Help Ula's Family Rebuild Their Lives!

“DearBeloved friends and supporters,,

I am Ula, a Palestinian from Gaza. I am reaching out to ask for your help for me and my family amid the ongoing horrors of war in Gaza for the past six months. I would like to tell you a little about my little family.

I am a happy wife and mother to Dalal, 3 years old, and Adnan, 1 year and a few months old. I work in the humanitarian field - I spent my life building my career with international organizations to provide humanitarian programs in Gaza. My life, as a 28-year-old, in Gaza is something I am very proud of. I love my city, its beaches, its streets, its life, its smell, its beautiful nature, and its coffee. Everything about my life in Gaza, this is his family, I love it all.

I lived a very normal, calm and happy life with my husband, children, parents, siblings, friends and colleagues until last October.

After the 7th of October, my life turned upside down due to the war on Gaza. Initially, I moved to live with Dalal and Adnan in my parents' house because my husband Mahmoud is a volunteer lawyer in the field of health emergencies (risk and disaster management at international organizations PRCS), and his life is constantly threatened due to the ongoing war and the fact that he needs to evacuate and rescue the injured, help displaced people, and distribute relief supplies to them due to the severe and continuous bombardment in various parts of Gaza.

I feared being alone with my children at home amidst the falling bombs, so the first displacement was moving to my parents' house. The war intensified, and we were afraid; Dalal and Adnan would cry hysterically from the continuous shelling and explosions.

After a few days, we were ordered to evacuate the building where my childhood home was located, so we had to quickly gather some belongings and leave my parents' loving home. Myself, my daughter Dalal, my infant son Adnan, my parents, and my siblings were displaced from North Gaza to the house of our relatives located in the quieter South Gaza and in a smaller building. This was our second displacement. My husband and his family stayed in North Gaza where they had been evacuated to Al-Quds Hospital - Palestinian Red Crescent Society, where my husband volunteers. Here we were separated, forced to leave my heart there, and after a month, Al-Quds Hospital was evacuated along with everyone in it to the south, including my husband and his family. We were forced to split into 3 different places due to the lack of shelters for all of us together. I was displaced in Deir al-Balah with my family separated from their father, who was displaced to Rafah because there was no place for him with us, it was overcrowded with no ventilation. With the continuous bombing and the shortage of water, food, and electricity, and the multiple communication outages, we also had to endure the separation and the inability to communicate within Gaza, let alone being isolated from the outside world. We were also followed by the bombardment to the area we fled to, which was said to be safe, and we were not spared from the random shelling, incendiary bombs, and flashbangs.

I spent the night hugging Dalal and Adnan, who continued to panic, fear, and cry with every terrifying sound.

There is no safe place in Gaza, and we can be bombed at any time and anywhere across the Strip. Displacement is difficult for adults, so it is unimaginably harsh on children who cannot understand why they are forced to move from one place to another, and why some basic daily things are constantly changing, such as water to the house, bathing, food, water, staying indoors without going out, and of course, the sounds of warplanes and falling bombs.

For Dalal and Adnan, seeing their father so rarely became another new reality they had to get used to. No ordinary human can bear what we are living through; it's impossible. I stayed with my parents in the house of one of our relatives, and my husband had to stay in his volunteer work due to the continuous emergency need. Amidst all these horrors, we received news that our homes were bombed, the place we used to call home where we lived our childhood, teenage years, and adulthood, that neighborhood where we lived with our friends and neighbors for years has simply turned into rubble. My warm home and my husband's memories were also wiped out, and the surrounding areas of the neighborhood. In a few minutes, everything was lost. The house, savings, friends, neighbors, memories, all disappeared in the blink of an eye. Our home, our last safe haven to return to, burned down, burning our aspirations, dreams, and our entire lives! We don't deserve this; we love life. My heart aches for everything we have experienced; it left a mark of despair in all of our hearts.

My biggest concern is the future of Dalal and Adnan, where they will live, study, and grow up. There is nothing left in Gaza; all means of livelihood have been destroyed. The future of Dalal and Adnan has become uncertain and dark, with no signs of security. We had dreams, my husband and I, for us and for Dalal and Adnan. We dreamed of a simple, peaceful, bright life, and a successful, safe future for our children. We all have the right to live a normal life, and Dalal and Adnan deserve a normal childhood and a bright, safe future like other children around the world.

We must be able to provide our children with the basics for a normal life, such as safety and security first and foremost, and material needs such as food, clean water, milk, clothes, as well as education, the right to play and entertainment. These are the minimum rights of the child.

In the event that this war ends, we need to resume our lives, in Gaza or preferably outside it where we can find safety and peace. In Gaza, we no longer have a place to live, and the reconstruction process will take years and huge amounts of money. Outside Gaza, we need money to leave and a reasonable amount to start over to rebuild our lives, aspirations, and dreams somewhere, so that we can restore balance, stability, and safety.

To find a safe place for Dalal and Adnan where we can have a peaceful future together, I would be very grateful for your contribution to donate and share this donation request so that we can reach the largest number of kind people, and we can get a reasonable amount of money to provide Dalal and Adnan with what they deserve.

In this picture, you can see Adnan and Dalal happy and safe, and me and their father dedicating our lives to support and protect them. Your donation now is the first step towards a safe future for Dalal and Adnan; your contribution will support us in continuing to promote their next steps in life.

We firmly believe in the power of community and collaborative efforts. We understand that many of you have felt helpless in light of the ongoing crisis in Gaza. However, please do not underestimate the impact of your contributions.

We are Not Numbers!

We once lived in a large, beautiful house with the pristine Gaza Sea before it, surrounded by olive, lemon, fig, grape, and rose trees. Our dreams and ambitions were boundless. The house was alive with our laughter, bringing us together around a bountiful dining table. After a long week of hard work, we would gather to share our dreams, emotions, and laughter. Now, we have no home and nothing but an unending, terrifying nightmare.

With your support and participation, we believe in the strength of our collective efforts. Perhaps, together, we can find a glimmer of hope for a safer, more secure life.

Stand with us as we navigate this journey, brick by brick, hope enduring through the darkest of nights. Your kindness and compassion can light the path to a brighter tomorrow.

Leaving Gaza weighs heavily on us, as does asking for your help.

Crossing into Egypt costs between 5,000 to 11,000 USD per person .

-( 10,000 USD in total). This is to mention the cost of rebuilding our lives from scratch.

In the meantime, we will facing a lot of expenses in Cairo:

- Rent and utilities: $500 per month.

- Health care and basic needs of food, drink, milk, Cerelac, Pampers, and vitamins for children as well. 1500 $.

- Home essentials such as cookware, blankets, and pillows: $1600 total

- Medical care for my son, who has a chronic condition: $5,000 total

- Personal expenses such as purchasing new clothes and shoes (to children): $1400 total

We have faith that we will survive this genocide together. We have faith that we will be able to rebuild our lives somewhere safe. We want to focus on all the life we have yet to live.

***NOTE: Kindly, I want you to know that we are not just numbers. We had big, beautiful homes, a source of livelihood, and a distinguished job. We had ambitions and dreams that were taken from us, and we live in a never-ending nightmare of war. Your support and cooperation with me will give us hope for the opportunity to live safely and begin our lives again.

From the bottom of my heart, I would like to thank you very much for your support.

Donating is the language of big hearts. Choose to donate through PayPal and be the reason dreams come true and hope ignites in others' hearts.

We thank you Once again from the bottom of our hearts and wish you all the very best in this beautiful life. Sending you love and hugs. &To thank you, we leave you with a picture of the Gazan seaside as we will always remember it: tranquil, beautiful, endless - ours.

Ula.

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