Text adapted from this post by palestinian writer and my dear friend Siraj Abudayeh ( @siraj2024 )

Since siraj’s home was destroyed in november by the IOF, he and his family have been displaced seven times. Since then they have been at constant risk of starvation, violence and illness.

Since the latest attack by the IOF that displaced his parents, his siblings and their families, Siraj is the sole provider for 23 family members now. This is already when three young children are sick with serious infections during a time where children in gaza are not even able to to get basic vaccinations anymore. He is struggling badly to make ends meet, and it weighs on him greatly that he is not able to provide for his family at such a difficult time.

Currently, he is at $51,480 CAD / $82,000 

He needs to reach his goal as soon as possible to take care of his family.

Please donate anything you can spare, easing this burden off his shoulders even a little is the least we can do right now

Vetted and appears #219 on @/el-shab-hussein and @/nabulsi’s list of vetted fundraisers, so please dont hesitate to share and donate.

Since the gfm organizer is based in canada, the gfm will not accept donations from paypal. Please DM @malcriada who is a trusted friend of siraj if you wish to donate using paypal, or are otherwise having any issue donating to the gfm with general cards.

On this Earth, there is what makes life worthwhile:

On this earth is the Lady of Earth, the mother of all beginnings, the mother of all endings.

Her name was Palestine.

Her name became Palestine.

My Lady, because you are my Lady, I deserve life.

- On This Earth, by Mahmoud Darwish

Please donate to these fundraisers today, they urgently need to meet their goals by next week

Shahed Muhammad @shahednhall - 21 year old who is sole provider for her family at the moment, urgently needs to raise 30k of her 50k goal to evacuate her sisters who are sick with hepatitis within the coming week, if not herself and the rest of her family. She is still 12k away from her short term goal. Please take part in the raffles being conducted for her

Wafaa Alnhal @wafans-blog - grandmother and mother who needs to reach her goal of 50k within the next week as well to evacuate her family, including her newborn grandson who is only 6 months old. Please participate in the raffles being conducted for her, she is nearing the final stretch with only 10k left to raise.

Siraj Abudayeh @siraj2024 - husband and father to three young children, who is trying to relocate the family to a safer location after massacres so close to his current camp, needs to reach at least 10k to do so. Please participate in the raffles being conducted for him.

These gfms have been verified and appear on @/el-shab-hussein and @/nabulsi’s list of vetted fundraisers so please dont hesitate to donate

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So sometimes when I’m close enough friends with someone, I like to gift them art just to show that I care and have affection for them, because im an artist and consequently sometimes its the only gift i can afford to give lol.

This is a drawing i made of my dear friend Nesma Ahmed @nesmamomen as a gift for her recently.

After there was a massacre near her camp during which her brother was shot and injured by some stray shrapnel in the crossfire, she had told me that the genocide had taken its toll and she was losing all hope of survival, all while she kept blipping in and out because her internet connection was so bad. I didn’t know what I could possibly offer to help, so obviously my solution was to gift her a little doodle i was able to do in an hour or so during free time.

It’s such a small thing, and its practically meaningless in the face of all she and her family have been facing. But she told me that it made her very happy and she had excitedly shown it to her mother as well. It warms my heart that she recieved this small thing from my side with such love and warmth. She told me it made her feel like someone actually cared.

But obviously, it is not enough.

Nesma told me yesterday that she and her family got food poisoning after eating some spoiled chicken. They had to spend a day at the clinic and probably had to spend some hard earned funds on medicines as well. She is still ill, and too tired to be online as much as she needs to raise funds even with her spotty connection. She told me some time back that she felt the only difference between her and a prisoner on death row is that at least they ask prisoners what their final wishes were.

I know you’re tired of hearing about it. I know it’s all i post about anymore and you’re probably sick of having to see all of this everyday.

But this is the everyday reality people like Nesma have to face, and they can’t escape it no matter tired they get of it. We owe it to them to help out, and we cannot lose hope for them, ESPECIALLY when they are flagging after working so hard on survival for so long.

Please help Nesma and her family. Im begging you to help my friend out. Everytime she’s late in replying to my messages I’m scared something has happened.

They desperately need your care and attention during this difficult time.

July 7th: $67,369 USD raised of $80,000 target

This gfm was verified by @/nabulsi so please dont hesitate to share.

Donate any amount you can, even $5 will make a difference! Please help her through the last stretch to achieving her goal!

And please remember to follow Nesma’s blog @nesmamomen for more detailed updates on her situation. You should be listening to her, not me.

Wafaa @hebsnhel is 42 years old and she left Gaza in February to get treatment for her own illness, but her family is still living in danger in Rafah as the iof are approaching. Her fundraiser has been verified by @/blackpearlblast and @/mothfishing. Wafaa’s first account got nuked by tumblr staff and so she had to make a new blog.

Wafaa’s family consists of 15 people, including 4 children and a newborn who suffers a lot due to the harsh conditions in the tent. Per her most recent post, Wafaa’s daughter gave birth to the newborn while suffering from a chest wound.

I’ve seen that, sadly, pro-palestine art gets more traction on here than posts of actual palestinian people so ive tried my best.

Please help these beautiful children in whatever way you can. No amount is too little. Please keep sharing.

As of June 2nd: €6,040 raised of €35,000

@nabulsi @ibtisams @anneemay