My name is Alison McCants, based in London, United Kingdom. I am hosting this fundraiser for my dear friends in Gaza, Iman and Mahmoud and their children.

100% of funds received will go directly to Iman and Mahmoud to help keep their family alive with food and essentials.

This is their story in Iman’s own words:

Hello, we are Essam’s family. My husband Mahmoud is 28 years old and I am Iman, 27 years old. We have two children: Essam, 7 years old and Sami, 5 years old.

We had a beautiful house that embraced us. My husband was a business administration graduate and had a factory, which was our main source of income. I am an Arabic language graduate with a minor in journalism.

The occupation destroyed it in the war and killed the dreams of my children, which were supposed to be the most beautiful days of their lives and to be in their basic educational and recreational stages. The war turned it into a nightmare that has not ended yet. The war destroyed my house and my hopes even the basics of our days cannot provide because of the war, please help me.