Hi everyone, my name is Ayana, a Canadian citizen in Ottawa hoping to help my friends Abdalhay and Naya in Gaza. I am running their Go Fund Me account and am extending their message to you from the midst of war. Please see their message below and consider donating whatever you can to their cause.

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[Update - March 17, 2026]

I don't know what to say. Things are very unstable. Even under this ceasefire, there is shelling, bombing, but now that many of us live in tent cities, we are subject to weather disruptions that make life difficult. Rainstorms and sandstorms and heavy winds crumble tent walls and cause injuries. People are sick everyday. The crossings are closed again, so prices have skyrocketed again, threatening a new famine.

Sometimes, I think we'll stay like this forever, living in the Dark Ages while the world continues to modernize. We hope that you will continue to support us while we survive against high odds.

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[Update - October 11, 2025]

A ceasefire has been reached! We are so grateful to you for supporting us. Prices of food are beginning to stabilize and fall, though medicine has still not been able to get through. Still, we are so grateful and hope to see an end to this war on us.

[Update - April 25, 2025]

I would like to share with you a glimpse into the difficult reality we are experiencing in Gaza. With the ongoing blockade and bombing, securing the most basic necessities has become a real challenge. Prices have skyrocketed - a 25 kg bag of flour costs $200.

These prices are not just numbers; they mean that thousands of families—including myself—cannot afford the basic necessities of life. Death is rampant, either by bombs or by famine.

Despite these circumstances, your support is the only thing that gives me hope so far. Please continue to share this campaign and, if possible, donate. One donation could save a life.

Thank you all from my heart,

Abdalhay, Naya, and our family

[Update - January 18, 2025]

A ceasefire has finally been reached! Thank you to all who have donated over the past 15 months - your generosity has allowed me to feed my family and shield them from the trauma of war.

As the conflict is coming to an end, we are turning our attention to the future: rebuilding our home, healing our family and community, and starting life anew. Your donations now will be used to: continue to feed my wife and children, provide temporary shelter until we can return home and begin rebuilding, continue buying necessary supplies as more aid trucks are now entering the strip, and more lifesaving activities.

Thank you again for all of your support,

Abdalhay, Naya, and our family

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Hello. I am Abdalhay, a software engineer from Gaza. I have a small family: two daughters, a little son, and my beautiful wife Naya.

Our life was quiet and simple before the war. As parents, our priorities were educating our children and preparing them for their futures, a future we hoped would be full of hope, success and dreams. Our children are bright and intelligent: our eldest daughter is interested in design and programming like their father; our middle girl has the gift of language, and our small son is full of life and joy.

But now, we no longer have the option to dream of their futures. Not when I'm no longer even able to provide food for them amidst all the bombing. Now, all I want now is to preserve their lives.

Due to the war, we lost our sources of income. Forced out of our homes, we moved from place to place, tent to tent, looking for safety. And now, food and essentials here are so expensive that we can no longer afford to meet our basic needs. We suffer from diseases long eradicated from the West due to malnutrition and polluted water, such as skin diseases, intestinal infections, and hepatitis from unsanitary conditions.

Today, I humbly ask for your financial support to help my family. Your support will be the lifeline that enables me to preserve my family's life. Your donations will go towards providing the basic necessities for our family, including 1) renting a room to live in, 2) adequate food for myself, my wife and most importantly, my children, 3) clean water, 4) medicine, and 5) other essentials such as sanitary items.

Your donation could save our lives here in Gaza.

If you can't donate, please share this link with others who might be able to help.

I thank you for your concern and support during these difficult moments for me and my people.

With all my love,

Abdalhay, Naya, and our family