This is my cousin Mariam, and her story.

Hello, I am Mariam (26 years old) and my husband Mahmoud alkhodary (33 years old). We are a newly married couple from Gaza who got married a year before the war.

I worked as a voiceover artist in the freelance field, and my husband is an accountant in a company in Gaza.

My husband and I were living a normal and wonderful life and we strived to build a beautiful house to live in with a professional voiceover studio.

On October 7th, the war broke out in Gaza, and we were displaced three times from Gaza to the southern sector. Our house was completely destroyed, my studio was shattered, we lost all our furniture and recording equipment that we worked hard to get, and our beautiful dream did not last.

In addition to that, while we were displaced to the southern sector, my husband and I did not take any belongings with us, and we narrowly escaped the violent bombing that happened right in front of us. There was no place to go, so we took refuge in a tent that lacked all the necessities of life, such as a shortage of water, food, and electricity, and communication outages.

My husband's company was also destroyed, and in a matter of minutes, our lives were wasted. The house, the savings, the work, the friends, the neighbors, the memories, all disappeared in the blink of an eye.

My husband and I had dreams, dreams of a simple, peaceful, and bright life that we all have the right to live.

But leaving is not a cheap solution. The cost of arranging an exit from the Rafah crossing to Egypt is around $6,000 per person, in addition to the initial costs so that we can settle down and live, And build our beautiful home.

We have created this campaign to help us leave Gaza to find opportunities to live and work And build our beautiful home

Every dollar raised will help us start a new and safe life and live in peace and security.

Funds will be transferred periodically from Yousif’s bank account to Mahmoud’s to help paying for overly inflated prices in Gaza at the moment.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart

With love and gratitude

Mariam&Mahmoud