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Please watch my video until the end. It tells my story better than words ever can—who I was before the war, what happened to my family, and why I am asking for your help today.

My name is Mohammed Matar, a father of two beautiful children, Esraa and Sohaib. I also care for my elderly parents, my sisters, and their children. Like thousands of families in Gaza, the war changed every part of our lives.

When I started this campaign on November 10, 2024, my only goal was simple: to keep my family alive.

Thanks to your generous contributions, $11,140 has been raised as of today, July 9, 2026. Every dollar was used transparently for food, clean water, medicine, and other basic necessities that helped my family survive during the hardest days of our lives.

Today, I am asking for something different.

I don't want to depend on donations forever. I want the chance to work again.

Before the war, I earned a Bachelor's degree in Medical Laboratory Science and worked in laboratories and hospitals. The war took away our home, my job, and everything we had built.

Today, work opportunities in Gaza are almost nonexistent. After thinking carefully about the few opportunities still available, I found one realistic way to support my family again.

My dream is to buy an electric motorcycle and start a small delivery business. It may seem like a simple vehicle, but for my family it represents something much bigger.

It means I can earn an honest income.

It means I can buy food for my children with the money I earn through my own work.

It means my children can see their father standing on his own feet again instead of waiting for aid.

Electric bicycle prices in Gaza now cost between 16,000 and 25,000 ILS (approximately $5,338 - $8,344 USD). To see the current market prices yourself, please check this TikTok video.

"My new fundraising goal is $5,338. Adding this to the $11,140 previously raised will bring our total campaign goal to $16,478, which will allow me to purchase the motorcycle and begin working as soon as possible."

Once I reach this goal, I will document every step—from purchasing the motorcycle to starting work—and I will continue sharing updates with everyone who supported us.

If you are able to donate, even $5 or $10 can bring me one step closer to rebuilding my family's future.

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If you cannot donate, please consider sharing my campaign. A single share could reach the person who changes our lives.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for believing in my family.

Your kindness helped us survive.

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I am Widad, writing to you today with a heavy heart for my mother, Suhaila, who is currently undergoing urgent surgeries in the hospital.

Her health condition is very serious, and we are going through critical and difficult moments, waiting for any news that can bring us comfort and hope.

Every passing moment feels heavy as we wait and pray for her safety and recovery

Please… act now. Silence is taking her away from me. Every moment without help brings us closer to losing her. I beg you from my heart, don’t scroll past—help us before it’s too late

Every second matters. Any small donation can help save her life. Please don’t ignore us. Share this message, donate if you can. Your kindness could give my daughter a chance to live and see tomorrow.

We have nothing left.

Our home was destroyed.

We sleep under the open sky, exposed to cold, fear, and hunger.

No walls. No roof. No tent.

My father was injured in the war and cannot work.

My mother is very sick — her iron is dangerously low, and we cannot afford her medicine.

Her illness is confirmed by a hospital report, which you can see

Every night, I watch her struggle and pray she survives.

I have four sisters and my little brother Shukri.

Look at this video 😢… My siblings and I are searching through the rubble of our destroyed home for any clothes we can wear. Everything is torn, everything is broken… we are just trying to find something to cover ourselves in these hard days."

He is scared, weak, and I am the only one trying to protect him.

And my little sister Mira, only two years old, cries for milk… and I have nothing to give her.

My little sister Mira is suffering from severe malnutrition and is currently in the hospital. She is weak and unable to rest properly, and we are deeply worried about her."

I was forced to leave school. My dreams are gone.

All I can do is fight every day to keep my family alive.

We are just children… carrying a life no child should ever bear.

Please… help us survive.

Even a small donation can give: • Medicine for my mother

• Milk for Mira

• Care and support for Shukri

• A simple shelter to protect all of us

."Medicines for my mom."

If you cannot donate, please share our story.

Help us. Save us. We are slowly dying. 😭💔🙏

The army has ordered the evacuation of the areas around us. People are running in fear, carrying their children and whatever little they have left. I recorded a video so the world can see the suffering we are going through and the fear surrounding us every second.

Please, I beg you, help us before it is too late. Help us before we are bombed and disappear like so many others. Any support, donation, or share could save the lives of my children.

Please do not ignore our cries for help.

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On June 29, russian airstike on Kharkiv killed 23yo student, Fatima. Her friend, Nani Adaobi Merian, Nigerian graduate is injured and fighting for her life in a coma.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine:

"A medal for taking part in Russia’s war against Ukraine and another from an international sporting event – in the hands of the same person.

Is this really acceptable?

While some international sports organisations are lifting restrictions on Russian athletes, Russia continues to wage its war of aggression – and to reward those who support and take part in its invasion of Ukraine. It is already integrating participants in the war into its Paralympic movement.

This is why the International Olympic Committee’s decision to lift its recommendations regarding the participation of Russian athletes is unacceptable and should concern everyone. So does the earlier decision by the International Paralympic Committee and some federations. International sport is built on fair play and respect. It must never become a platform for those linked to Russia’s aggression and terror.

The flag of a state that carries out daily attacks on civilians, commits atrocities and occupies foreign territory has no place at international sporting events. Its anthem should never be played at competitions created to celebrate the values of peace and friendship. This is hypocrisy at its worst.

Allowing this undermines the very values international sport stands for. International sport must not be a place for normalising aggression.