Palestinians turn to communal ovens to bake bread in Gaza
Summary
Many families in Gaza are using communal ovens to bake bread for free because fuel and food are very expensive and scarce due to ongoing conflict. Women like Azza Ashour and Randa Adwan are managing households and working at these ovens to feed their children and earn a small income.Key Facts
- Azza Ashour, a mother of five, uses a communal oven in a school shelter to bake bread for her children.
- Azza’s husband has been detained by the Israeli army since May 2024 without trial.
- Food aid from the World Food Programme is irregular, arriving only once every one or two months.
- Cooking fuel and firewood have become too expensive for many displaced families.
- The communal ovens are supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and allow free baking.
- Randa Adwan, a mother of seven with a college degree, bakes bread at the communal oven to earn about $23 a day.
- Jobs in Gaza are very limited, so baking at the oven is assigned by a lottery system.
- Due to war and displacement, women like Azza and Randa have taken on full responsibility for their families’ care and income.
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