Donate to women’s organizations on the ground providing relief and support to civilians during the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon, Palestine and Israel. Support women and children, who are disproportionately affected by the violence, however you can.

Here are some partners who you may wish to consider supporting:

The Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action (CRTD.A), which promotes gender equality and the leadership of Arab women, is working with the Zicco Relief Centre to secure basic supplies for women and children affected by the conflict. Donate via Global Fund for Women (see below) or directly (see instructions below).

Helem, a Lebanese group promoting the rights of sexual minorities and women, has shifted its center to a refugee intake point, providing blankets, food, and other basic supplies for the refugees from south Lebanon.

The International Women’s Commission (IWC), brings together Palestinian, Israeli and international women dedicated to an end of the Israeli occupation and a just peace based on international law (including relevant UN resolutions), human rights and equality. The IWC aims to address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through immediate final status negotiations leading to a viable sovereign Palestinian state alongside the state of Israel on the June 4, 1967 borders. It works for an ongoing and comprehensive reconciliation in order to realise a mutually secure and sustainable peace and co-existence.

Global Fund for Women does not implement relief efforts but provides grants to organizations on the ground, including those listed above, who do. They can also simplify the donation process by quickly granting funds to those on the ground. They have ensured their grantees that they may use any moneys from open grants to address the current situation, and they are bolstering their efforts to provide necessary services and supplies, and supporting their calls for peace. See their Response to the Middle East Crisis.

To donate to Helem directly, visit their site or use these bank details:
1. Bank Address: Audi Bank SAL, Sodeco Branch, Sodeco, Beirut – Lebanon
2. Bank telephone number: + 961 1 612792
3. Bank fax number: + 961 1 612793
4. Post address: P.O.BOX: 11-2560, RIAD EL SOLH, 1107-2808, BEIRUT
5. Account Name: CRTD-A
6. Account number: 832593-461-002-044-01 (US$)
7. ABA/SWIFT number: AUDBLBBX
8. Name and address of corresponding US bank (in case needed):
Audi Bank -USA
USA Building
19 East 54th Street,
New York, N.Y 10022 USA
Phone: +1 212 833 1000
Swift Code: AUS AUS 33