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When I was a kid, I had lots of room to run around outside. It was a beautiful place to live. Running from one side of the property to the other would take you probably about a minute. There was plenty of grass, plenty of trees, plenty of wildlife. I couldn't ask for better.

Hilda, pregnant with her firstborn child, has been lying awake all night; fretting over the slow trickle of the donations that just barely keep her alive. Knowing that the water is contaminated and the little food she is lucky enough to eat is insufficient nutrition for the life kindling inside her, no doubt the little one feels her stress already.

When I was a kid, we had a few plastic barrels lying around, and we had enormous fun kicking them down the slope to watch them roll away. We'd chase them all the way down to the bottom of the hill, and then push them back up again. Push, push, push. And then we could do it all over again.

It's a great and daunting thing to ask for help. Yet Hilda has braved this uncomfortable, exhausting charade for days upon days upon months upon months, and is still struggling. She needs to eat! She needs to be warm and healthy and safe! She needs to know that there are good, kind people in the world who care what happens to her. She needs our support. Today, tomorrow, and the day after that. Every day until she can say, "Thank you. I am okay now."

Hilda, sister I didn't know I had, I hope you can rest a little easier soon. I hope these words stir the hearts of our community and they push the barrel with me. Every pair of hands that pushes this barrel moves it a little further up the hill to where it needs to go, and I promise, when we're done, we can admire the view together.

Now that I have your attention...

My other posts on Nader's campaign got traction which is great but have since slowed and I want to clarify something: funds on GoFundMe CANNOT be accessed until the goal is reached, and GoFundMe also takes a percentage of them. Basically these situations look more promising than they are. So really there's no time to give up.

This campaign is organized by Abdul Salam Al-Anqar who has a 1 year old daughter suffering malnutrition as well as seven other family members. Their home and places of employment have been destroyed.

Can you match my donation of €10 today? Share in replies if you can.

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If you broke a bone or had a serious injury, did you have to do physical therapy? I know I did when I broke my wrist. For me, physical therapy was annoying and a little painful, but I was fortunate to be able to receive it.

Mohammed Al-Habil is not so fortunate.

While searching for firewood with his older brother Omar, Mohammed was bombed by the occupation. Omar, a young nurse whose wife was expecting a baby, was martyred. Mohammed received a severe leg wound that left him immobile. He spent months in the hospital, and lost all function in his left leg due to being unable to move it.

Mohammed was prescribed physical therapy, which medical staff in north Gaza continue to do their best to provide. But physical therapy can be very expensive, even in peacetime. For a family with no income due to an ongoing genocidal invasion, it is impossible to pay the required fees.

Without paying these fees, Mohammed will be unable to receive physical therapy. This means his leg will not heal properly, and his ability to walk may be impaired or destroyed for the rest of his life. It is very urgent that he receives this treatment!

He was prescribed therapy almost every day. Each session costs about $50 USD. That’s $50 USD EVERY DAY. This is an enormous burden for Mohammed, as it would be for any of us as well.

Any support you can provide will go toward helping Mohammed regain his mobility, and will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you❤️

NOTE:

the fundraiser is in EUR, but costs in Gaza are mostly paid in USD. The conversion rate is about $1 USD = €0.95 EUR.

So for example, if you want to send $20 USD, please donate €19 EUR. Additionally,

$5 USD = about €5 EUR

$10 USD = about €9.50 EUR

$20 USD = about €19 EUR

i like clicking buttons too but i am asking you to actually pay attention to things that matter even if you don't have a fun poll to engage with. it's ridiculous how inventive people have to get to entertain tumblr userbase enough for you to reblog fundraisers nowadays.

donate to mahmoud ( @ma7moudgaza2 ). his fundraiser slowed down significantly again, once the polls in the promo posts expired. he's currently at $19,794 USD raised of the temporary $20,000 goal. it is a verified, trusted campaign.

I just have earrings and am not planning on getting more, but what about you? Are you happy with the amount of piercings you have or would you like more? Tell all in the tags

And while you're here, please share and donate if you can to help out a woman widowed by genocide and her 2 small children. Winter makes everything more dangerous and expensive.

They were three children living a normal, comfortable life with all their needs provided for. Nasser, 8 years old, Baraa, 4 years old, and Adam, 1 year old.

Our story with Adam: Adam was one year old when the war started and he left his home and the wonderful, dignified life. He was displaced to a tent without the minimum necessities of life. A team came to provide support and assistance and brought some food and fruits.

Adam's reaction was strange. He attacked the fruits without realizing it. He ate them greedily. Adam began to ask his father for fruits on a daily basis as if he was exploring the world through them.

story by dana alanqar, art by @panspy-draws

my followers know of @ibrahim-blogs' vetted campaign. thanks to everyone's kindness, he's now two-thirds of the way to his goal. he still needs our help– but he and his sister hope to rally the same attention to their relatives, who are a lot lower on funds (just 2% of the way to their goal!!) and have more people to evacuate.

How much do you think should be expected of a 17yo when his dad has major surgery?

Personally, I think it's reasonable to expect a teenager to take on more of the housework or babysitting, or things like that. I think it's good to have some way you can help when you're worried about someone you love.

But when a teenager has the weight on his shoulders of trying to make sure his family survives, that's a hard thing. I wish no teenager had to carry that burden.

Nader has been carrying that burden for awhile. He's a friendly, earnest kid and he's extremely determined to help take care of his family. Today he's stressing about his dad's surgery on November 11th and how they'll cover costs for that while still taking care of his little siblings in winter in a war zone.

Will you join me in taking care of this family?

My income is below minimum wage, so today I could only help with €5, but I know every little bit adds up!!

Be honest with yourself. Can you share €5 too? Maybe skip some treat in order to be the kind of person you want to be? Reblog with a receipt to show you helped!! (I put mine under the readmore)

You can rest assured that this campaign is legit!

It was verified by GazaVetters (#4), and I've also been seeing multiple videos circulating of Nader showing us what it's like on the ground in Gaza, with Tumblr blogs he's been in contact with held up on his phone. He looks exactly as he does in the fundraiser photos.

Please join me in sending tangible solidarity to this family, or at least share their gfm and consider setting a phone alarm for next time you get paid so you remember to contribute then.

Let's work together to live our values and take care of the vulnerable! 🤍🤍🤍

It has taken over 2 WEEKS for the Ashour family to reach their short term goal of €45,000. Their full goal is €50,000 to evacuate.

The Ashour family consists of Amal, her husband and baby Maryam. You can follow Amal at @amalashuor

Before the genocide, Amal was studying for a Masters degree in French, and Maryam was only 9 months old.

They have been violently displaced countless times, forcing them to dip into their evacuation funds and raise their goal from €30k to €50k. Please read Amal's explanation of the costs.

The money from this fundraiser is all they have to survive. These funds are required feed and provide winter clothing for little Maryam.

They have witnessed far too many close calls with iof bombings and direct attacks. They have also lost their tent and belongings due to being forced to stay near the sea, meaning they are at the mercy of abrupt weather and tide changes.

They need €5k PER MONTH just to afford necessities for their surival:

Amal also shared with me how terrified she was on October 7th just passed. It marks 1 year since the genocide began, and she feared the worst from the iof. She told me this day passed by with no incidents, but that does NOT mean they are not in danger. The situation can change at literally any moment. Does that not terrify you?!?!

€45,006 / €50,000

ONLY €4,994 TO COMPLETE THIS FUNDRAISER!!!!!!

#175 on this verified list

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And now that I have your attention...

@maximumtravelerwizard's brother, Mohammed owns a water truck and wants to provide clean water and other basic necessities, blankets, clothes, food, drinks and medicine for the people around him. These are necessities other countries, like America, take for granted.

Faisal has opened up a GFM in order to achieve this goal!

However, they currently only have £55 raised of £150,000 goal! Funds are VERY low, and he needs your donations in order to provide these necessities to his people!

You can help provide Gaza with clean drinking water with just a simple donation for the same price as a cup of coffee!

IF YOU VOTED PLEASE DONATE AND SHARE THIS POST! Anything helps!

🍉🍉Thank you for your generosity.❤️❤️

Tagging for reach, dm if you want to be removed from the list:

Thank you all for your kind generosity!

The poll may almost be over, but that doesn't mean the donations should stop!

@danashehab has been fundraising since may and is just over €15,000 away from their goal l. as stated in the screenshot people are starting to believe the rafah crossing will open so it’s important to make sure everyone has the funds in case they are allowed to evacuate.

thee shehab family consists of dana (13), sahar (14), mona (9), malak (5), yehya (1.5), fahed, (38), reem (32), and grandmother mona (60). they have been shadowbanned and deleted a few times. you can also find this family at @monashehab

EDIT AUG 24:

The family has had to raise their goal to cover their extended family’s evacuation fees since they are unable to make a new GFM.

The new goal is €85,000.

Ahmad Al-Louh, his wife, two children (5, 4), and father in law with diabetes - unvetted but RIS is clean. €1,109 of €50,000

Habib, her husband, and four children 12 and under - unvetted but RIS is clean. kr895 of kr500,000 ($86 of ~$50,000)

Ahmed Al-Habil, his wife, two children, and parents - Vetted (line 163). £4,648 of £81,000