Palestinian Territories (Gaza/West Bank)
Welthungerhilfe (WHH) began its humanitarian response in the Palestinian Territories in April 2024, with an initial focus on Gaza in response to escalating humanitarian needs. From January 2026, WHH expanded its engagement to the West Bank, reflecting a broader commitment to addressing urgent needs while supporting longer-term resilience across the Palestinian Territories.
Responding to One of the Most Devastating Humanitarian Crises
More than two years of conflict have left Gaza facing one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history.
Over 65,000 people were killed, one-third of them children. Ninety percent of the population was displaced, many multiple times, and famine was declared in August 2025, with nearly half a million people facing starvation.
Essential services collapsed: hospitals became non-functional, schools were closed, and access to clean water, fuel, and electricity was almost entirely cut off.
Despite ongoing security and access-related challenges, WHH continues to work in Gaza with international and local partners to provide life-saving assistance and help restore dignity to communities affected by the crisis.
Our Presence and Approach
Our work in Gaza integrates food assistance, nutrition, and WASH services to help families survive amid displacement and loss.
WHH operates across Gaza City, Deir al-Balah, and Khan Younis Governorates, together with trusted local partners to ensure timely, accountable, and culturally appropriate delivery of aid.
Our approach is rooted in:
- Principled humanitarian action, maintaining neutrality and impartiality despite severe restrictions.
- Accountability to affected populations, ensuring their feedback informs programming.
- Localization and partnership with Palestinian NGOs.
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What We Do in Gaza
FOOD SECURITY
- Distribution of emergency food parcels
- Distribution of food vouchers to support access to essential food items
- Operation of community baking ovens to ensure access to fresh bread
- As part of the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM), distribution of ready-to-eat (RTE) food rations to newly displaced populations
- Identification of alternative food-security interventions relying on locally available materials to overcome access challenges
NUTRITION
- Rehabilitation of 10 nutrition centers across Gaza.
- Screening and treatment of acutely malnourished children and mothers.
- Nutrition awareness sessions for families and caregivers.
- Detection and treatment of anemia and micronutrient deficiencies.
- Establishment and support of mother and baby spaces to promote appropriate infant and young child feeding practices in emergencies (IYCF-E)
WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE (WASH)
- Emergency water trucking to nutrition centers and collective shelters.
- Rehabilitation of WASH facilities, including latrines, water tanks, and septic systems.
- Hygiene-kit distributions and hygiene-promotion sessions.
NON-FOOD ITEMS (NFIs)
- Distribution of essential sealing-off kits for displaced families.
- Distribution of bedding kits.
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Expanding Our Work to the West Bank
WHH is expanding its engagement in the West Bank through a multi-partner, multi-sectoral programme focused on strengthening resilience and livelihoods in a highly volatile context.
The project, implemented together with DKH, Juzoor, and IOCC, focuses on food security and nutrition, livelihoods and economic resilience, and community preparedness and disaster risk management.
Planned activities include support to farmers and livestock keepers, vocational and business development training for youth and entrepreneurs, cash-for-work initiatives, community-based disaster risk management, and improved access to essential health and nutrition services, with strong attention to gender equality and community participation.
Our Partners
WHH’s response is fully partnership-driven and anchored in local expertise.
- Juzoor for Health and Social Development: leading health and nutrition interventions.
- CESVI (Alliance 2015 partner): leading comprehensive WASH operations.
- People in Need, PIN (Alliance 2015 Partner): supporting nutrition and WASH through Czech MoFA funding.
- Private Sector: Seeding the Future Foundation: supporting WHH’s innovative community baking initiative.
- Ard el Insan: supporting infant and young child feeding practices
Together, these partnerships expand WHH’s reach, ensure local ownership, and deliver aid efficiently in one of the world’s most complex humanitarian environments.
Why Partner with WHH
- Trusted & Proven Expertise: Decades of humanitarian experience with deep community relationships in Palestinian territories.
- Localized & Accountable: Work through Palestinian NGOs and international networks to ensure transparency.
- Visible & Impactful: Tangible results across food, health, and water sectors.
- Transitional & Future-Focused: Leveraging WHH’s dual humanitarian–development mandate to ensure a smooth shift from emergency response to early recovery.
- Innovative & Context-Responsive: Introducing practical, locally-driven solutions, such as community baking ovens, to meet evolving needs.
Together, we can restore dignity, health, and hope to Gaza’s most vulnerable communities.
Looking Ahead
Despite immense challenges, WHH remains committed to continuing and scaling its response.
Priorities for the coming year include:
- Expanding locally sourced food security action such as, but not limited to, additional baking facilities and voucher programs.
- Scaling up activities aimed at preventing and treating acute malnutrition and referral systems.
- Enhancing WASH infrastructure in overcrowded shelters.
- Promoting economic recovery through activities supporting micro, small and medium enterprises,
- Supporting local production through agriculture initiatives targeting local farmers and agro-businesses
- Strengthening advocacy and visibility to maintain humanitarian access and donor engagement.
