Support Ahmad to evacuate Gaza and help his beloved parents
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Salam, my name is Kate, I live in London, it is my honour to introduce my friend, Ahmad.
Ahmad lives in Gaza and works at Al-Aqsa hospital where he helps to identify sick children and their families seeking evacuation. With this campaign, we hope to raise funds so that Ahmad can be reunited with his own parents, who were medically evacuated from Gaza to Cairo and urgently need his support as they navigate an unknown health system.
I know Ahmad through our mutual friend Hala. Please read Ahmad’s story below to learn about him and his need to support his parents and family and, when he can, evacuate as soon as possible.
Meet Ahmad Abu Subha, a brilliant, warm 25-year-old and a proud Graduate of Gaza University with a Medical Secretarial degree. As the second oldest in his family, he and his brother are well outnumbered by their seven much-loved sisters. They live in Nuseirat, Gaza. Ahmad is largely responsible for caring for his family due to his Dad and Mum's urgent medical evacuation to Cairo, which was granted in February.
Since October, Ahmad has shown up at his work at Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital, day in and day out, to volunteer with the hospital team to help the sick and injured in his community. He also volunteers with a children's charity to support sick children and their families seeking evacuation. Ahmad and his colleagues work in the most extreme circumstances of this conflict, doing all they can without the necessary supplies and under constant siege; for Ahmad and his colleagues, there has been no rest and no pay for seven months.
Ahmad’s family home was severely damaged during a bombing in November. Still, they've made do, fixing it up as best they can to stay together and avoid being displaced. Three of Ahmad's sister's homes were destroyed in bombings, so they, along with their husbands, their families, and other families in the area, are now sheltering and looking after each other as a community in the family home.
In October, Ahmad's Dad, Yousef, and Mum, Tahia, were due to travel to Cairo under an urgent medical evacuation. The evacuation was cancelled when the conflict broke out, and this heavily impacted his dad, Yousef's health, which had deteriorated while recovering from complications post-spinal surgery. Yousef is further impacted by diabetes, which has caused a severe infection and hole in his foot, high blood pressure and mobility issues due to a tumour in his knee that is making it hard for him to walk. His Mum, Tahia, is also unwell and cannot support Yousef alone. They were reluctant to leave Gaza as they are a very close family, and their fear was that in leaving, they may never see their children or home again.
Though their medical evacuation was delayed, they were thankfully approved and evacuated to Egypt in February. They are now in Cairo under medical supervision and in and out of hospital.
It took great courage for Yousef and Tahia to leave their beloved family and their beloved home.
Now, Ahmad hopes that when the Rafah border reopens, he will join them in Cairo to care for them and ease their worry. With both his parents' health deteriorating and Yousef experiencing prolonged stays in hospital with a rotating roster of Doctors, Tahia not only needs medical intervention herself but also needs urgent assistance on the ground to help navigate the healthcare system, someone to help her and Yousef and to find a secure place to live.
We'd like to raise money with your support to help Ahmad and his parents be reunited. 100% of the funds you contribute will be used directly to help Ahmad in the following ways:
- Funds to help with the humanitarian needs of Ahmad and his extended family while they await Ahmad's evacuation to Cairo. With the ever-worsening conditions in Gaza and recent bombardment near their home, it’s essential to help fund much-needed food, water, clothing, and other basic needs. They may also need to evacuate to another area at a moment's notice.
- Funds to cover the costs of safe evacuation for Ahmad from Gaza into Egypt – when able, Ahmad will need to cover the evacuation cost, including transportation to the border, expenses, and onto Cairo – the minimum cost is USD 5,000 for each adult, plus expedition fees of around USD 1,500 to evacuate Gaza
- Funds to provide additional medical assistance and living expenses for Ahmad's Dad and Mum – at the moment, they're at the mercy of a public health system with a rotating door of Doctors on call that is setting back both their physical and mental health and ability to recover
- Funds for living costs to set Ahmad and his parents up for what's next - to assist Ahmad and his parents while Ahmad finds a way to get back to work. Including finding a place to stay longer-term in Egypt while they decide what the best path forward is, along with food to eat, clothes, and other necessities.
After all of the above is accomplished, additional funds will be used to help the rest of Ahmad's family as their needs increase.
Ultimately, these funds will help Ahmad take care of his parents and his family and give them much-needed assistance and space to not worry financially after all they have gone through in Gaza and with their health concerns over the past six months.
Reuniting Ahmad with his parents could change their entire family's future trajectory. We gratefully accept any and all contributions. If you can’t donate, please share this campaign with your friends, communities, and anyone you think might be inspired to assist. I will keep you updated on their progress as we work towards achieving Ahmad's goal.
Instagram : @ayhas1995
With deep care and gratitude on behalf of Ahmad and his beautiful family.
Shukran,
Kate
Organizer
Katherine Blackadder
Organizer
England