Hello everyone,

My name is Ahmad. I am 22 years old and I was born and raised in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. I have never left Gaza until now. My family and I come from a small village in the north of Gaza. Before the war, I trained as a nurse and worked at the Indonesian Hospital.

On October 7, my life and all our lives were turned completely upside down. We from Gaza have experienced many wars, but this genocide is something completely different. After a few weeks of war, we were forced to leave our house and our village behind and run, taking only the bare necessities, not knowing if we would ever be able to come back. Shortly afterwards, we were displaced again and left northern Gaza entirely.

Since then, we have been living crammed into a school classroom in Deir al Balah in central Gaza. We live with over ten families in one room. The situation is terrible and almost unbearable. I miss nothing as much as my previous life, my bed, my friends, and my family. Since the beginning of the war, we have been kept awake by bombings and wake up to news of relatives and friends who have been killed. I can't count how many people I have already lost.

For months, I have been working in one of the last functioning hospitals in Gaza (Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital) in Deir al Balah. At my age, I should be living the best time of my life, but I've already seen things you can't imagine. The things I have witnessed while working at the hospital don't let me sleep, but as Gazans we do everything we can to help each other.

It is with a heavy heart that I make this appeal for donations and ask you to support me and share this campaign.

I would like to raise enough money for myself and my family to leave Gaza, as soon as possible.

I want to build a life in safety and therefore I need your help.

Greetings and thank you from the heart of Palestine,

Ahmad Al Sultan