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Your gift to NEF supports education, peacebuilding, job and income creation, and community empowerment for people in some of the Middle East and North Africa’s most impoverished areas.

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NEF Heroes

Now more than ever NEF wants to remind you that there are still heroes among us creating positive change in their communities across the globe. We’d like to introduce you to some of them LEARN MORE

NEF 2018 Impact Report

NEF’s 2018 Impact Report is now available online and for download. It features a message from NEF President, Charles Benjamin, and highlights from the reporting year. Check it out! READ MORE

A Family Unites During Hard Times: Asma’s Story

NEF is working with Syrian refugees and struggling Lebanese and Jordanian women to help them start or expand income generating activities in order to help support their families. This is Asma’s story. READ MORE

1,193

In Jordan, 1,193 women established or expanded enterprises in business with NEF support since 2014, including cheese production, songbird breeding, sewing, photography—increasing household incomes by 64%

Restoring Lives, Restoring Mali

For a year, Kaadi struggled to get water to his rice fields. His earthen irrigation quickly fell apart. With some training from NEF, a few donated supplies, and his own hard work, his fortunes turned for the better just as fast.

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Refugees get a hand up – not a hand out

In an effort to expand her cheese making business, Hana sought help from the Near East Foundation. This help included business and marketing training, as well as capital. She hopes to increase her cheese production and move into the production of other dairy products.

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Financial Independence in a Close-Knit Community

Khadija is a single mother in the West Bank who started a clothing shop to give herself financial independence. NEF and the Rangoonwala Foundation to gave her the knowledge to expand and market her skills while completely taking over operation of her business.

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NEF Heroes

NEF 2018 Impact Report

A Family Unites During Hard Times: Asma’s Story

In Jordan, 1,193 women established or expanded enterprises in business with NEF support since 2014, including cheese production, songbird breeding, sewing, photography—increasing household incomes by 64%

Restoring Lives, Restoring Mali

Refugees get a hand up – not a hand out

Financial Independence in a Close-Knit Community

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