Gaza Bakery

The Gaza Strip is currently facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, with over 90% of its population experiencing acute food insecurity. The ongoing conflict has led to the destruction of vital infrastructure, including bakeries, and has severely disrupted food supply chains. As a result, more than 2 million people are dependent on food assistance, with over 60,000 children requiring immediate treatment for acute malnutrition.In response to this dire situation, SWAN has partnered with the Al Anqaa Association in Gaza to launch an emergency initiative aimed at providing daily bread to displaced families during the holy month of Ramadan. Bread is a staple in the Gazan diet, yet the conflict has led to severe shortages, exacerbating the hunger crisis.

Our Objectives:

Daily Bread Distribution: Operate a bakery equipped with traditional ovens to produce and distribute fresh bread to 30 shelters across North Gaza, targeting 150,000 displaced individuals, including vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly, and women.

Funding Requirements:

To sustain this critical operation throughout Ramadan, we aim to raise $24,100, covering:

Food Supplies & Fuel

Bakery Rent

Oven Installation

Staff Wages

Transportation & Logistics

Documentation & Reporting

This budget ensures the production of 3,000 loaves daily, with a daily operational cost of $510.

The project idea based on operating of a bakery consisting of 3 large traditional hand made ovens in a rent place during the month of Holy Ramadan , contracting with a group of 6 poor women and administrator person who will operate the bakery to provide to provide 300 bags of bread per day , each bag contains 10medium size loaves of bread , in total 3000 loaves of bread will be produced and distributed per day in the whole month of Ramadan .

❖ Target beneficiaries :Displaced people in North Gaza in shelters and refuge centers .

The United Nations has highlighted the escalating risk of famine in Gaza, with projections indicating that famine could occur anytime between mid-March and May 2024 if immediate action is not taken.

The recent ceasefire offers a narrow window of opportunity to deliver essential aid and prevent further deterioration of the humanitarian situation.We urge individuals, organizations, and governments to support this life-saving initiative. Your contribution will directly impact the lives of thousands, providing them with the most basic human necessity: food.

Together, we can bridge the gap between your compassion and their survival.

❖ Anticipated number of benefecieries : About 150,000 people .

❖ Target areas : 30 Refuge centers among various areas in North Gaza which have high intensity of displacement on daily basis distribution round for each shelter. The 30 Target Locations Are :• Fatimah bintu Asad School• AL Rafeey elementary School• Al Naqab elementary School• Al Nazlah sheltered center• Othman Bin Affan School• Al shifa medical complex• Al Sahabah sheltered center• Al Remal School• Osama bin Zayed School• Zainab Al Wazeer School• Al Shatee School• Asmaa Bintu Abeebakr School• Al Qahirah School• Al Shujaeyah Shelter• Al Yarmouk Shelter• Ard Al Insan Shelter• Al Wehdah Shelter• Arbakan School• Al Zaitoon Shelter• Al Tufah Shelter• Al Zarqah Shelter• Al Daraj Shelter• Yafa Shelter• Halwah Camp1• Halawah Camp 2• Halawah Camp 3• Suaad Al Shawwa School• Al Nasr Shelter• Al Sheikh Radwan Shelter• Filesteen Shelter

It should be noted that the ovens of the bakery will be used later after the end of the month of Ramadan in other similar projects of distributing bread to the displaced people , so we hope for your accepting our recommendations to you and your generous donors to continue supporting the bakery after the month of Ramadan to ensure that marginalized people and those suffering from the difficulties of war and famine continue to have access to a loaf of bread and to protect them and their children from the risk of starvation.