Gaza Emergency

After 2 years of brutal attacks on Gaza, MECA team and partners are still providing emergency assistance to children and families to help them survive.

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The Middle East Children’s Alliance is a nonprofit organization working for the rights and the well-being of children in the Middle East. MECA supports dozens of community projects for Palestinian children and refugees from Syria. Since 1988 we have delivered $42 million in food and medical aid to Palestine, Iraq, and Lebanon. MECA welcomes the support of all people who care about children and their future.

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We create educational and cultural programs in the US and internationally to increase understanding of the lives of children in the Middle East. We collect funds so that we can provide:

  • Direct Aid: Providing food, medicine, medical supplies, clothes, books, toys and school supplies to children
  • Clean, Safe Water: Building and installing water purification units in schools and preschools throughout Gaza
  • Financial Support for Community Projects: Partnering with clinics, kindergartens, counseling centers, libraries, accessible parks and playgrounds, sports teams, arts and media programs.
  • University Scholarships: Awarding scholarships to talented and ambitious high school graduates in the West Bank and Gaza to obtain degrees and the skills to make important contributions to their communities and their country.

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Palestinian Partner Organizations
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150+

Scholarships/yr to West Bank & Gaza students
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35 Yrs

Educational & Cultural Events in the USA
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42MM

In Aid to Palestine, Lebanon & lraq
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88 Units

Of Water Purification In Gaza
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Events

MECA regularly holds public events with writers, articles, activists, films, and filmmakers to increase understanding about the Middle East and raise funds.

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News & Updates

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Project Updates

New inclusive community kitchen opens in Gaza

MECA has opened our fifth community kitchen in Gaza. This special inclusive kitchen is a partnership with Atfaluna Society for... Read More >

Emergency Aid for Gaza – Oct 2023- July 2025

Israel has been killing, injuring, and displacing people in Gaza almost continuously since October 2023. It cut off electricity, food,... Read More >

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The Blog

Rebuilding Gaza is the Solution

December 30, 2025
Photo by Hamza Z. H. Qraiqea As strong winter storms sweep across Gaza, the humanitarian catastrophe continues to deepen, a... Read More >

Your gift of WARMTH will be MATCHED

December 27, 2025
Winter is the nightmare everyone here in Gaza dreads. That their tents will flood. That their children will freeze. That... Read More >

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What People Are Saying

Well known academics, activists and professionals support MECA’s work

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They do incredible work, courageous work of enormous significance for major problems. The problems facing children under occupation and under military attack. And they have had a great record of success…

NOAM CHOMSKY, American Linguist, Philosopher, Cognitive Scientist, Historian, Social Critic and Activist

MECA has been phenomenal at making sure there’s solidarity for Palestine among people around the world. Making sure that solidarity is felt, that it gives peoople sustenance, the ability to resist, and to maintain their dignity.

Diana Buttu, Palestinian Human Rights Lawyer and Activist

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