Hi there, my name is Nora Salem. I am a settler in so-called Edmonton, Canada and I've been running a mutual aid campaign with my uncle Moustafa Darwish since March 2024. Like everyone else in Gaza, my uncle and our family have been displaced many times from their homes. What began as a Ramadan endeavour to get financial assistance to families in Gaza so they could afford iftar meals, has turned into a campaign of helping them survive the atrocities on the ground until we see a liberated Palestine inshallah.

After months of witnessing the daily horrors being perpetrated with total impunity from international governments, I felt called to try and help those on the ground who are facing malnutrition and starvation thanks to the occupation’s unrelenting collective punishment. With the destruction of Gaza's food sources and a lack of humanitarian aid, people are trading and bartering what they can. Looting of aid is common, whether it's Gazans trying to find a way to bring in an income and care for their families, or via paid agents planted by the occupation to maintain exorbitant prices in the markets. 

The money raised in this campaign goes directly to people in Gaza without going through an organization that has overhead costs. As of July 20, 2025, our mutual aid campaign has raised almost $45,000 and helped 417 families and individuals afford basic needs from Rafah to Al Mawasi. My uncle carefully documents how money is being utilized so we can report via updates to contributors. You can see previous updates on my feed here.

As of June 2025, we have expanded our efforts to help Gazans and begun working with local water tanks to provide potable water to displacement camps in the Deir Al-Balah area. This is in addition to continuing to provide cash assistance to Gazans in dire need. 

Every donation and sharing of our campaign makes an impact. From the bottom of mine and my uncle's hearts, thank you for all your support and care.