Du'a, a 5-year-old child with cerebral palsy (CB), lives in the devastated Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza. On October 7, her family of six was forcibly displaced to southern Wadi Gaza. Du'a suffered tremendously during this journey due to the lack of transportation, increasing her family's physical and emotional pain.
Eventually, they settled in a tent on the beach of Al-Zawaida. Du'a is deprived of her essential treatment and even the most basic needs like milk. Her fragile body, weakened by illness, cannot endure the extreme heat, lack of clean water, insects, and infectious diseases that define life in a tent.
Her father remains resilient despite receiving no salary from any organization or institution. The brutal war has made it impossible for him to afford her medicine, milk, clothing, diapers, and sanitization supplies.
Please help alleviate Du'a’s suffering.
We lost everything — our home, our income, our safety.
We are a family that had a simple, peaceful life before the war changed everything.
Now, we have nothing.
Our house was destroyed in the bombing. Our only source of income is gone. We live in fear every single day. We have no money for food, no shelter, and no way to care for our children.
I am a mother of five daughters.
One of them is now an angel in heaven.
I carry that pain every moment — and yet I have to stay strong for my other four girls.
One of them has special needs. She cannot speak or walk properly, and she depends completely on me. But I cannot provide even the most basic things she needs:
Her special food
Her diapers
Her medical supplies
Her treatment
I watch her suffer, and I am terrified every day that I might lose her too.
We are not asking for much — just a chance to survive.
Please, if you are reading this, help us in any way you can. Even a small donation or sharing this story can make a real difference.
Thank you for hearing our cry.
Organiser
Katty Gonzalez
Organiser
Epping, VIC