Update: HelpGazaChildren on Pause

I wanted to wait and see if there would be any updates about this before I announce it but for the past couple of weeks, Hussam has not been able to withdraw from the HelpGazaChildren gofundme. This is because they put his funds on hold in the gofundme as he sends in documentation they request from him.  

Because he’s constantly being displaced (currently he is experiencing his 4th displacement!) and the internet is spotty, the process has been going slowly. Here is the original email HelpGazaChildren was sent:

He hasn’t been able to withdraw any amount since getting this email. Your donations are being put on hold in the gofundme until this is fully sorted out. This means you can still try to donate and if they let Hussam withdraw sometime soon, they can use the money. The most recent email they sent is asking for further documentation.

Hopefully they’ll respond to his emails soon. He submitted the recent documentation they asked of him and he's just waiting to hear back.

I wanted to make sure everyone was aware about the current situation and if there are any updates, I’ll provide them.

Thank you so much for all you help these past few months. You put smiles on children’s faces, made sure families were able to eat, and so, so much more. I hope we can continue helping Hussam soon.

(Sorry, no ID as I'm busy these days)

A reminder that HelpGazaChildren is an on the ground grassroots effort to directly help families in Gaza recieve basic necessities like food, water, and clothing! Both in the North and the South! Hussam has even been able to bring toys to the displaced children!!!

Donate today!!

Please Help Haya

Hello my friends on Tumblr! I would love for you to meet Haya, my brother Safwat’s daughter. Haya had a happy and safe life in her family home in Gaza, just like any other child. Unfortunately, due to the Gaza war, she had to leave her home and now lives in a hot, run-down plastic tent. I am reaching out to ask for help for Haya and her family to leave Gaza and move to Egypt, where they can have a safe and happy life, just like children all over the world. Thank you for being so supportive.

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Every donation brings hope. Share this post and spread the word!

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UPDATE: Pads and Reusable Water Bottles!

These past few days, Hussam says that the temperature was quite high, going as high as 37C on Yawn Arafat (the day before Eid)! The situation for everyone continues to be tough in the middle of their continued displacement while they seek safety from bombings.

Thankfully, Hussam managed to buy 5 liter reusable water bottles and pads for the people of the camp he is staying at. Each family received a 5 liter water bottle and 3 packages of high quality hygiene pads. Your donations helped make this possible!

Please keep donating to HelpGazaChildren! This grassroots effort is helping so many people in Gaza when the world has abandoned them!

Donate to our GoFundMe which goes directly to Hussam with NO middleman in between! He also sends money to the North!

HelpGazaChildren Notion Site || #helpgazachildren tag

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ID: Video of people holding packages of pads, with a large pile of pads on the floor. Some people gather in a tented area to receive their three packages of pads.

A reminder that HelpGazaChildren is an on the ground grassroots effort to directly help families in Gaza recieve basic necessities like food, water, and clothing! Both in the North and the South! Hussam has even been able to bring toys to the displaced children!!!

Donate today!!

Please help my family evacuate Gaza as soon as Rafah Crossing reopens.

our family wants to leave Gaza for a better life, where our children can grow up without fear and continue their education in peace.

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UPDATE: Khan Younis Camps

Due to the continuous assault in Rafah, Hussam and his family were forced to leave their home and live in a tent near Khan Yonis. It's a desert-like climate with barely any internet, so communication and just basic living is quite hard, and we haven't been able to hear much from Hussam himself for a little while. A couple days ago, though, we were finally able to communicate with him.

Throughout these past few months, Hussam had been offering his land and providing care by purchasing food and supplies, with even toys for children. He's been offering his help for his people for months, even through this harsh winter and now summer, let alone the continuous assault on the Gaza Strip. Thankfully, even now, Hussam was able to purchase a watertruck for people in Khan Younis camps!

Thanks to your donations, HelpGazaChildren is able to help people both in the North and South of the Gaza Strip.

Please keep donating to HelpGazaChildren! This grassroots effort is helping so many people in Gaza when the world has abandoned them!

Donate to our GoFundMe which goes directly to Hussam with NO middleman in between! He also sends money to the North!

HelpGazaChildren Notion Site || #helpgazachildren tag

GoFundMe Link

[ID: The video is of a group of people waiting in line for a water truck, many of them carrying empty jugs to fill them with water. There are people walking away from the water truck after filling their jugs.

The first still image is of the line of people waiting for the water truck. The second still image is a wide shot of the camp in Khan Younis, with rows of tents receding into the horizon. The third image is of a group of little girls sitting in the circle in the shade of a tent. They are playing some game together.]

UPDATE: Sheets for Privacy in North Gaza

Because of the intense bombing of Jabaliya refugee camp in North Gaza, the destroyed homes that people were sheltering continue to lose walls and structure. There is no privacy for Palestinians as they struggle to find safe places to live in the midst of this genocide. To help with this, Mahmoud Abusalama, our friend in North Gaza, distributed sheets for people to put up for privacy.

Thanks to your donations, HelpGazaChildren is able to help people both in the North and South of the Gaza Strip.

Please keep donating to HelpGazaChildren! This grassroots effort is helping so many people in Gaza when the world has abandoned them!

Donate to our GoFundMe which goes directly to Hussam, who manages camps in Rafah, with NO middleman in between! He also sends money to the North!

HelpGazaChildren Notion Site || #helpgazachildren tag

GoFundMe Link

[ID: Mahmoud AbuSalama speaking to the camera with a car in the background, it's trunk open. There are rolled up sheets in the trunk. Then people come in to help Mahmoud put in more sheets in the trunk.]

UPDATE: Dangers in North Gaza!

Our friend, journalist and photographer Mahmoud Abusalama, gives us an update about the dangers in the north of Gaza in the weeks long attack on Jabaliya refugee camp. There has been constant, brutal bombings and no water has been allowed in the North as part of Israel’s starvation campaign they induced on the people of Gaza. He himself was targeted by Israel for documenting the truth about what happens on the ground.

The situation keeps getting worse and worse for the people of Gaza and there’s no hint of stopping anytime soon. Everyday, we’re worried for our friends in Gaza and pray for this vicious onslaught to stop. Please, if you’re able, take to the streets and protest your governments for aiding and abetting the Gaza genocide, and do everything you can to help them.

Gazans continue to require basic necessities, and prices for things have only gone up. If you donate to HelpGazaChildren, Hussam sends a portion of the funds to the North to Help Mahmoud Abusalama find ways to feed the starved community of Jabaliya.

Please keep donating to HelpGazaChildren! This grassroots effort is helping so many people in Gaza when the world has abandoned them!

Donate to our GoFundMe which goes directly to Hussam, who manages camps in Rafah, with NO middleman in between!

HelpGazaChildren Notion Site || #helpgazachildren tag

GoFundMe Link

[ID: video of mahmoud abusalama speaking towards the camera as he walks through the ruins of Jabaliya refugee camp in north Gaza. There are subtitles to the video.]

Urgent Appeal for HelpGazaChildren: Help refugees flee to Khan Younis!

Because of the looming invasion and brutal bombing throughout the most densely populated area in Gaza, Rafah, many refugees are looking to evacuate to Khan Younis!

The bombing is random and even the areas not included in the evacuation notices are bombarded. Many refugees are asking Hussam for funds to help them evacuate to Khan Younis to help keep their families safe.

The above is a screenshot of a facebook post from someone in Rafah. A tent can be as much as $700 and the transportation costs anywhere between $250-$400 per family. This cost is primarily for gas alone!!

Please donate so that people may be able to evacuate while also being able to afford basic necessities.

Even if you're unable to donate, please share this post and the fundraiser even outside of tumblr and on other platforms! This is incredibly urgent!!

Donate to our GoFundMe which goes directly to Hussam, who manages camps in Rafah, with NO middleman in between!

HelpGazaChildren Notion Site || #helpgazachildren tag

GoFundMe Link

Tala still has hope to live in safety, far from and violence.

She dreams of a world where she can grow without fear, where her laughter isn't overshadowed by conflict.

Help Tala find a path to a secure future and start a life filled with peace, where she can pursue her dreams and build a brighter tomorrow.

Together, we can make a difference.

The first part of the money from bracelet sales FINALLY hit my account and I was able to donate $2,309.73 to helpgazachildren this morning 🫶 paypal still has a hold on the remaining $1,055.77 but as soon as its released I will donate it and post receipts! thanks to everyone who bought a bracelet and helped make this possible!!!!

bracelet orders will reopen in april but you should definitely consider donating to helpgazachildren directly! the work this donation drive has done has been amazing and seeing them put smiles on children’s faces in gaza is beautiful <3

Paypal finally released the remaining $1,055.77 to my account and I was able to donate it today 🫶

donate directly to helpgazachildren here :)

HEY! YOU!

You've probably heard by now, but from March 4th to 10th 2024, Help Gaza Children will be sending all their donations to families in northern Gaza, where food prices have skyrocketed even more than in the south. Their goal is $25K by the end of the week; at the time of writing this post, it's about halfway there! (OG post about it)

This is their notion site, which has their donation link as well as additional info, their FAQ, important updates, and proof of purchases from donations they’ve gotten in the past. You can also donate directly to their paypal here.

As such, I'll be open for sketch commissions up from now (March 7th, 2024 ~02:20 PST) through March 10th in exchange for proof of donation to Help Gaza Children!

BASIC OVERVIEW:

RULES:

If you're interested in nabbing a sketch from me in exchange for your donation, email a screenshot (devoid of any personal info please) of your donation receipt and details of your sketch request (e.g. reference, tier, etc.) to [email protected]. For your donation to count for a sketch, it must be made after I wrote this post! (March 7, 2024 ~02:20 A.M. PST)

If you are NOT interested in nabbing a sketch from me, feel free to donate anyway!!

(And if you've got any questions about anything feel free to email, DM, or send an ask!)

UPDATE: PROOF OF PURCHASE!

Hussam spent the last few days sourcing food for everyone in the camp, and this is what he managed to find! All that’s left for him is to find cheese to add to the food packages, and after that he will be sending them out to everyone.

For those of you who have been following this, my tumblr 'helpgazachildren' was deleted for unknown reasons. In the meantime, I put together this notion site to help document all the receipts and videos of updates for people who want a backlog of information. I will be continuously updating this site.

Please consider donating today. Your donations go directly to people in need with NO middle man in between. No donation amount is too little, or if you're unable to donate please spread the link today!!!

For those who cannot donate through paypal, here is Hussam's gofundme! Please note that Paypal is still the preferred way to donate!

URGENT UPDATE: FEBRUARY 12TH BOMBING!

Hussam said it was an incredibly difficult night for everyone. He's taken some photographs and videos of the surrounding houses, which were completely demolished. Where are people supposed to go when even their homes are not safe? This airstrike killed more than 100 people.

Alhamdullilah, Allah protected the camp this night, but some of the tents ended up receiving shrapnel damage. This means that the bombing was incredibly close to where they were!

Please keep everyone in your prayers and thoughts. Thank you for all your support.

Consider donating to this campaign to help Gazan children and families stay warm and fed. Visit https://helpgazachildren.notion.site for more information. All donations go directly to helping people in need with NO middle man in between.