Help me support my family and my brothers’ orphaned children

Mohammad Atef is organizing this fundraiser.

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Hello,

My name is Raghad. I am a mother of two, living in Gaza — a land that has turned into a hell of pain and loss.

I write to you with a heart full of sorrow.

My eldest brother was taken by the war — disappeared along with his entire family under the rubble. The only survivor is his little daughter, Basant, a child who still dreams of someone to hold her hand, to give her back the safety she lost too soon.

Another brother is still missing. His wife and children wait for him with fading hope, longing for a voice, a sign — anything, even if it breaks their hearts.

In the middle of this chaos, I try to be a pillar for those left behind.

I care for Basant, the orphaned girl who lost her entire world.

I support my missing brother’s family — his wife and children, broken by fear and hunger.

I help my father who is still in northern Gaza, where life is a constant fight for survival, and my brothers who can’t work due to the war and total collapse of everything around us.

I am also by my mother’s side — she is sick and currently stranded in Egypt with my brother, waiting for medical care, waiting for help.

And my family in northern Gaza… their story is one of endless suffering.

They’ve been displaced nine times. Nine times they were forced to flee with nothing but the clothes on their backs.

Every time a new evacuation order is announced, they leave everything behind — their homes, belongings, memories — and run into the unknown, with no food, no water, no shelter.

Each time they move, a part of their dignity is stripped away.

Their children no longer know what it means to have a stable place to sleep. Even the ground beneath them changes week to week.

All of these families — every one of them — now depend on your kindness. Your donations, no matter how small, bring back hope, warmth, and the will to survive.

Dear friends,

You may think a single dollar can’t do much — but here, it is life. It is bread for a hungry child, medicine for the sick, and warmth in the cold. It is proof that we are not forgotten.

From the depths of my heart,

I thank the first souls who extended their hands in generosity.

Thank you to everyone who tried to save us — even with just one dollar.

You are our hope. You are the light in this long, dark tunnel. You are the heroes who remind us that humanity still exists.

Let us write a story of survival together… Let’s bring joy back to Basant and the many children like her who have only known pain.

With all my love and gratitude,

Raghad

Gaza

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This is Basant, the daughter of my martyred brother Khalil. The only survivor from my brother's family.