Hi! My name is Halle and I started this fundraiser on behave of my friend Mohammed Abdel Fattah Al-Helou. I met Mohammed online through his cousin Mahmoud, who I also fundraise for. Mohammed is 33 years old and lives in Gaza with his wife and four children. The two oldest are Zeina and Majd, they are 11 and 10 years old. The younger ones are Jawad and Hanan who are 8 and 5 years old.

Mohammed worries about his children, like any good father, but they are living through very difficult circumstances that they have no control over. In Gaza there are constant bombings and therefore dangerous living conditions all around them. From rats and bugs, to broken down buildings threatening to fall at any moment. There are also no jobs available and so there is no money that can be made.

Mohammed hopes that by starting this fundraiser he can afford basic necessities like a warm, dry place to live and food to feed his family. Right now he lives in a tent that is barely holding up and he is scared it won’t keep them from freezing to death this winter.

He also hopes to send his children to school but needs money to pay the school fees. All children deserve to go to school, to learn and make friends.

Here is what his wife wanted to share about her life…

“Hello dear Hali, I am Mohamed El Helou's wife. My name is Samar Alaa Abdel Razek El Helou. My father died before the war, during Ramadan. My four brothers were martyred in the war; the occupation planes bombed the house while they were inside. I was left with my mother, two sisters, and my brother, who was married and was martyred before his wife gave birth. After she gave birth, his wife died, leaving my nephew alone.”

Please consider donating and sharing this link so that this wonderful family has a chance at a better life.