The Sameer Project has <strong>delivered over 1 million free meals<\/strong> to displaced families throughout Gaza. We make sure our meals are nutritious and full of flavour. <\/span><span>We also <strong>distribute on average 200,000 liters per day<\/strong> all over the strip that we increase \/ decrease depending on donations \u2013 as of Feb 2026, we had distributed over 55 million liters total, a third of the largest supplier, UNICEF\u2019s, total distribution!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In Feb 2026, TSP became a member of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/miro.com\/app\/board\/uXjVGDsitEE=\/?moveToWidget=3458764658840794981&amp;cot=14\"><span>Global Wash Cluster<\/span><\/a><span>, enabling us to provide more water for less money.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/thesameerproject\/?page_id=3202\">Read about how we source our food here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/thesameerproject\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>02. MEDICAL AID<\/h3>\n<p>Providing Life-Saving Aid Across Gaza<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>The Sameer Project has two medical points, 14 doctors and 11 nurses. In our first two years, <strong>we served 3% of all of Gaza\u2019s population with our medical care<\/strong>. The doctors at The Sameer Project include specialists, physiotherapists, speech therapists, a dentist, and a psychiatrist. They tend to patients in our medical points, prescribe medications, and conduct Medical Days all over the strip that serve hundreds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We also conduct <strong>hospital distributions of baby formula, blankets and food parcels<\/strong> to support the pediatric wards, neonatal ICU, and oncology wards in different hospitals. We also support individual critical cases, those that need extra care or treatment to save a life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/thesameerproject\/?page_id=3202\">Learn about how we work with local hospitals<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/thesameerproject\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>03. SHELTER &#038; ACTIVITIES<\/h3>\n<p>Providing Aid and Activities Across Gaza<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>The Sameer Project has a committee to assess camps according to: sanitation, shelter, bathroom, access to water, food, proximity to main roads and terrain. According to this assessment, <strong>we provide the most pressing aid for the camp<\/strong>, and we share the needs with other mutual aid groups. Items distributed include tents, tarps, clothing, shoes, diapers, and other urgent needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We also run ad hoc activities such as tailoring workshops, photography classes, and kids\u2019 cinema nights.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/thesameerproject\/?page_id=3202\">Read about how we make sure aid is unconditional<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/thesameerproject\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>04. REFAAT ALAREER CAMP<\/h3>\n<p>Camps for Particularly Vulnerable Families <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>We <strong>care for patients and their families across three medical camps<\/strong>: Refaat Alareer Camp, Batool Camp, and Sawarha Camp. <\/span><span>Your support cares for about <strong>120 families, some with multiple medical cases<\/strong> within one family unit, and about 85% of the cases we care for would otherwise be in a hospital setting. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>We also<strong> offer education and activities<\/strong> in these camps, including the Hasan School which provides daily lessons that are accredited by the Ministry of Education. 15 teachers teach 600+ children from ages 3-15.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/thesameerproject\/?page_id=3202\">Read more about our camps in our impact report<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/thesameerproject\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>05. REBUILDING GAZA<\/h3>\n<p>Helping Palestinians Return Home<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>The <strong>military occupation hasn\u2019t allowed building material into Gaza since the start of the genocide<\/strong> but that doesn\u2019t mean there is nothing we can do to improve the quality of life for Palestinians in Gaza.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Families who were forcefully evacuated want to go home. Where it is safe, and not beyond the \u201cyellow-line\u201d border created by the occupation, <strong>our team clears roads, provides tarps for buildings, and cleans up the rubble<\/strong> \u2013 we help start the rebuilding process! Some tractors and trucks help clear roads or provide camps with sand to avoid flooding. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/thesameerproject\/?page_id=3202\">Learn about how we&#8217;re also building infrastructure<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>\n<p>Building for Sustainability<\/p>\n<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">As we enter our third year, we are shifting our focus towards becoming more sustainable so we can keep supporting communities until they can thrive independently. Some projects we&#8217;ve already started are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Community Kitchens: <\/b>In December 2025, we opened our first kitchen to provide up to 2,500 meals daily. We continue to raise funds to ensure it can run at maximum capacity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Desalination Plant: <\/strong>We\u2019re now raising funds to have our own desalination plant to avoid price gouging and exploitation \u2013 this will also allow us to provide more water for less money.<\/p>\n<p>@Shaurya &#8211; can you make this look pretty please?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h1>Impact Spotlight<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/thesameerproject\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-21.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h1>Medical Care<\/h1>\n<h1>Aser, Age 6<\/h1>\n<h1>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Aser suffers from<\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"> <\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Aniridia, a rare congenital disease that means he lacks irises in his eyes. This affects his optic nerve, increasing pressure and sensitivity in his eyes.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">He requires highly medicated eye drops and special glasses to avoid further complications. His previous glasses broke when his family had to evacuate from Khan Younis.<\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">It cost us $300 to replace Aser\u2019s glasses and get him the treatment he needs at Nasser Hospital.<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>The Sameer Project supports 52 children consistently across our medical camps, and even hundreds more through answered individual-case appeals referred to us by hospitals and case manager volunteers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/h1>\n<p><p>\n        <a href=\"\/thesameerproject\/l\">Read more in our Impact Report \u2192 <\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h1>Our work continues<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><span>AID IS POLITICAL. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>RESISTANCE IS COLLECTIVE.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h1>stand with us<\/h1>\n<p><p>\n        <a href=\"\/thesameerproject\/?page_id=4133\">Get Involved<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<!-- {\"type\":\"layout\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"section\",\"props\":{\"image\":\"wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/On-the-ground-team-rebuild-Gaza.jpeg\",\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"image_size\":\"cover\",\"media_overlay\":\"rgba(4, 4, 4, 0.77)\",\"media_overlay_parallax_opacity\":\"0.1\",\"overlap\":true,\"padding_bottom\":\"large\",\"padding_remove_horizontal\":false,\"padding_top\":\"xlarge\",\"style\":\"primary\",\"title_breakpoint\":\"xl\",\"title_position\":\"top-left\",\"title_rotation\":\"left\",\"vertical_align\":\"middle\",\"width\":\"default\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"row\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"headline\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"Our Work\",\"image_align\":\"left\",\"image_margin\":\"xsmall\",\"margin_top\":\"medium\",\"text_align\":\"center\",\"title_color\":\"muted\",\"title_element\":\"div\",\"title_style\":\"text-meta\"}},{\"type\":\"headline\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"Resistance through aid\",\"image_align\":\"left\",\"image_margin\":\"xsmall\",\"text_align\":\"center\",\"title_color\":\"warning\",\"title_element\":\"h1\",\"title_font_family\":\"secondary\",\"title_style\":\"h1\"}},{\"type\":\"headline\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"<span class=\\\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\\\">supporting the most vulnerable communities facing genocide in Gaza<\/span>\",\"image_align\":\"left\",\"image_margin\":\"xsmall\",\"text_align\":\"center\",\"title_color\":\"primary\",\"title_element\":\"h1\",\"title_style\":\"text-meta\"}}]}],\"props\":{\"column_gap\":\"large\",\"margin_bottom\":\"remove\",\"margin_top\":\"large\",\"width\":\"small\"}}],\"name\":\"GET INVOLVED\"},{\"type\":\"section\",\"props\":{\"animation\":\"slide-bottom-medium\",\"animation_delay\":\"200\",\"class\":\"tm-section-default\",\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"overlap\":true,\"padding_bottom\":\"small\",\"padding_top\":\"small\",\"style\":\"muted\",\"title_breakpoint\":\"xl\",\"title_position\":\"center-right\",\"title_rotation\":\"left\",\"vertical_align\":\"\",\"width\":\"\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"row\",\"props\":{\"alignment\":\"center\",\"column_gap\":\"large\",\"width\":\"default\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"headline\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"<span>A network of over 200 teams across Gaza, led by the communities they serve. 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