No privacy, constant struggles for women in Gaza’s crowded tent camps

In Gaza’s tent camps, women face hardships exacerbated by a lack of privacy due to overcrowding and displacement, leading to challenges in maintaining modesty and dignity. Displaced women resort to using prayer shawls constantly, makeshift sanitary pads, and shared hole-in-the-ground toilets, as resources are scarce and prices have soared. Despite the urgent need for menstrual hygiene products, clean water, and toilets, aid workers struggle to meet demand due to blocked supplies at border crossings, leaving women feeling exposed and vulnerable in the harsh winter conditions.

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