Nashat is a 36-year-old, married man from Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza Strip. He lives with his wife and three children in a small house. As an employee in the public sector, he earns a low income. This income barely covers all the family’s needs.
Because he is not able to save enough money, Nashat took a USD loan from Palestine for Credit & Development (FATEN) to buy a solar water heating system.
Palestinians use water boilers that use either electricity, gas or gasoline to heat the water, which can be dangerous, expensive, and inefficient.
This will help Nashat to provide hot water without using electricity, which is much more expensive and not always available because of the regular blackouts in Gaza Strip and the siege.