Help Shatha Rebuild Her Beautiful Life
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Hi everyone, my name is Mahiya and I’m from Sydney. I’m supporting my dear friend Shatha and her family escape from genocide.
Please note: As I’m based in Australia, all donations collected will be in Australian dollars and later converted to US dollars when sending to Shatha.
Read Shatha’s story below:
My name is Shatha Rayyan and I am 17 years old, living in Gaza.
In the shadow of hills of hope and a sea of pain, we are not doing well. Our suffering is not just a story that is being shared, it is the reality that we live in Gaza every day in the midst of the merciless war of extermination. I am not a criminal to have to exterminate me. I am not a criminal to have to live this difficult life.
Sadness, fear and despair have drowned us all. We cannot endure the insane bombing and genocide that is happening around us and near us. The storm of death continues to strike us constantly, and those who survive it, manage to survive through the insane bombing. Our house was partially damaged, and we miraculously escaped death.
I was also exposed to death in the Nuseirat massacre when I was playing with children and relieving them in light of the difficult circumstances they are living in. My future and education has been lost. I lost a whole year of my life. It was my first year in high school and it was very important to me. The war stole it from me. My dreams and ambitions were gone in the blink of an eye, and I wonder why I cannot continue my education like the rest the world can? Why are they better than us? What do we lack? How many years will I live? How many years will we remain disappointed? How many years will our dreams remain destroyed? We had dreams and a future to build, each of us wanted to become a doctor or an engineer, and many other dreams. Now our hopes and dreams have become for the war to stop.
Since October 2023, I have been working in charitable initiatives to help displaced people and children and provide them with what they need.
I request you to help me complete my academic journey, achieve my dreams and also to help my family and my brother who is sick with Rheumatoid arthritis. My brother wants to leave Gaza to get treatment and return to his normal life.
Please share this campaign with your friends, relatives or colleagues to collect donations for my family, my sick brother and I. Donate even a little, every small contribution carries a big meaning for us. Donate even $5.
Please note: As I’m based in Australia, all donations collected will be in Australian dollars and later converted to US dollars when sending to Shatha.
Read Shatha’s story below:
My name is Shatha Rayyan and I am 17 years old, living in Gaza.
In the shadow of hills of hope and a sea of pain, we are not doing well. Our suffering is not just a story that is being shared, it is the reality that we live in Gaza every day in the midst of the merciless war of extermination. I am not a criminal to have to exterminate me. I am not a criminal to have to live this difficult life.
Sadness, fear and despair have drowned us all. We cannot endure the insane bombing and genocide that is happening around us and near us. The storm of death continues to strike us constantly, and those who survive it, manage to survive through the insane bombing. Our house was partially damaged, and we miraculously escaped death.
I was also exposed to death in the Nuseirat massacre when I was playing with children and relieving them in light of the difficult circumstances they are living in. My future and education has been lost. I lost a whole year of my life. It was my first year in high school and it was very important to me. The war stole it from me. My dreams and ambitions were gone in the blink of an eye, and I wonder why I cannot continue my education like the rest the world can? Why are they better than us? What do we lack? How many years will I live? How many years will we remain disappointed? How many years will our dreams remain destroyed? We had dreams and a future to build, each of us wanted to become a doctor or an engineer, and many other dreams. Now our hopes and dreams have become for the war to stop.
Since October 2023, I have been working in charitable initiatives to help displaced people and children and provide them with what they need.
I request you to help me complete my academic journey, achieve my dreams and also to help my family and my brother who is sick with Rheumatoid arthritis. My brother wants to leave Gaza to get treatment and return to his normal life.
Please share this campaign with your friends, relatives or colleagues to collect donations for my family, my sick brother and I. Donate even a little, every small contribution carries a big meaning for us. Donate even $5.
Organizer
Mahiya Maliyat
Organizer
Claymore, NSW