Family struggling for survival

My name is Maria Clara, I reside in Portugal, I am holding a fundraiser to help my friend Hadeel and her family, 3 little daughters, Zaina, Malak, Celine, and a son, Hassan. They inhabit the debris.

They find themselves in a crowded tent, displaced by the violence and destruction that has taken everything from them. Necessities like food, clean water, medicine, and clothing are no longer available to them. They fight over food. Not enough, the stronger will resist, not little children.

This she has told me, in several contacts

My life became a nightmare, our life now is a fight for survival, trying to get to the next day.

We are fighting for food, and water is dirty. Our home was destroyed, we live in a tent we got last year and then shared with so many people in an afflicted situation. Children are weak and have continuous pain due to hunger. We could get a mat, but children sleep bundled all together, and the younger ones sometimes get a bit crushed. Continuously, there is the noise of drones or guns. Children cry. Then I tell them stories and play with them.

Hadeel kept in touch with old acquaintances who would move more easily and get things. An uncle of a neighbour helped her with some shekels, but there is no more.

They have been bombing the places where trucks arrive.

These are her words. We are asking you to donate any spare amount, none is too small. If you are not able to donate, please share the campaign link with your networks.

She has no income, no shelter of her own, and no way to provide for her children. But with your help, there is hope.

This is a plea for humanity. Hadeel’s children dream of safety. Of returning to school. Of reading stories again, not living in one. You can help make that possible.

Thank you for standing with them in this time of unimaginable hardship