Help Rita and Kenan Keep Their Bellies Full! ❤️

Update/disclaimer (06/26): **IMPORTANT: The GoFundMe staff would like me to clarify that donations at this time are being used for day to day living and medicine and necessities and that there are NO PLANS TO EVACUATE GAZA AT THIS TIME. While we are always searching for avenues to evacuate my friends from Gaza to a safer location entirely, there are currently no ways for them to leave the Gaza Strip at this time. We have reached out to a number of NGROs and individuals inquiring about medical evacuation due to Rita and Aya, but we have been unsuccessful so far. Please note that I will continue to be transparent about where the money for this fundraiser is being spent and I will assure that the money goes directly to the family via wire transfer from my bank to theirs. TO REPEAT: donations are being used for day to day survival/expenses at this time while we continue to look for ways to get my friends out of Gaza assuming that is what they continue to want for themselves. However, i just want to be clear about this in the meantime. Thank you for your time/attention.**

Hello! My name is Kate and I am located in Colorado in the US. I am raising money for my friends in Palestine! This is a family of 4 Aya (mom), Mohammed (dad), and their young children Rita, and Kenan who are inGaza waiting for the borders to open in Rafah. Please take the time to learn about our campaign.

Rita and Kenan are 3 and 7 and we are raising money to help them survive the winter in Palestine. They have their passports and are just waiting for the borders to open, but they have to survive while the borders remain closed. Food and shelter are scarce, there is indiscriminate bombing happening. Funds will be spent on food, shelter, medicine, clothes, and other basic necessities. There is still no word as to when the borders will open, so we have to prepare for winter.

Please take a moment to look at the photos and videos of Rita and Kenan! I have been talking with this family for nearly a year over WhatsApp and we hope someday i can help them seek asylum in America. Funds will be disbursed to the family via PayPal once enough funds are accumulated.

Please donate or share to help my friends survive. They are very dear to my heart ❤️