Business Directory

Near East Refugee Incorporated in 1968 to help ease the suffering of Palestinian refugees after the Arab-Israeli War of 1967, ANERA is non-political and non-religious and is one of the largest American non-profits working solely in the Middle East for 40 years. In fiscal year 2008, ANERA delivered more than $50 million worth of donated medicine and medical supplies into Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon. With offices in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon and Jordan, ANERA employs more than 60 full-time staff who are locally hired and work with local partners. ANERA helps local institutions become more self-sufficient and effective in serving their communities. Every project is planned in consultation with the communities that ultimately benefit

American Palestinian Women’s Association (APWA)
APWA is a non-profit, non-political, secular, organization, established in 2004 by concerned American Palestinian women in The Washington, DC Metropolitan Area.
APWA aims to:
• Address the needs of American Palestinian women and their families.
• Build American Palestinian women's capacity to improve their familial social, cultural and economic conditions.
• Create support networks for American Palestinian women and their families for better and more effective integration in the U.S.
• Introduce the Palestinian narrative thru cultural interaction to build cross-cultural bridges between and among our communities.