Hello dear supporters,

Support Three Displaced Families in Gaza

The suffering in Gaza needs no introduction. This campaign aims to support three displaced families—approximately 32 children, women, and men—currently living in Khan Younis after losing their homes.

The donations will help provide their basic daily necessities, including food, clean water, and other essential supplies. Part of the funds will also be used to extend a water hose so they can have better access to water.

Every donation, no matter how small, can ease part of their daily struggle and help them live with dignity.

Thank you for your support and for sharing this campaign.

In solidarity.

With love and gratitude.

Anees, Laura, Serena, and Ali

P.S. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need more information on how to contribute or want to learn more about the situation in Gaza.

WHO WE ARE

We are friends and colleagues who have known each other for 20 years, located in the US, the UK, and Iceland.

Anees Mansour grew up in Yibneh refugee camp in Rafah, Gaza Strip. He has been a human rights worker and organizer since he was 15 years old. He worked with the International Solidarity Movement, the Rachel Corrie Foundation, The Rachel Corrie Cultural Center in Rafah, and was a founder of The Hope and Peace Foundation.

Ali Flebotte is a nurse in Glasgow, Scotland. An active member of their local Jewish community, they see universal human rights, including for Palestinians, as a core part of their Judaism. They spent 4 months in the West Bank and Gaza in 2003 volunteering alongside Palestinians to monitor and directly oppose the effects of the Israeli occupation. They condemn all violence targeting civilians in the region, both the October 7th attacks and holding of hostages, and the ongoing ethnic cleansing in Gaza and long-term extra judicial imprisonment of Palestinians. Since befriending Anees in Rafah in 2003, they have worked together on a Palestinian/Jewish UK speaking tour, and on fundraising to support children and families in Rafah.

Serena is a counselor based in the US. She has worked with a number of Palestine solidarity and liberation organizations over the years, including the International Solidarity Movement, The Rachel Corrie Foundation, and the Olympia Rafah Sister City Project amongst others. She spent time in the West Bank in 2002, lived in Rafah for a time in 2005-2006, and returned to Gaza in 2009 after Operation Cast lead.

Laura Kraftowitz is an organizer with Jewish Voice for Peace who lived in Rafah. She has worked with the International Solidarity Movement, the Al-Mezan Centre for Human Rights, the Right to Enter Campaign, and elsewhere.

We seek to be transparent in our efforts. Please feel free to email us if you have any questions about this fundraiser.