Support getting Omar and his family out of Gaza

My name is Mahmoud Khwaiter, and this GoFundMe, organized by my friend Dina, is a lifeline for my family in the midst of dire circumstances.

For the past 7 years, I've dedicated myself as the Community Care Manager at Gaza Sky Geeks, striving to build a brighter future in Gaza's tech community and prove to the world that our talents are brilliant despite all the hardships in Gaza. Yet, the current situation in Gaza is perilous beyond description, and every day poses a threat to our lives not only our dreams.

 This week, my family made a difficult decision to temporarily evacuate Gaza for their safety. However, I choose to stay, driven by my commitment to local humanitarian efforts and the belief that Gaza still needs me. This campaign aims to support my family members facing immense challenges: -

 My brother Omar, 28, who were supposed to celebrate his wedding on December 18th, lost both his apartment that he just bought from his life savings and job but has an opportunity for a new career in Egypt. 

Omar's fiancée Sara, 23, lost her family home and all her wedding preparations under Gaza's rubble. Sara and her family were forced to be displaced for 5 times. Sara was spreated from Omar until they ended up both displaced in Rafah. 

 My brother Baraa, 26, a graphic designer who worked remotely with many companies in the MENA, lost his savings, office, Laptop and setup, his best friend “Omar” and their dream to study together in Turkey. Most importantly, my parents, both in their late 60s, who lived their life trying to provide for us tirelessly. My parents built our family house in 1992 for it to be a place of happy memories, and all is left now from it is our tears, sounds of explosions and rubbles.

My parents are now facing hardships especially with the news of the military invasion in Rafah and the fear of being displaced once again. My diabetic mother struggling to access insulin with the collapsed healthcare system in Gaza.

 My mother is our main reason to be strong and resilient and I never want to think of anything bad happening to her.

Faten, the love of my life and the reason I am still not breaking down. We got married 30 days before this genocide, which is when we began building our future together in our new apartment that we worked hard to buy to make it a cozy, warm and reflective home of who we are.

In the early days of this genocide, we lost part of our dream house in a massive bombing and we were hoping to go back to rebuild it again, but until last week we received the hard news that the IDF solders were inside our apartment and destroyed every single furniture inside it and burned it leaving a racist graphites at the entrence of the appartment. If anything, I want Faten and my family to move to a safer place and to survive this genocide because only then this will help me in saving the only home that is left standing which is them.

Your support can provide them a chance to escape the horrors endured and the chance to seek a better future. Donations will cover the costs of border crossings, coordination fees, and other logistical expenses for them to settle in Cairo.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and considering supporting our cause. Together, we can make a difference in the lives of my family and contribute to a hopeful future.