This video above shows players in Gaza Plays Peace in Summer 2023, a youth org in Gaza which is still serving children now. They are suffering terribly now, but they are still able to receive donations. GPP's leaders in Gaza (The Ahmed Family) and many of their players are all staying together in Rafah right now; thus I speak of them interchangeably--funds are for basic supplies for all the people who were able to get out of Gaza City to Rafah.

Dear Friends, 

I’m posting on behalf of my friend Loai, who founded and runs Gaza Plays Peace, a youth soccer league in Gaza City. If you've been to the Museum of the Palestinian People in DC, you might have met him giving tours there. Both Loai’s family and the child players have been displaced to Rafah; their house in Gaza City is completely flattened. 

Left: Loai with GPP players Right: Bulldozer tracks and a crater are all that remain of the Ahmed family home, headquarters of GPP

Loai is still able to get funds to his family to support them and the kids. Right now they have eaten this week thanks to donations. Unfortunately none of them have been able to get on a list to get out yet. We are raising money for basic supplies like food and tents. I will provide updates on this post and on the fundraiser itself if anything changes.

We are fundraising through Save Our Story, a nonprofit organization that supports Palestinian organizations in the USA. Organizations they support include Filistia Films, the studio that produced Brooklyn Inshallah and Angel of Gaza. This means all your donations are tax-deductible.

More info at the fundraiser page below. I can personally vouch for Loai and Gaza Plays Peace as an organization. We haven't been able to get many photos recently except for the destroyed house.

If you have any tech issues with the page or have any questions, send me a message. 

Please give; any amount helps, and please share!