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Moon and stars pokémons playing under moonlight 🌕🌟

✂️ Full papercraft illustration I did for Comet, a Pokémon Astrology zine (@/pkmnastrology on twitter)~ It was incredibly fun and challenging to try a new medium! 🌠

※ Fanart: Pokémon © Pokémon / Satoshi Taijiri

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Hello 👋

Please take a moment to read my story.

I am Heba Al-Dahdouh. I currently live in the completely destroyed city of Gaza. Since the war on Gaza began on 7/1/2024, my family- my father Nasif, my mother Asmaa, and my siblings Khaled, Ahmad, Muhammad, and Malak-have been living in constant fear, crying, and suffering due to shrapnel, shells, and bullets.

We have no food, no electricity, no cooking gas, no schools, no homes, no cleaning supplies, and no clothes. Our house was completely destroyed. My school has been bombed, and my brother Khaled's university is now rubble, depriving us all of education. The war has forced us to live in displacement centers, which are just tents unsuitable for living, especially in winter.

Every day we live death, terror, and panic a thousand times because of the ongoing bombardment of my city. The war has killed more than 50 of my relatives and neighbors. At the start of the war, we sought refuge at my aunt's house, but it too became rubble. Imagine: we have survived imminent death more than 20 times and have been displaced among shelters more than 13 times. My siblings and I have suffered from many illnesses due to malnutrition, and we need medication continuously.

If we stay in Gaza, we might lose our lives. Recently, we have been seriously considering leaving Gaza for a safe place. However, travel costs are extremely high. We need over $50,000 to leave Gaza. Due to exorbitant prices, rampant unemployment, lack of security, the ongoing siege, and relentless bombardment, we have lost all our money. How can we live in such insecurity, with constant shelling and shrapnel flying above us? Dear compassionate friends around the world,

With your generous donations, even if small, you can save 7 people from imminent death, allowing us to start a life outside Gaza filled with love, peace, and hope.

With my warmest regards from the city of Gaza,

Heba Al-Dahdouh.

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🚨 !! DONT SKIP !! donations urgently needed 🚨

✅ Verified campaign – please check the end of the story 🔍📌

I'm Anas Basil, a recent high school graduate with dreams of pursuing a degree in e-business management and building a career. However, due to my family's financial hardships, I enrolled at Khan Younis Training College (KYTC), affiliated with UNRWA. Sadly, the war has turned the college, once a beacon of hope and education, into a shelter for displaced families, stripping it of its educational purpose.

I completed high school with a 93% average, filled with excitement about continuing my education and securing a job to support my family. But like so many others, the war has shattered those dreams.

My younger brother, Ahmad, is 14 years old and currently in the third grade of preparatory school. We’ve always called him "Doctor of the Future" because of his intelligence and natural talent in mathematics. Unfortunately, due to the ongoing war, he has been deprived of schooling for the second consecutive year. In addition to his academic abilities, Ahmad has a passion for football and used to win tournaments.

Our Life in Displacement: The war forced our family to flee to Rafah, where we lived in a tent for several months. Each day, my brother and I would wake up to fetch water, gather wood, and light a fire to prepare food. Survival became our daily task, but we never gave up hope. The conflict affected us deeply, but it did not extinguish our dreams of education and a better future.

🚀 How Your Donation will Help us:

We are seeking €29,000 to help Ahmed and me leave Gaza, continue our education. More importantly, it will allow us to support our family, who have been deeply affected by the harsh conditions and skyrocketing costs of living due to the ongoing war in Gaza.

We've outlined how your donations will make this possible. You can find all the details in the campaign link below.

👉 Donation link: 🔗https://gofund.me/32e5e95e

Your contribution will not only help us escape the war-torn reality we live in but also give us the opportunity to rebuild our futures.

Every donation, no matter the amount, brings us one step closer to our goal.

With deepest gratitude, Anas & Ahmed

✅ Our Fundraiser✅ 🔍Vetted by @gazavetters, official (list at #83) 🔍Vetted by @90-ghost here 🔍Vetted by association in this post

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🆘 SToP Don't SKiP

A small donation can make a big difference 🙏🍉🇵🇸

My name is Ahmed. My wife Hadeel and I dreamed of a simple life together. We married in February 2023, and now Hadeel is pregnant, which makes our situation even more urgent. We had just settled into our cozy apartment in northern Gaza when everything changed on October 7, 2023, when war shattered our lives. We lost our home and my job, and after a series of evacuations, we ended up in a tent by the sea in Khan Younis.

As winter approaches, our situation is dire. We urgently need your support to help us rebuild our lives. Thank you for your kindness during these challenging times.

To donate:👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

— Ahmed and Hadeel

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URGENT APPEAL! HELP ME SAVE MY FAMILY FROM THE HORRORS OF WAR

Hello everyone,

My name is Aya, and I’m reaching out from Gaza. I am addressing you after a complete year of a devastating war that left disastrous impacts on our lives. I led a good life along with my family that was once happy, but things took an ugly turn since war eruption. Despite difficulties, we managed to cope somehow. Yet, it has been a complete year of fear, anxiety and lack of certainty, and this isn't ending anytime soon. For this reason, we have decided to evacuate Gaza and start over in a new place. I love my hometown. I certainly do, but the survival of my family is at stake! I am appealing to you to help me save my family by raising the necessary funds to safely evacuate Gaza. You are kindly invited to read my story as I try to explain in simple words unexplainable feelings of misery, desperation and bitterness.

Sweet home, no more

At first, we were forced to leave the comfort of our house in order to seek refuge in a safer place. Well, it turned out that there's no thing such as a safe place in Gaza and, sadly, our sweet home was damaged. To a small family, like us, home means everything. It means safety, comfort and love, but no more!

A complete turnaround

A complete turnaround

Before war, we enjoyed a comfortable life. Our house was fully equipped with the latest gadgets. Everything we needed was just a click away. Yet, we have gone through a complete turnaround. Since the beginning of the war a year ago, we had no power supply, no water, and no cooking gas! We are literary a century back in time. We use wood for cooking and heating, stand in lines for water supply and manually move water from very far places.

Aya

It's me. I loved cooking, graphic design and reading. Yet, all of this sounds now like a distant memory. The war has effectively killed my passions, as all I am thinking about in the meantime is the safety and survival of my family. I worked as a content creator, studied to be a professional graphic designer and had big dreams, but sadly they are all gone!

Dad

My father, Ayman, worked as a respected computer engineer at a big tech company. He loved his work, but sadly, he doesn't work anymore as the company stopped operating in Gaza. My father suffers from high blood pressure, and I am seriously worried about his safety and health, considering the shortage in medications and healthcare services in the war-torn Gaza. My father is also occupied by our safety and survival which increases his illness. Being responsible for a family of five members isn't a small feet in normal conditions, not to mention in wartime.

Mom

My mom, Eman, is my sweetheart. Despite the challenges, she took care of us every single day for over a year of displacement. Regardless of the challenges, she kept on supporting us without complaining. However, I am increasingly worried that she might collapse under this unbearable pressure.

Granny

My 85-year old granny is the most vulnerable person in our family. she is chronically sick, and the lack of medications and healthcare only makes her condition even worse! My granny, who barely walks, is displaced over and over again and is forced to move dozens of kilometers every time we get displaced.

Ahmad

My brother, Ahmad, worked at a big tech company and was preparing to get married. He had a promising future and a great career ahead, but all of his dreams have vanished in the dust of war. He lost his job. I am really worried about his safety as he is growingly depressant!

The line between safety and peril

To safely evacuate Gaza, we need to travel through Rafah border crossing, which increasingly represents the line between safety and peril. However, we are asked to pay a huge sum (7,000 USD per person) which we cannot afford, as the war has drained our savings. That's why I decided to turn to you for help. Please, save our lives. Your donation, no matter how small, can decide our safety.

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RATS!

My latest card, Alolan Rattata !

I'm really proud of this one. As soon as i saw this artwork, i KNEW i had to make a 3d version of it.

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10.26.2023

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more pokemon netsuke

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It wimdy

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cosplay doesn't have to be for conventions. nobody can stop you from going to the supermarket as dave strider.

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🚨Winter is coming🚨

I live with my small family in a tent which don't protect against cold days ❄️☃️or rain days 🌧️💧

The roof is worn and there are holes.

Unfortunately in the last rainy day, rain enters inside, falling over us ‼️

We need to buy a shader to cover these holes so that the rain doesn't fall on us.

We need your support to able to stand in these coming cold days ❄️

Short-term goal 1000-2000 €, to cover the cost of renewing tent ⛺️

Campaign vetted by: @90-ghost & @el-shab-hussein (#270) 🍉🇵🇸🌿

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Save my life 🩸🙏

I am Kawthar Zeyad Ramadan from Gaza, I am 29 years old.

I live every day war, destruction and fear, a feeling that can only be described by those who live it.

War is not easy, as I lost part of my family, my home and my work.

I graduated from university with a high grade and worked as a fashion designer and opened my own project because it was my hobby from the beginning.

I developed and succeeded in my field, but the war came and I lost everything in a moment.

My work was my source of livelihood for my family, so because of it there was no longer any source of income.

Also, my mother has been suffering from kidney failure for years and needs dialysis 3 times a week.

Because of the war, she suffered from going to the hospital in danger and long distances.

Also, the lack of adequate care caused her severe fatigue and hospitals became an unhealthy place because of the large numbers who needed treatment.

I had many ambitions and dreams that I wanted to achieve and succeed and become a famous fashion designer.

All we wanted was to survive the war. We were forced to be displaced more than 10 times at least.

We suffer a lot from the tent as we lived the summer with its extreme heat as it is made of poor quality nylon

And from insects and diseases

And now winter has come and we are drowning in the tents and the extreme cold

We fear death every day, we love life

Your help by donating even a small amount is able to save my life and my family's from death

Every €15 or €20 will contribute to saving

my family

https://gofund.me/4eadb983

Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #145 )

vetted by 90-ghost

Vetted by @gaza-evacuation-funds

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Help Ahmed & Hadeel

My wife @hadeel-ahmed7

Hello everyone, Thank you for reading my story. I'm Ahmed Sadeq, I'm 30 years old, a Palestinian from Gaza.

Before the war, our life was full of happiness, where l worked for on online news newspaper.

I was preparing for my wedding to partner Hadeel which was going to take place in December 2023, I was also preparing our house for us to live in

Afrer the start of the war on Gaza, I lost my job due to constant internet outage.

Unfortunately, I lost the house in which I intended to live with my wife, Hadeel.

I had ro get married without a wedding and lived in modest tent.

We were able to leave Gaza to Egypt, with my wife and elderly parents who suffer from" chronic diseases ", by paying the evacuation cost of $5,000 per person.

Now we all live in one house in a modest neighborhood called Arbaeen in Cairo

How Funds Will Be Used:

Basic Necessities:

your generous donation will go toward help us to pay the house rent and meet our basic needs of food, drink, and clothing, in addition to medicine for my elderly parents in Egypt.

None of us have permanent residency in Egypt and therefore we can't work.

Evacuation fees:

The rest of my family members are in tents in the Al_Mawasi area inside Gaza, and you help them meet their basic needs of food, clothing, and drink.

They live in difficult conditions and are surrounded by insects and snakes.

Reconstruction:

My demolished home and my family's home in Gaza.

Your donation, no matter how small, can make a big difference in helping us, our family, and rebuilding our future. Every contribution will go directly to providing us with the support and resources we need

To get through this difficult time

vetted by @90-ghost

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Help Dr. Osama's family survive death in Gaza

Dear friends around the world!

Greetings to you from The city of love, peace, flowers, and the beautiful sea—Gaza!

First: Who is Dr. Osama, the official organizer of this campaign?

I speak to you in my name and on behalf of my children and my wife:

I am Dr. Osama Al-Dahdooh from Gaza. I am a writer, poet, expert trainer in human development, and a doctoral researcher at Leeds American Academy.

I hold four academic degrees and postgraduate studies, as well as numerous training courses and diplomas in management, human development, project writing, creative writing, personality analysis, neurolinguistic programming, and modern psychology.Over the past 15 years of training, I have trained approximately 3,000 people from the Gaza Strip to acquire skills for dealing with life’s problems positively, balancedly, and wisely, including students, graduates, creatives, children, doctors, nurses, accountants, and businessmen, as well as those facing family and marital issues.

Second: Who is Dr. Osama's family, consisting of five members?

My wife, nurse Noura, is 36 years old. She is a wise volunteer and a midwife who has contributed to saving hundreds of pregnant women from the horrors of war in Gaza.

My eldest son, Obaida, is 17 years old and is a second-year secondary school student, but he does not attend school due to the war.

My daughter, Farah, is 15 years old and is a first-year secondary school student, but she does not attend school due to the war.

My daughter, Aya, is 13 years old and is a second-year preparatory school student, but she does not attend school due to the war.

My son, Mohammed, is 6 years old and was supposed to enroll in the first grade this year.

Third: How has the war turned our lives into hell, terror, fear, hunger, and destruction?

Please look closely, dear friends!

On 27/10/2023, my house was severely damaged, making it uninhabitable. Throughout the year, I have been displaced from my home more than 23 times. Over 200 of my relatives, neighbors, and colleagues have been killed, and my family and I have miraculously escaped death more than 11 times.

On 20/12/2023, my training center, located in Al-Shawa Tower in Gaza City on Al-Wahda Street, was bombed and destroyed along with 11 floors. The name of the center is "House of Development," licensed by local authorities. My losses amount to approximately $100,000, including buildings, equipment, furniture, training rooms, library, electronic monitoring systems, cameras, licenses, and contracts with trainers.

On 15/5/2024, the Martyrs of Al-Zeitoun clinic was destroyed, and my wife can no longer work there as a midwife due to this destructive act.

Today, my family suffers from malnutrition, lack of safe shelter, and faces daily risks of chronic and fatal diseases due to hunger, the spread of garbage in the streets, poor sanitation systems, weakened immunity among the public, lack of medicines and antibiotics, and the ban on bringing fruits, vegetables, cheese, and milk into our homes in northern Gaza.

Today, my family suffers from constant power outages, lack of cooking gas, ongoing displacement, loss of psychological, health, and social security, deprivation of education, and lack of daily expenses.

Today, our cat (shosho) suffers from malnutrition and may die because she cannot find her own food, which is both scarce and expensive.

In conclusion, my friends...

Thank you for your donations, no matter how small, as they will write a new birth certificate for me and my family for a vibrant and flourishing life.

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With love,

Dr. Osama Al-Dahdooh

North Gaza – Al-Zeitoun Neighborhood.

Please donate via this link

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Someone please purchase my dog she is too much for me to handle.

*Turning to camera* ...And you only have TEN DAYS LEFT to do it! Only TEN DAYS LEFT to buy and then have an Eightfold plush in your vulnerable household. Spread the word!