Egyptian NGOs are working overtime to help deliver desperately needed relief to Palestinians in Gaza living under the most brutal assault on a civilian population we’ve seen in this century. Among the organizations who have reached out to us this week:

EFB is sending 2k tons of food to Gaza: The Egyptian Food Bank (EFB) is sending a convoy of 120 trucks loaded with some 2k tons of ready-to-eat food to Gaza, it said in a statement (pdf). The supplies are intended to serve 150k palestinian families, constituting EFB’s largest convoy to date. The NGO has already dispatched a convoy of 41 trucks loaded with 500 tons of food to the besieged territory.

Vodafone + Mersal provide telemedicine services to Gaza: Health charity foundation Mersal is providing free medical consultations and first aid instructions remotely to sick and injured people in Gaza through a partnership with Vodafone, according to a statement (pdf). Patients can get in touch with Mersal through the following platforms:

  • Social media: Facebook, Instagram
  • WhatsApp: +20 (0)10 6960 0015 or + 20 (0)10 6960 0045

MEANWHILE- Beltone and Wayana offer workplace training for people with down syndrome: Beltone Financial Holding and Wayana International Foundation have created a training program to equip individuals with down syndrome with workplace skills and knowledge, according to a joint statement(pdf). Financed by Beltone, the “Train to Sustain” program caters to individual training needs, the statement reads.

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