Help a Gaza Engineer Rebuild for His Unborn Child

A 28-year-old civil engineer from Gaza lost his home, job, and stability in the war. Now he and his pregnant wife survive in one tiny room with no water, power, or baby supplies.

My name is Sohaib I. Abed, a 28-year-old civil engineer from the Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza. Before the war, I lived a stable and dignified life with my wife, Rawan, and worked hard to support my community by helping families rebuild their homes and providing engineering guidance.

Then everything changed.

During the recent war, my house was completely destroyed. I lost my home, my job, and every sense of stability. My wife and I were forced to flee and now live in a single small room in my parents’ house in Deir al-Balah, along with many displaced relatives.

Every day is a struggle.

There is no gas for cooking — I cook meals for my wife using firewood in the open air.

We don’t have running water or electricity. I lift water bucket by bucket to the rooftop because pumps no longer work.

For light, I use simple LED strips connected to a battery. When the battery dies, I walk to the end of the street to recharge it at my friend’s house, the only place nearby with solar power.

To make things even harder, Rawan is pregnant. We're expecting our first baby soon, but we have no income, no baby supplies, and no safe place to bring a child into the world. Hospitals are overwhelmed or shut down, and clinics are often out of medicine and power.

I’ve worked my whole life to stand on my feet, to help others, and to build something for my future. Now I find myself at zero — and I need your help to survive and rebuild.

Your donation will help us:

• Buy food and clean water

• Cover medical care and delivery costs for my pregnant wife

• Get baby items like clothes, diapers, and medicine

• Purchase basic essentials like cooking fuel, hygiene supplies, and warm blankets

• Secure a safer and more dignified place to live

• Improve our living conditions and allow me to start over

• Seek opportunities to leave Gaza and build a life away from destruction and war

I have photos of my destroyed home, of me cooking with firewood, and of the ruins where we used to live. I share them not to ask for pity, but to show the painful reality we are trying to escape from.

Even a small donation can make a big difference.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for reading and caring.

Please donate and share this with anyone who can help. You may be giving my child a chance at life.

— Sohaib