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Organization	Rebuilding Alliance
Region	Palestine
Website	Website
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ProjectLeader	Donna Baranski-walker

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The Corona pandemic has damaged the world food supply, lowering food exports and dramatically impacting the world economy. One important way for unemployed Palestinian families to get by is to garden or raise chickens, goats, sheep, cows, or rabbits. Please give the poorest families in Gaza and the West Bank the gardening supplies or livestock they need to produce their own food and start a home-based business -a vital, sustainable climate action.

Challenge

While the pandemic has triggered an economic collapse with deep implications for families in Gaza and the West Bank, it may offer a reprieve for the climate. Reduced fuel consumption and local food production are lowering the carbon footprint. The crisis, though, will be particularly severe on the vulnerable, especially Palestinians without jobs. Made all the harder by Israel's occupation of Palestine, please help the poorest achieve sustainable food production and advocate for their rights.

Long-Term Impact

We draw upon time-honored Palestinian commitment to agricultural sustainability, working with community-based orgs to mentor Palestinian families in need, help them improve their nourishment, and develop a local income source. We are joining the OCHA Food Cluster consortium of the regional sustainable agriculture programs and be more effective together. In our experience, appeals to Congress do successfully safeguard Palestinian investments. Now, we'll make it work in a "just-climate" framework.