Human Concern has been operating in Gaza since 2000, and Human Concern UK since 2023. We have operations across different sectors, including monthly food aid, emergency response, WASH, health, and education. We work with reputable partners that have the capacity and ability to provide timely assistance to people in need. We understand there are questions about delivering aid in these highly challenging times. The blockades and lack of humanitarian access are impeding the ability of many NGOs to provide help. Human Concern UK can manoeuvre around these challenges, for the time being, by working with partners that have access to funds and supplies inside Gaza.

Yes, we work with multiple partners on the ground. They have experience and expertise in running programmes and activities with a focus on children and their well-being.

Human Concern UK operates four kitchens in Gaza, providing 7,000 daily cooked iftar meals. The kitchens are located in North Gaza, Deir El Balah, and Rafah. Since the start of Ramadan, Human Concern UK has distributed over 120,000 meals.

Human Concern UK runs a medical clinic in Rafah, offering primary care and specialised services in partnership with MedGlobal, treating 700 to 800 patients daily. The services include paediatrics, maternal health, wound care, and acute trauma stabilisation services during the afternoon shift at the PHC.

To date, Human Concern UK has successfully transported food packages and essential medical supplies through six trucks via the Egypt border, distributing essential items to hospitals. These supplies include sterile gloves, bandages, wound dressings, syringes, local anaesthesia, and other medical consumables.

Most of the suppliers, primarily based in the West Bank or other countries like Turkey, allow our local partners to make payments directly to their bank accounts as requested.

In emergency situations, it is common practice to purchase urgently needed items on a credit basis.

Suppliers are understanding and willing to accept payments as the situation stabilises.

In cases where suppliers only have bank accounts in Gaza, we maintain clear books and records with our partners, ensuring that outstanding sums are tracked and settled once the conflict ends.

At the moment, we are using WhatsApp for communication, which is encrypted and accessible. Our staff on the ground are providing us with constant updates.

In the unlikely event that our staff are unable to charge their devices, and if all hospitals and emergency shelters at schools no longer have any fuel to run their generators, this would constitute a catastrophic situation where all aid delivery would come to an end, including that provided by UN agencies.

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In the past few weeks, fewer trucks have been able to reach Gaza. Since December, eleven of HCI’s trucks have crossed into Gaza, with three more cleared and entering Gaza on March 21st.

This highlights the arduous and painstaking procedure that trucks must undergo to obtain authorisation for entry into Gaza. That’s why we are working tirelessly to explore all alternative routes to deliver as much aid as possible to Gaza.

Through its years of humanitarian work in Gaza, Human Concern UK has built several strong partnerships and connections with vendors, local NGOs, community members, and volunteers. With these contacts, we are able to find sources and procure goods and services locally.

Despite the blockade on aid, commercial trucks are still allowed to enter Gaza, supplying goods for NGOs and local communities. Human Concern UK sources most products locally for its hot meals programme using donations raised, with a portion of supplies transported through HCI trucks passing via the Rafah border crossing.

Additionally, Human Concern UK is exploring collaborations with Jordanian partners to utilise secured shipping routes for food supply delivery to Gaza.

Families in Gaza are seeking shelter with relatives, in UNRWA schools, and in mosques.

Human Concern UK has procured essential shelter items, including blankets, pillows, and mattresses. These supplies will be delivered to UNRWA schools, as they are currently the safest shelters available.

Human Concern UK does not facilitate child adoption services.

This is a community-wide initiative, so individual profiles will not be provided to donors.

Instead, you will receive updates on the overall program and its impact.

At the moment, we are continuing to help everyone in need, including children, through the first phase of our relief work. This sponsorship project will be the immediate second phase of our efforts. It will address both the urgent and long-term needs of the children. The result will begin as soon as a ceasefire is reached.

We will share photos and videos of our activities with the children to keep you informed of how your donation is making an impact.

In Turkey and Egypt, we are sponsoring children evacuated from Gaza for medical treatment. During their initial treatment, they are provided with one hotel room and three meals a day by the government, but there is no follow-up care or cash allowances. Human Concern UK is fundraising to cover the costs of follow-up medical treatment, including prosthetics, therapies, and surgeries, as well as sustainable housing and cash allowances for these children.

Additionally, we are part of a coalition supporting Palestinians evacuated from Gaza and relocating to Canada. We provide comprehensive support, including shelter, essential supplies such as food and home necessities, as well as medical assistance, including mental health and trauma recovery services.