Scottish public donations sustain frontline humanitarian work across Gaza, Lebanon and Syria

The Disasters Emergency Committee’s Middle East appeal has collected £5.7 million from Scottish donors, contributing to a UK total of over £68 million for aid in Gaza, Lebanon, the West Bank and Syria. Partner organisations like Christian Aid’s local team and PARC have used the funds to power municipal wells, restoring water for about 30,000 people in Beit Lahia and other camps. Agricultural assistance, including seed and tool distribution, enabled 57 farmers to cultivate 171 dunums of land during a critical planting window.

Mental-health practitioner Dr Niveen, who fled with her four children and now lives in a tent, continues to provide trauma counselling to displaced residents. In Lebanon, Farah Saifan of Islamic Relief supplies food, clean water and hygiene kits while coping with nightly bomb alerts and personal displacement. Their perseverance illustrates how Scottish generosity translates into on-the-ground resilience and dignity for communities under siege.