Help my family to evacuate Gaza

In the heart of Gaza, amid what humanitarian agencies describe as “a graveyard for thousands of children and hell for everyone else,” lies the story of resilience, love and the undying spirit of my family. I'm Shahd Sehweil with the help of my mother Rana, we are raising funds to help facilitate the evacuation of my family stuck in Gaza.

My family was displaced from their homes in northern Gaza when the first evacuation orders were issued in early October. Since then, they have been trapped in a fierce struggle for survival. Overnight, their peaceful life was shattered. Their daily activities at work and school have been replaced by a relentless search for basic necessities – food, water and shelter – for themselves and their children. Their children range in age from 6 months to 18 years old. Can you imagine having to teach your toddler to ration their food and water?

Here are the names and ages of the family members:

Nabil Sehweil, 60 years old

Fawzia Sehweil, 59 years old

Waed Nabil Sehweil, 21 years old

Nour Nabil Sehweil, 17 years old

Akram Nabil Sehweil, 28 years old

Bisan Mohamed Sehweil, 24 years old

Ihab Akram Sehweil, 6 years old

Adam Akram Sehweil, 3 years old

Celine Akram Sehweil, 6 months

Like many others, we have lost 20 of our loved ones and we are afraid of losing more, so we hope for your help so that my family will be safe.

Also my family lost their small business (pharmacy) and their homes were destroyed and they had to move several times to escape the escalation of violence. They now live in a world where famine is used as a weapon of war. A world where there is no safe place for civilians to take refuge.

How you can help:

At the heart of despair lies the greatest opportunity to show kindness. Evacuation costs are astronomical, currently 2,500€ for children under 12 and 5,000€ per person over 12.

Your financial support can pave the way to peace for my family.

Our mission is to raise 90,000€ to cover the evacuation costs of 9 people aged from 6 months to 60 years old. Achieving this goal is crucial to ensuring that family members are not separated.

These funds will be intended for:

Passports fees.

Border crossing permits and fees to leave Gaza.

Food, temporary housing and transportation.

GoFundMe requires a transaction fee per donation (2.9% + 0.30€)

Your contribution, no matter how small, will make an immediate and profound difference. You can help rewrite my family’s future. Together, we can turn the tide from despair to hope, from displacement to

However, we can assure you that your funds will be withdrawn directly from GoFundMe by Shahd Sehweil, who will travel directly with his father to Egypt to facilitate the relocation of his family members to Gaza. We will provide as many updates as possible through this GoFundMe page.