Distribution of Infant Formula to Displaced Families in West Gaza City Camps

Distribution of Infant Formula to Displaced Families in West Gaza City Camps

Responding to a need that cannot be postponed, not even by a day

100 displaced families across four camps infant formula units at USD 25 each

In displacement camps, needs vary in urgency but an infant's need admits no delay. A family dependent on infant formula faces a hard equation: an expensive commodity, scarce in displacement-area markets, with no substitute and no possibility of postponement by even a single day.

In response to this specific need, the Gaza Society for Sustainable Agriculture and Friendly Environment (SAFE) distributed infant formula to displaced families in the camps of western Gaza City, through a donation from the Al-Salam Humanitarian Foundation, on 24 May 2025.

The Intervention in Numbers

• 100 displaced families caring for infants inside the camps
• Four camps in western Gaza City: Al-Ghurba–Al-Saraya, Al-Akrad–Al-Thalathini, and Al-Wafa–Abu Khadra
• USD 25 per unit a total in-kind contribution of USD 2,500
• One day to complete delivery across all four camps

Precise Targeting of a Specific Group

This intervention does not fall under general food distribution; it targets a precisely defined group: families caring for infants within displacement camps. Targeting of this kind requires identifying beneficiary households individually inside each camp rather than relying on general lists work carried out by SAFE's field teams in coordination with the management of the targeted camps.

Distribution was completed across four camps in a single day, reflecting detailed field knowledge of the displacement geography of western Gaza City and the ability to reach beneficiaries quickly.

SAFE's Role

SAFE delivered the intervention in full, without an implementing partner: identifying beneficiary families inside the camps according to need, receiving materials and assembling the units, and organising field distribution in a way that ensured fairness, ease of access, and respect for families' privacy and dignity.

Partnership Reaching the Youngest

This intervention reflects the value of partnership with humanitarian organisations able to respond rapidly to specific needs. Support from the Al-Salam Humanitarian Foundation made it possible to meet an urgent requirement for one of the most vulnerable groups of all inside displacement camps.

For twenty-five dollars, an infant's need was met a need that cannot wait. Sometimes impact is measured by how small the person it reaches is, not by how large the intervention.