Podcast: social work around the world – West Bank and Gaza

In this episode of the miniseries, ‘Social work around the world’, Community Care’s careers editor, Sharmeen Ziauddin, speaks to social worker Riad Arar, who is from Hebron, a city south of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank.
He describes what life has been like for him since 7 October 2023. Increased military checkpoints have made delivering services incredibly hard for social workers and healthcare professionals. The focus is on survival and having the basic necessities.
Ria