The arduous system for getting aid into Gaza

This episode of The Indicator from Planet Money interviews Arwa Damon, founder of the International Network for Aid, Relief, and Assistance (INADA), a non-profit providing medical care to children injured in war or disaster. Damon, a former CNN senior international correspondent, discusses the challenges of running a humanitarian aid organization, particularly in Gaza, where accessing and distributing aid is hampered by bureaucratic hurdles and security risks. She highlights the difficulties of securing funding due to INADA's focus on providing intensive, high-cost care to smaller groups of children rather than large-scale, lower-cost programs. Damon also describes the kindness and resilience of the Gazan people she's encountered, contrasting it with the logistical and political obstacles she faces in delivering aid.