Helping Hand for Relief and Development Plans Winter Relief for 2,000 Families in Gaza

Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) plans to send winter relief items, including hats, socks, scarves, blankets, jackets, and long underwear, to families in the Gaza Strip. Distributions are scheduled between December 2026 and February 2027, with an estimated 2,000 families receiving goods.

Helping Hand for Relief and Development Winter Campaign Spans Twenty Countries

The Gaza project is part of HHRD's global Winter Relief Campaign, which will target hundreds of thousands of people across twenty countries. HHRD plans to invest $500,000 in locally relevant relief items worldwide.

Winter Conditions Threaten Gaza Families

Winter in Gaza, from December to February, brings cold nights, heavy rain, strong winds, and flooding in low-lying camp areas. Tents and damaged buildings offer little protection, and heating fuel is scarce and expensive. In previous winters, humanitarian agencies have reported hypothermia among infants and children, and respiratory illnesses rise sharply in the cold season.

Winter in Gaza displacement camps. Photo credit: International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Helping Hand for Relief and Development's Humanitarian Work in Gaza Since 2013

Helping Hand for Relief and Development has been working in Gaza and the West Bank since 2013, providing medical supplies, school lunches, food and winter relief items to more than 640,000 people before the war began in October 2023.

Since 2023, HHRD has provided clean drinking water, daily hot meals, tents, medical supplies, and in-kind donations to civilians living in a war zone. This Winter Relief Campaign is its latest effort and will be carried out in partnership with established emergency relief and disaster management organizations.

HHRD is fundraising for Gaza and for other countries in need of winter assistance.

To learn more, visit HHRD's Winter Relief Program page.

Source: Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) | HHRD Winter Fundraising Announcement

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