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My cat is a gray tabby, but I'm not biased. I think torties are the cutest! A little black cat is adorable too. 🐈‍⬛️ But what do you think?

And while you're here, please share and donate if you can to help a mother, widowed by genocide, and her two young children. They live in a tent and winter is fast approaching. Any thing helps ❤️

Raffle + flyers + art raffle

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hearing laughter in public while dysphoric

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Fundraising Campaigns for Palestine 🇵🇸

Hello, I've received many messages from people who need our help. I've tried to make sure there is some verification for each one. Please reblog even if you can't donate, it can save lives.

@monagaza1 ⭐️ Campaign: $19,064 / $92,000 - Vetted #164.

@mahmoudjsy ⭐️ Campaign: $3,783 / $25,000 - Vetted #190.

@mohammedaldeeb ⭐️ Campaign: €42,218 / €55,000 - Vetted #212.

@ahmadwaleed55 ⭐️ Campaign: $9,210 / $25,000 - Vetted #167.

@khalid-sisters ⭐️ Campaign: $2,985 / $15,000 - Vetted by association.

@palestinegazafree ⭐️ Campaign: $8,417 / $50,000 - Vetted by 90-ghost.

@hazemsuhail ⭐️ Campaign: €9,030 / €50,000 - Vetted by association.

@mohammednasr ⭐️ Campaign: £145 / £50,000 - Clean reverse image search.

@eyad-alanqar255 ⭐️ Campaign: €1,232 / €40,000 - Vetted by association.

@mahdimoh ⭐️ Campaign: kr981 SEK / kr200,000 - Clean RIS. Unavailable.

@ahmed-al-anqar ⭐️ Campaign: £342 / £60,000 - Vetted #23 by @gazavetters.

@anasalshrofa ⭐️ Campaign: €8,580 / €50,000 - Vetted #913.

@mariam2013y ⭐️ Campaign: $1,941 / $30,000 - Vetted by association.

@mahmoud-1995 ⭐️ Campaign: $15,135 / $50,000 - Vetted by 90-ghost.

@ahmad1988 ⭐️ Campaign: kr3,646 NOK / kr500,000 - Clean RIS.

@noorabd-1992 ⭐️ Campaign: $17,303 / $45,000 - Vetted by association + 90-ghost.

@abedalhdihesham ⭐️ Campaign: $5,645 CAD / $65,000 - Vetted #2 by @gazavetters.

@samialkhalili ⭐️ Campaign: €195 / €50,000 - Vetted #21 by @gazavetters.

@esraayyad14 ⭐️ Campaign: €20,774 / €45,000 - Vetted by 90-ghost.

@khaled-eltaban ⭐️ Campaign: £2,893 / £10,000 - Vetted by 90-ghost.

@farahmohanad2 ⭐️ Campaign: $2,578 / $35,000 - Vetted by association and #41 by @gazavetters.

@mariam-gaza ⭐️ Campaign: $999 / $20,000 - Vetted by association.

@amnyaburas ⭐️ Campaign: $1,379 CAD / $68,000 - Vetted #17 by @gazavetters.

@balsamibrahim ⭐️ Campaign: €16,218 / €100,000 - Very likely legitimate.

@mohamedabuzoor ⭐️ Campaign: €1,692 / €60,000 - Vetted #503 and #27 by @gazavetters.

@majedgh2 ⭐️ Campaign: $5,240 / $70,000 - Clean RIS.

@abood-gaza3 ⭐️ Campaign: $7,550 / $40,000 - Vetted by association.

@ashraf-baker5 ⭐️ Campaign: €23,398 / €25,000 - Vetted by 90-ghost.

@asmaa-needs ⭐️ Campaign: €5,909 / €20,000 - Vetted by association.

@mohamed-meq ⭐️ Campaign: €344 / €90,000 - Clean RIS.

@help-mona ⭐️ Campaign: €9,347 / €185,300 - Vetted by 90-ghost.

@maysaayahya85 ⭐️ Campaign: €569 / €35,000 - Vetted by association.

@wafaaresh6 ⭐️ Campaign: $19,861 / $50,000 - Vetted by 90-ghost.

@rubashsblog ⭐️ Campaign: $6,018 / $60,000 - Vetted #90.

+ I would appreciate being informed of any mistakes I may have made.

Updated as of September 18th, 2024.

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Help Mohamed and His Family Escape Gaza for a Safe Future ❤️‍🩹🍉

Dear Friends,

I am Mohamed Nabeel Alanqar from Gaza ����🇸, married to Aya, and we have three children: Nabeel (7 years old), Amir (4 years old), and Lami (10 years old). We once lived a hopeful and ambitious life, working tirelessly to secure a bright future for our children.

I worked alongside my father and brothers in our family business, manufacturing aluminum windows, which was our primary source of income. 🌟

However, the relentless conditions in Gaza have left us with no space for stability. Our home has suffered partial damage, and our apartments have been severely affected.

We have been forced to relocate multiple times from northern Gaza, where we live, to the south due to ongoing evacuations. These repeated moves have left us in a constant state of uncertainty and intensified our struggles. 🏠💔

My wife, Aya, is under immense psychological strain as she strives to keep our children’s lives stable amid these harsh conditions. Our children have fallen ill due to the deteriorating health and environmental conditions, and we are deeply concerned for their well-being and future. Their education is also at risk because of the severe economic difficulties we face. 😔👶

We are launching this campaign to secure a safe and stable future for our family.

We desperately need financial support to cover living expenses, provide essential medical care for our children, and ensure their education. Additionally, we are contemplating traveling through the Rafah border in search of safety and stability abroad. This journey involves significant costs for travel, accommodation, and establishing a new environment where we can rebuild our lives. 🌍💼

The emotional and physical toll on our family has been immense. Each day, we grapple with the fear of what tomorrow might bring, and the uncertainty of our children’s future weighs heavily on us. Your support can help lift this burden and provide us with a glimmer of hope. 💖

Your immediate support is crucial to help us achieve this goal. Every donation, no matter the amount, can make a profound difference in helping us overcome this crisis and start anew in a safe place. Your generosity will not only help us escape our current reality but will also restore our hope for a better tomorrow. 🙏✨

In this pivotal moment, we hope you will stand with us, offering your support so we can fulfill our dream of a dignified and stable life. Your compassion and solidarity are the sources of strength and hope that keep us moving forward. 🌟

With heartfelt thanks and gratitude,❤️🍉

Mohamed Nabeel Alanqar

@nairoz @@el-shab-huseen @90-ghost @sar-soor @apollos-olives @northgazaupdates2 @palestine @nabulsi @fluka

Please verify my campaign to start 🙏

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Help my family EVACUATE from Gaza..

Hello,My name is Ayad from Gaza💔😢

On October 7th, my family and I were subjected to an Israeli airstrike that completely destroyed our home. We miraculously survived the attack and fled to Al-Shifa Hospital, thinking it would be safer. However, this place was also in bombed, forcing us to escape once again. The hearts of my nieces and nephews, Nasser, Jana, Mohammed, and Hind, were filled with fear and terror. We struggled to pull them out from under the rubble amidst their screams and cries.

Our lives have turned into a living hell, surrounded by fire and phosphorus everywhere, as if we are trapped in a nightmare from which we cannot wake up. I developed a severe sensitivity to the smoke and phosphorus, and I began to suffer from respiratory issues. To this day, I continue to struggle with the effects of phosphorus exposure, and I have not found any treatment to alleviate my condition, which worsens day by day.

After fleeing to southern Gaza, we now live in a very small tent. We have no home, no food, and we are not living a humane life with even the minimum necessities. Our means of livelihood have been cut off, as my father's company was completely destroyed, with the machinery burned and the goods and vehicles turned to ashes.

I am Iyad, and my dream was to continue my university studies, but my university was destroyed, and my dream ended there. I have always aspired to study accounting and become an accountant.

I appeal to anyone with a sense of humanity to help me and my family escape to a safe place. I need assistance in treating my sensitivity and respiratory issues, as well as support to continue my education and fulfill my dream. I need travel abroad, receive medical treatment, and resume my studies.

Thank you to everyone who helps me and my family to find safety.💖🌼

Iyad

Vetted by

@gazavetters ,

my number verified on the list is ( #24 )

My Campaign GoFundMe ❤️

Vetted by @mohamedabuzoor

Link 🔗 Vetted

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hi all, mohammed iwais still has not been able to reach a hotspot and update his gofundme goal. it's an extremely long walk for him, in the heat, with bombs still coming down all around him—and on top of all that, he's responsible for 27 total family members and already needs to make long treks every day just to get food, water, and other essentials.

until he can get a stable connection, i'm making this plea on his behalf: he absolutely needs all of us to keep sharing his campaign and donating to it. i know that the page still shows the goal has been met—he will update this as soon as humanly possible. until then, please bear in mind that this money is supporting a large family and is being used for daily survival as well as so that they can all evacuate together when rafah crossing re-opens.

i'll share updates and details as soon as i hear them, but in the meantime, please keep this campaign going.

verified / donate link

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A small comic about Palestine I created to appeal to more passive family and friends

Anyways if you have the money I urge you to donate to Ibraheem Hadi, a Palestinian who contacted me and whom I promised to highlight in relation to this comic:

Otherwise there is always a need for eSims to keep Gazans connected

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Verified Ways to Donate to Gaza Directly

(updated Sep 2024)

Donate to a Palestinian family directly:

GazaFunds.com - Spotlights 1 stagnant/struggling GFM each time you visit the page. Donate directly to a Palestinian family in urgent need of evacuation, medical treatment or basic necessities. Site run by Palestinians, all campaigns verified.

(*If you can't decide who/where to donate, simply go to GazaFunds.com. They take the decision out of your hands.)

Masterlist of 200+ verified Palestinian families' GFMs: Operation Olive Branch

eSIMs: (*extremely low, desperately needed)

Guide to buy + send eSIMs to Gaza

Crips for eSims for Gaza: Donate any amount to this team of volunteers who pool funds to buy + maintain eSIMs for Gaza regularly (see their financial accountability document).

Food:

Cruelty-Free Meals for North Gaza: 4 Palestinian friends on the ground in Gaza distributing vegan-friendly meals & water to displaced families in North Gaza. Proof of their work found on their GFM page. (gfm)

We Feed Gaza: Palestinian volunteers in the heart of Gaza distributing food & water to 344+ families. Details & proof in their gfm. Vetted & promoted by LetsTalkPalestine on IG. (gfm)

Other reliable campaigns by Palestinian volunteers on the ground in Gaza distributing food & necessities to displaced families: Care for Gaza, Direct Aid for Gaza

Water: (*urgent and crucial)

Gaza Municipality: The Municipality of Gaza needs funds to rebuild the water pipes in Gaza City to restore access to clean drinking water & waste management. Crucial in combating the spread of infectious diseases e.g. polio.

Help provide tents:

The Sameer Project: Provides tents & transport for families in Rafah who urgently need to evacuate. Has a team on the ground in Gaza who successfully supplied tents to 1% of the displaced refugees in Rafah. Run by Palestinians. (paypal, venmo) (chuffed)

@helpgazachildren: Funds go directly to Hussam, a Palestinian in Rafah who hosts a refugee camp. Funds will cover the cost of tents & transport fuel. Managed by a Palestinian @fairuzfan. (gfm)

Medical Aid:

Gaza Wound Care: Palestinian doctors in central Gaza treating injured/sick children & mothers in neglected displacement camps far from hospitals. Severe shortage of medicines, equipment, & medical supplies. Raising funds to treat diseases in refugee camps. (gfm) (paypal) (gogetfunding)

international charities: Palestine Red Crescent Society, Palestine Children's Relief Fund, Medical Aid for Palestinians

How to help if you can't donate:

Share + amplify Palestinian fundraisers in your irl + online circles

Organize or help to run an online/irl event to raise funds for Palestine

Boycott

Get involved with a protest/strike/direct action in your area

Contact your reps

Educate yourself + others, irl + online

Daily clicks on Arab.org

(Longer masterpost of all ways you can help)

These links focus on Palestinian-run grassroots initiatives that will reach Gazans on the ground, so all of these except eSIMs, PCRF, MAP, OOB are by Palestinians. Donating to international organizations is currently not ideal, as aid is still being stopped at the border. Please focus on Palestinian-run initiatives on the ground in Gaza instead.

Remember, small donations always add up. Any amount counts, even $1!

If you are unable to donate yourself, you can even adopt a fundraiser campaign to regularly boost and make materials promoting it online, or print posters and flyers about Palestinian fundraisers to encourage others to donate.

Poster/graphic about gazafunds.com

Flyers about eSIMs

Flyers about GazaFamilyFunds

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here is a handful of palestinian family fundraisers id like to boost. (these are all verified fundraisers & ones i have supported in the past.)

Low on Funds:

Mohammed Family - Farhat Family - Yasin Family Albaz Family - Ayyad Family - Hussein Family - Tashmali Family - Abumousa Family - Mekawi Family - Dawoud Family - Almoghrabi family - Yousef family

Halfway to Goal:

Al-Deeb Family - Balousha Family - Mahmoud Family - Alanqar Family

Close to Goal:

Ayyad Family - Aldeeb Family - Saftawi Family - Shahwan Family - Shaqqoura Family - Ahel Family - Alhajjar Family - Shehab family - Al-Sharif Family - Ahmed Family - Jamous Family - Al-Talouli Family - Maliha Family

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Aya is a Ghazzawi who got put in touch with organizer friends of mine in hopes that they could help with promoting her family’s survival fundraiser. Right now, the need is to continue to raise funds. None of my friends’ collective’s organizers have reach on Tumblr, so I’ve been asked to help out. I hope you all will help Aya and her family out by circulating it as much as possible 🙏🏼 I will be putting Aya in touch with a user who can independently verify the fundraiser as well, because while I know this to be legit through personal IRL connections, I am aware of the need to increase peoples’ confidence around donating and sharing. I will provide an update on that ASAP.

Here is Aya’s GFM:

I spoke to Aya, here are her words on her situation:

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Help my family

My Life Before the War❤️

My name is Abdallah Hassan. I’m 26 years old, married, and a father of two. Before the war, I was studying IT and working toward a better future for my family. Life was good, and we were hopeful about what was to come. But everything changed on October 7th when the war started in Gaza.

Forced to Flee Our Home During the Worst Time

When the war broke out, my wife was pregnant. We were forced to leave our home, and in the middle of all this chaos, our baby was born. Bringing a child into the world during a war is terrifying. We have been moving from place to place, trying to stay safe and keep our newborn and our other child out of harm’s way. We have no stability, and every day is filled with fear.

Barely Surviving with a Newborn

We are struggling to survive. Food, water, and medicine are scarce, which is even harder now with a newborn to care for. We’ve lost our home, and our children are growing up in the middle of this crisis. We don’t know what the future holds, and it’s heartbreaking to see our children endure this suffering.

How You Can Help Us

We started this GoFundMe to ask for help. We need funds for basic necessities like food, water, and medicine, and if possible, a way to escape Gaza and find safety for our family. Your donations can make a huge difference in our lives, especially for our newborn and young child. Any support you can give would mean the world to us. Thank you for helping us during this incredibly difficult time.❤️❤️

https://gofund.me/f1e8964d

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Please do not pass by. Stop, watch and spread out.

i need help. If you don't have a donation, share it with your friends. 

We are in Gaza. Our situation is catastrophic. We no longer have a home or a source of livelihood. . Please help me spread the donation campaign..

After October 7, we were turned upside down, deprived of our security, our home, and everything, yet we continue our quest to achieve everything for our children. . We have been subjected to genocide several times, and we survived thanks to God,

and currently we move from one place to another like homeless people who have nothing. I ask for your help and generosity to help me get to safety and out of Gaza, in order to build our lives

A donation of as little as five dollars is sufficient. Don't ignore the newness of your teams

Help me protect my children and give our family hope for brighter days.

My baby Helena, born on October 7, 2020, needs you to stand by her. Donate now!

My son Orhan, who is five and a half years old, has been suffering from malnutrition since the beginning of the war. Due to the lack of adequate health care,

we are exposed to diseases much faster (such as stomach bacteria, skin fungi, and severe infections). Since the beginning of the war, I have been infected with stomach bacteria due to unhealthy eating, and I have not been able to receive treatment due to the high prices of medicines here.

It is not easy to ask for help, but I need financial support to complete my treatment and evacuate from the war in Gaza.

Thank you for standing by my side,

I sincerely hope you can sympathize with our dire situation and consider supporting us. Your generosity saves what remains of our souls. Please help me complete my treatment and save my family from war. Please donate and/or reblog

Donate here🙏😭

https://gofund.me/3d43240d

@misspiggyforvogueitalia @magnus-rhymes-with-swagness @90-ghost @90-ghost @sar-soor @el-shab-hussein @mobydyke @nature @nabulsi @appsa @mobydyke @sleepyseaslug

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Priority list for the coming week!

05/09/2024 - 12/09/2024

These are fundraisers that my vetter @moayesh has told me are high priority either due to the low amount of funds or due to the situation the person is in. If you donate to any of these, please leave a screenshot below so I can tally the amounts donated to the fundraisers!

Hazem Mohammed Al-Bardaweel: Hazem has lost his wife and children in a bombing that injured him badly. He needs help starting anew while grieving the loss of his family to genocide.

Hossam Bardaweel: Hossam has lost his parents and all his siblings, and is now left to care for his siblings' children and widows on his own. He needs help supporting them while grieving the loss of his family to genocide.

Namer Matar: Namer has lost his baby due to a sudden illness that affected his newborn twins. The family is devastated, and his wife is struggling with postpartum in conditions of genocide while grieving her newborn.

Mohammed Matar: Mohammed's entire future as a water infrastructure engineer, and the company he was setting the building blocks for are all gone. He now has to care for his children and his wife struggling with postpartum in conditions of genocide.

Rania Youssef: Rania's father was the breadwinner of the family. He suffered from an untreated chronic illness that took his life during the acceleration of the genocide. She needs help taking care of her family while they grieve this immense loss.

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Do the American people realize that the taxes they pay are being used to kill us, and are sent to Israel in the form of missiles that killed my father, my mother, and my sisters?

@nabulsi @sar-soor

@miametropolis

@gotchibam s @ragnarozzys

@troythecatfish

@90-ghost

@dimonforever @i-am-aprl

@sayruq

@el-shab-hussein

@humanvoicebox

@faggotfungus @ghost-and-a-half @three-croissants

@fairuzfakhira @ibtisams @ @vakarians-babe @palipunk @palestinecharitycommissionsassoc @vakarian-shepard @northgazaupdates2