For many Palestinians, life is difficult in Gaza in the Palestinian territories where 40 percent of people are unemployed. And for young adults who have worked hard to earn a college degree, the job search can be hopeless. CRS runs a paid internship program there that opens the door to permanent jobs.
Bisan Abu Alfateh, left, was one of more than 800 college graduates selected by CRS to take part in a paid internship in Gaza. Thanks to that program, she now has a job at this local pharmacy. Photo by Anne Marie Marsa/CRS