Anera Rooftop Gardens Program (Gaza)
Gaza, Palestine · Operator: Anera
Overview
In land-scarce Gaza, Anera turns vulnerable families' rooftops into water-efficient productive space to foster food self-sufficiency and ease food insecurity
Citizen participation
Vulnerable families set up rooftop greenhouses and hydroponic systems and grow their own seasonal crops
Operating model
NGO humanitarian aid providing greenhouses, seedlings and training; self-consumption plus surplus sales
Impact
Provides means of self-provision to households suffering acute and moderate food insecurity
Crops
- seasonal vegetables
Scale
脆弱世帯の住宅屋上 / rooftops of vulnerable family homes
Sources（2）
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