They don’t have money to survive the war in Gaza. Help!

Hi,

Please join me in making a difference in the lives of Mahmoud and Yasmine, and their 3 children(2, 5, 7 years old) from Gaza.

Mahmoud is a 26-year-old father of three, living in Gaza. While they're fortunate to be alive, they're currently displaced and living in tents and trying to survive.

My connection with Mahmoud began with text conversations using translation tools. We ended up having a video chat, which changed me forever - I would've never been able to believe one day I'll put my cats on video chat with children in the war zone. Mahmoud guided me through his tent, sharing pixelated glimpses of his family and their daily life. He doesn't speak English and I don't speak Arabic. We just watched each other, in silence, and communicated using sign languages we invented on the spot. No words. His younger child was crying at first, but immediately smiled after he saw my cat. We sat in front of our phone screens in silent. There's no sound but kids giggling.

I'm starting this fundraiser with a simple yet urgent goal: to help Mahmoud and his family to survive. They're a family of five and unable to get food, water and diapers, let alone dream of the lives they were meant to have. The price in Gaza is very expensive. They waited in lines for the humanitarian aid, but aid is very limited, and they can go on days with very little food. Please make a donation to help his family survive this. We've dared to envision a future where we could see each other in Palestine or even my home in China. Please make a difference to Mahmoud and his family by donating to them.

Your donation, regardless of its size, is greatly appreciated, and will directly contribute to supporting Mahmoud's family's daily necessities. At the same time, we're working on getting the family evacuated, but it might take some time since the process is complicated.

Thank you for your support. Here's a message Mahmoud shared with me to publish:

Hello, I am Mahmoud from Gaza. As you know, we are now in war and siege, and now we are living in difficult days. We are suffering from siege, hunger and thirst. My house was bombed and demolished, and now we live in the displacement area in Rafah in a nylon tent that does not protect us from the heat of summer or the cold of winter, and rain water enters on us. Please look at us kindly.

Thank you.

In Solidarity,

MC

Here are the screenshots I took from our video chat.

He has evacuated more than 10 times.

His father slept on the ground without a tent or blankets.

Being evacuated at night, leaving everything behind to flee.

He volunteers at children's party.

And gives away money to the neighbors too.

Photo of Rahaf, who loves drawing.

Photo of me video chatting with Omar and Sanad.