Our work in Gaza and the West Bank territories
War Child has been working in Gaza and the West Bank since 2006 to protect children from harm and stand up for their rights.
In response to the devastating war on Gaza, we are working to deliver our biggest aid and mental health response in our history and are supporting thousands of separated and orphaned children. We’re also working with local partners to improve access to quality education and tackle gender-based violence.
War Child programmes include
Emergency Aid
We’re on the ground delivering emergency supplies such as food, clean water and shelter. In 2023, we met the urgent needs of 119,867 children and adults, and in 2024 we have reached over 180,000 people, including more than116,600 children.
Child Protection
In Gaza and the West Bank, we have supported over 500 children who have been separated from their families or orphaned. In the West Bank, we continue to work with local partners to provide mental health support and child protection services, ensuring children receive the best immediate and long-term care.
Mental Health Support
Across oPt we run activities to help children process trauma and build resilience, including creative sessions and specialist mental health services.
Education
In the West Bank we are providing critical catch-up sessions for children whose education has been impacted by the increase in violence. In Gaza we run community education activities in shelters to ensure children can continue learning despite the conflict.
Reach Now
We train teachers and school counsellors to identify children in need of mental health support and refer them to more specialist services. So far, we’ve already trained staff in 100 schools across the West Bank.
Addressing gender-based violence
We strive to protect children from gender-based violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect through improving child protection and mental health support services in Gaza and parts of the West Bank.
We Rise
This project works to improve the participation of women and girls in national decision-making processes while also addressing violations of Palestinian women’s rights.
TeamUp
TeamUp strengthens children's resilience through movement-based activities such as sports and dance. The sessions help to relieve stress and tension while helping children to process the trauma they have experienced.
