URGENT: Help My Family To Evacuate GAZA

Dear humanity,

Today come to you with an urgent appeal that comes straight from my heart, My family and I are in desperate need of your support and time is of the essence, We reach out to you with heavy hearts and a deep sense of hope as we share the story, especially with invasion of Rafah City and situation become more worse .

I’m Amany Zaqout, 28-year-old , wife, and mother of two children, Medical Doctor working in primary health care clinics.

Dear friends, family, and community,

We are a family of 10 people,

-My husband Dr. Mohammed, 33 years old is an obstetrics and gynecology specialist at Al Shifaa Hospital.

-My two children Zain 2.5 years old and Ameer 1 year old

-My Widowed Mother Maha, 52 years old

-My oldest brother Rafik, 27 years old, graduated from the College of Pharmacy, He worked for a pharmaceutical company producing vitamins. After the war broke out, he's been without a job and with an unknown future.

-My youngest sister Aseel , 24 years old, graduated from the College of English Language and Literature, She represents a success story in the world of translation and cultural communication, due to displacement and lack of resources, she lost her job, including access to a laptop and a stable internet connection.

-Ahmed and Mohammed, 23 years old, are twins who earned a bachelor's degree from the College of Engineering and Information Technology, Department of Mechatronics. Unfortunately, both of them were not lucky to find a job because of the aftermath of October 7.

-My youngest brother, Youssef is a 15-year-old high school student, his studies were interrupted due to the war leaving his future uncertain.

This a photo for my beloved family

The Heartbreaking Journey

On October 7th , our life has drastically changed, we wake up to a war that turned our lived upside down, I left my home amidst the sounds of shelling and destruction accompanied by the screams and cries of my children. We left everything behind without taking clothes or any personal belongings and everything was burned. I first moved to my parents' house to avoid being alone with my children at home with bombs falling around as my husband worked at night shift as a medical doctor. A few days later the situation worse and the bombing intensified, we were forced to flee from the north of Gaze to the south (City of Khan Younis) as a green area.

I’ve been taking care of my children alone, tending to their feelings, and soothing their pains

and I had to leave my children with my mother because I'm still on top of the job of patient care in the southern region and also, as my husband remained in the north fulfilling his medical duties at Alshifa hospital.

Amid all of these horrors, we received the worst news that my family house where we lived for over 25 years and kept all our memories simply had been destroyed and reduced to rubble and my home which my children used to spend beautiful times, playing together was burned and everything has gone , we lost our home , jobs , dreams and our future!

This is not the last displacement, my family and I were once again forced to flee from Khan Younis to Rafah where we sought refugee in a tent which was tough with inhuman conditions, there was not much food, water, no electricity, and no medicine and diseases were spreading because of poor hygiene. Additionally, my Husband was also displaced from the north to the south after being besieged by the occupation at Shifaa Hospital and forcibly evacuated.

In addition to fear, terror, and displacement, my physical and psychological fatigue has increased as I suffer from severe eczema on my hands, and the condition worsens in this difficult situation due to clothes handwashing as no electricity. Also, the use of commercial laundry powders exacerbates it, and the medicine I used to alleviate the symptoms is not available.

A photo of my parent's house before and after destruction and turned to rubble .

photo of my house before and after was burned

A brief video show the tent where we live !

A brief video showing the devastation that stuck my family home and entire neighborhood in Gaza .

How You Can Help:

After 7 months of the ongoing genocide, we have made the difficult decision to flee and find safety in Egypt.

With your generous donations, you can provide us with the essential support they need to flee to Egypt, secure safe housing, access healthcare, and meet their basic needs.

Expenses cutdown:

-45,000$ USD for the Rafah crossing permit.( $5000 x 8) adult people + ( 2500 x 2) children .

- Approximately $3,000 to cover GoFundMe transaction fees (2.9% + $0.30 per transaction).

- 10,000$ USD to cover basic needs in Egypt including housing, food, transportation, and other necessities.

Note : 1 CAD = 0.73 USD.

I am sincerely and deeply asking all the good people to help me share my story and message to the world .

My children, deserve to live in peace and safety, free from the trauma of conflict, their right to a happy and secure childhood should be a universal priority.

Your help no matter how small, means rescuing ten souls, each one filled with hope, love, and ambition. Your support means that we’re not just numbers and that their lives matter and deserve to go on despite everything

Thank you for your support and understanding during this difficult time, your contribution means a new life for me and my family.