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SubscribeJanuary 15, 2009 3:39 PM
Northwest aid trickles in to Gaza; Mercy Corps partners with Qatar NGO
Posted by Kristi Heim
As the crisis in the Gaza Strip occupies UN and world leaders, the situation on the ground eased enough to get two truckloads into the territory, Mercy Corps reported. Still humanitarian workers said food and medicine is moving at a snail's pace, and they've had to resort to buying limited supplies inside Gaza at exorbitant prices.
These photos taken by Saleh Jadallah for Mercy Corps show the state of affairs in Gaza City. About 5,000 people signed an online petition urging immediate access for aid shipments.
Mercy Corps says it partnered with a non-governmental organization based in Qatar, Reach Out to Asia, to respond jointly to the emergency, part of a longer-term agreement between the two groups to address disasters, conflicts and economic collapse in the Middle East.
The two groups are sending 600 tons of food and supplies, such as mattresses, pillows, blankets, powdered milk, rice, canned tuna, dates and soy oil. They are hoping that as many as 27 trucks can enter Gaza this weekend.
Ever tech-savvy, the non-profit has created a Twitter feed to follow the events unfolding in real time.
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