Keep Hope Alive is a project that connects multiple families in need in Gaza with a pool of donated funds. Anybody can donate through their Chuffed fundraiser. Funds are then evenly divided on a weekly basis between all 7 of the families that the project works to sustain.

The project was born from the observation that Palestinians are made to share intimate details of suffering in order to be afforded help. Its operations are designed around the following principles:

Support Palestinian autonomy by letting them choose what to share.

Prioritize Palestinians' privacy and dignity.

Alleviate the burden of asking for help. Forced displacement & internet blackouts mean that most of the families can’t log into their social media.

Create reliable, sustained help through regular giving, rather than chasing one-off donations.

The organizer of this project is my best friend in the world and I trust her implicitly. I am also managing bank transfers for one of the individual families connected to the project and can personally attest to their veracity. The specifics of every single ingoing and outgoing transaction are recorded here.

Printable flyers and shareable graphics

FAQ

Campaign update: You have helped six families evacuate Gaza City—one to go.

- Three families partnered with the giving circle have now evacuated - Three more families in the displacement camp in Jabalia have also evacuated - Akram still needs support as the cost is very high and increasing, and the family has specific needs

The other families in the giving circle urgently need help with food and supplies as the cold weather approaches and their areas face increased targeting. For example, those who have evacuated are not in "safe" areas, even if they are a bit safer now, and they are completely depleted of funds to buy food—it's still a famine.

Your renewed support matters more than ever. We've never had to respond to such level of emergency before, and the families can only do it with you.

The personal ask: We are on day 9 of this massive drive. We've exhausted every network we have access to. If you have student groups, clubs, libraries, or other spaces and groups that you can approach to ask for help, this would make a huge difference. Our toolkit hopefully does most of the work for you: an about page, a one-click magic link to send an email to friends & family, a digital & printable zine, printable flyers (A4 + US Letter), a digital graphic, FAQ to learn more (or if anyone asks you questions!), and a public accountability document: https://linktr.ee/hopegivingcircle.

long exposure self-portraits

― Elena Ferrante, The Story of the Lost Child