Help Sharifa's Family Rebuild Their Lives in Gaza

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Help Sharifa's Family Rebuild Their Lives in Gaza
Hello friends, I have launched this fundraising campaign to support my cousin Sharifa and her family in rebuilding their lives with dignity, especially after her husband was seriously injured in the neck during the distribution of U.S. aid. The following message is from Sharifa: My name is Sharifa Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamad, I am 42 years old, married to Osama Mahmoud Mohammed Hamad (43 years old). We are a Palestinian family of five, trying to survive after losing everything due to war and forced displacement. Our children are: • Aya Osama Mahmoud Hamad, 16 years old • Ibrahim Osama Mahmoud Hamad, 13 years old (suffers from seizures) • Karim Osama Mahmoud Hamad, 10 years old Before the war, our family depended on social assistance that was provided every three months, but this support has now completely stopped. We had no stable source of income, especially since my husband is unable to work due to serious and life-threatening health conditions. During the war, my husband was critically injured while trying to bring a bag of flour to feed our children. He was struck by shrapnel in his neck on August 14, 2025, during the distribution of U.S. aid. The shrapnel is still lodged in his neck to this day, posing a constant and serious threat to his life. In addition to this dangerous injury, my husband also suffers from a herniated disc in his back, which causes severe pain and prevents him from working or performing any physical labor. We were forcibly displaced multiple times while fleeing bombardment and death: • First displacement from Rafah: May 5, 2024 • Second displacement: May 25, 2024 • Third displacement: July 31, 2024 We lost the last of our savings (2,000 shekels) just to pay for transportation to escape the bombing and protect our children. Today, we are living in extremely harsh humanitarian conditions. Hunger and poverty have overwhelmed us, and our children are suffering from illness and dehydration due to the lack of clothes, bedding, and basic necessities. Our son Ibrahim also suffers from ongoing seizures, which adds to our daily struggles and urgent medical needs. Despite everything, we are trying to rebuild our lives with dignity. We are seeking support to start a small firewood-selling business, with a total cost of 1500 $. This simple project would provide us with a modest source of income to secure food, medicine, and basic needs for our children, without relying entirely on emergency aid. We humbly ask for your help and solidarity. Any contribution, no matter how small, can make a real difference in the life of a family that has endured war, displacement, and loss. Thank you for your kindness, support, and for sharing our story Sharifa & the family

$1,056 raised Of $5,000

Maha’s Palestinian Journal

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Maha’s Palestinian Journal
Children in Gaza are living through unimaginable hardship. Many have lost their homes, access to food, clean water, and basic medical care. Children who should be in school or playing safely are instead facing hunger, displacement, injury, and deep psychological trauma. Some are orphaned, others are caring for sick or wounded family members, and many are simply struggling to survive each day in conditions no child should ever endure. This campaign supports Maha’s Palestinian Journal, a living chronicle of life in Gaza over the past two years under bombardment, siege, displacement, and now deliberate starvation. The journal is an act of bearing witness, preserving memory, and telling the truth of what it means to live through the ongoing destruction of Palestine. At a time when Palestinian voices are routinely silenced, removed, or erased, this work exists to ensure that these experiences are recorded and shared with the world. While the journal remains the central focus, this effort is also guided by a deep sense of responsibility to help wherever possible. As the work continues, every effort will be made to support children and families facing urgent humanitarian needs, including access to food, basic medical care, shelter, and essential supplies, through trusted local relief efforts and humanitarian channels providing direct assistance on the ground. Children in Gaza are currently living through a severe humanitarian crisis. Families have been displaced multiple times, leaving them without stable shelter. Food shortages have made daily meals uncertain, and access to medical care is extremely limited, particularly for injured children, children with disabilities, and those suffering from malnutrition. No child should be left hungry, injured, or without hope, and no people should be forced into silence while this unfolds. Funds raised through this campaign will help sustain the continuation and publication of Maha’s Palestinian Journal while also allowing support, as much as possible, for humanitarian relief efforts during this critical time. Every contribution helps protect this testimony, support survival, and remind those enduring this crisis that they are not forgotten. Please consider supporting this campaign for Maha’s Palestinian Journal. At this time, the situation is extremely precarious, and support of any kind makes a meaningful difference. If you are unable to contribute, sharing this campaign is also a powerful act of solidarity. With thanks and sincere appreciation.

$40 raised Of $20,000