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This is a verified & trusted fund facilitated by myself and close friends (Palestinian organizers who are currently on the ground in Cairo to evacuate and support their own families, along with many others.) If needed, we can provide verification of transfers to the family and proof the family is indeed in Gaza, due to people taking advantage of the situation.
My name is Nour, I’m a 19 year old second year medical student at AlAzhar University of Gaza. My life has been good until October 7 - on this day, my life turned upside down. My life has been suspended the last 5 months and still counting, and idk to when. When will this end?
All I think of the last couple of weeks is that my life is passing under this situation of fear, death, starvation and poverty. My brother Ahmad is studying French literature and my brother Asad is a dental student, but due to this war, all our dreams of graduating have disappeared. I ask for your support so my family and I can evacuate Gaza and continue our education to achieve our dreams.
In the first week of the war, water and electricity was cut in the whole of Gaza, as well as random bombing everywhere around me. Yes, every time I have survived by a miracle, but I lost people I really love. The random bombing also reached my dad's office and completely destroyed it, along with the only source of money for my family.
This fundraiser is organized by Emma Li, a friend of Nour and the Qaraman family based in the US, with all funds to be transferred to Nour’s family in central Gaza via bank transfer. The recipients of the funds are Nour, her brothers Ahmad and Asad, and their parents, Mahasen and Atiya.
our American tax dollars go directly to the apartheid zionist regime that is killing our friends and family. It is our duty and moral imperative to do our very best to sustain the Palestinians undergoing this genocide.
Nour, her brothers Ahmad and Asad, and their parents, Mahasen and Atiya need your support in raising the funds to stay healthy, safe, and alive, and to achieve the dreams and goals that every person deserves. Nour dreams of a normal 19 year old girl's life: graduating from med school, eating stuffed grape leaves, and watching Shogun.
We want to see her thrive and are worried for her and her family every day - their neighborhood is experiencing heavy bombing and the family does not have reliable internet connection. We ask that you help us reach our goal of $50,000 in order to cover the immediate costs of evacuating.
Currently, we’re hearing it can cost between 5,000 and 12,000 to to evacuate one person from Gaza. The goal is a tentative amount that will likely need to be higher. Nour’s parents are also in ill health - her mother needs access to crucial diabetes medication which costs $40 for 3 weeks’ supply.
Going off the assumption the evacuation will be $10k per person ($50,000 total), we are hoping to use any additional funds raised for:
- travel/accommodation: due to the bombing, moving from location to location is extremely difficult & dangerous, and expensive. In addition to the evacuation fee, the Qaraman family needs cash on hand just to make it to & cross the border. This will be used to cover travel, food, and other necessities in order for the family to evacuate.
- the GoFundMe Fee: The site profits off donations (2.9%+$0.30 per donation), so we hope to cover these additional fees.
- Evacuating additional family if we have enough funds, this page will be updated with more details if this is the case.

