<div>My name is Zina Hamu. I left my home in Iraq six years ago, seeking safety and a future. I never imagined I’d end up fighting to save the lives of my siblings — or that we’d spend a decade apart.
</div>
<div><strong>I’m one of eight siblings</strong>. In 2014, ISIS attacked our Yazidi community in Sinjar. I was just finishing high school when everything changed. Violence tore through our lives, and my family was forced to flee. I eventually made it to Canada — alone — hoping it would only be a matter of time before I could reunite with my loved ones.
</div>
<div>But that time never came.
</div>
<div>Today, my family is still living as refugees in Turkey — a country many know for its beautiful landscapes and tourism, but few see the hidden reality of refugee life. My family can’t return to Iraq, where instability and trauma remain. And in Turkey, they live in constant fear of being deported back to danger. They have no legal right to work, limited access to healthcare, and no clear path to permanent safety. Their lives are shaped by waiting — and by uncertainty.
</div>
<div><strong>Now, after ten years in limbo, I’ve been</strong> <strong>given the opportunity to sponsor two of my family members: one of my sisters and one of my brothers. These are the only two spots granted to us through a refugee sponsorship organization </strong>— and I’m doing everything I can to make sure we don’t lose this chance.
</div>
<div>I’ve already completed all the necessary paperwork. The only step left is to raise the required funds.
</div>
<div>To meet the Canadian government’s sponsorship requirements, we need to come up with $42,824 CAD — that is $21,412 per person. This money doesn’t go to me — it covers their essential needs for the first year in Canada: food, housing, healthcare, and support as they rebuild their lives in safety.
</div>
<div>This sponsorship isn’t just about paperwork or immigration. It’s about giving two people a chance to heal, to breathe, to belong, and to finally begin living instead of surviving. I need your help to bring two of my family members to safety, while I continue the fight to save the rest.
</div>
<div>If second chances matter to you,
</div>
<div>If you believe family and dignity can heal wounds—
</div>
<div>Be part of our story, and help us move forward.
</div>
<div>Even a small donation makes a real difference. I know these are tough times for many of us, but if you’re able to give just $5—or even simply share this page—you’ll be helping me bring safety, stability, and hope back to my siblings.
</div>
<div>Please share this with your connections too.
</div>
<div>From the bottom of my heart, thank you for standing with us.
</div>
<div>Your support doesn’t just bring my siblings to safety — it brings our family back together and gives me the strength to keep moving forward.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><br />
</div>

Brian Davis

Katherine Bretecher

Anonymous

Estefania Delgado

Nariman H

Daphne Joan Blight

Sana Murrani-Cooke

Tianna Bruinsma

Grace Siebring-Bruinsma

D & N Janzen

Kim Rodgers

Eliza Thomas

Adele Greaney

Lindsay Barton

Anne Hall

Angus Beaton

10 Years as Refugees — Help Me Bring My Siblings to Canada

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

fundCountryCode

NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

locale

fund country is US and user language is English

personId

comms-internal-person-ids

Enhanced Story Experience Users

Suggested Goal Experience Users

user language is English and fund country: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

paymentProcessor

3DS payment method

user language is English and fundCountry: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

GoFundMe Employees

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

paymentMethodType

checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

paymentProcessorAccountId

fallback mode accounts

proCampaignId

p2p legacy startfundraising page

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

Supporter Comments Eligible Funds

International Only

fundId

braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

fundraiserCountryCode is US/EN

Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

currencyCode

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

writePath

Stream Notification

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

unclaimed charities

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

Users Receiving Braze KYC Validation Failed

Native 11.3.0 and above

Influencer - Prod

US fundraisers and US users

ai_title_page

anyword

openai

control

manual_entry

userEmail

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

email

appVersion

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

partnerId

donationCadence

isActiveFundraiser

isPartner

isMobile

npoProfileOptIn

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

hasSessionDonation

isCampaignOwner

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

Native 11.4.0 and higher

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

isRecurringFriendly

Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

userCurrencyCode

Localized Currency

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

appVersion is at or above 12.8.0

Non-charity fund

isChallengeFundraiser

challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

10 Years as Refugees — Help Me Bring My Siblings to Canada

Still $36,720 to go. Help us build momentum.