My name is Eng. Fahmi Wael Al-Serhi, and I live in Gaza with seven members of my family: my older brother, his wife, and their three children, along with my younger brother and sister. That’s eight of us in one home — united by family, and now, by hunger.
Since October 7, 2023, our lives have been torn apart by war.
Airstrikes destroyed entire neighborhoods.
We lost over 30 relatives in a single attack.
I was injured by nearby shelling, and spent days at Al-Shifa and Al-Rantisi Hospitals, helping care for wounded family members.
I later returned home to find our neighborhood in ruins.
On November 6, I lost my dear sister who was receiving cancer treatment in Egypt. My parents and brother remain stuck there due to border closures, and we haven’t been able to reunite.
In late November, we were forcibly displaced from northern Gaza to the south.
We’ve lived in tents, in schools, in the open — under bombing, without water, electricity, safety, or food.
Now, every day is a battle just to feed our family.
A bag of flour, which once cost $50, reached up to $800 during the siege. It's now $300, but still far beyond our reach. One bag lasts just two weeks for us.
The cheapest vegetables cost $10 per kilo.
Cheese and dairy are nearly non-existent.
Meat, if found, is over $100 per kilo — an impossible luxury.
We have nothing left. No savings. No income. No way to provide for the children.
Even donations come with huge losses:
40% of any amount is lost to cash-out commissions
Plus a percentage goes to the donation platform
This means we only receive around 50% of what you give.
But still, every dollar matters.
Every cent can save a life.
What your donation supports:
Buying flour to bake bread and feed the children
Purchasing vegetables and basic food supplies
Giving one family a chance to survive this ongoing war and famine
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We are not begging.
We are simply trying to stay alive.
Every dollar is a meal.
Every share is a voice.
Every act of compassion is a light in this darkness.
In Gaza — a place buried under rubble and despair — your kindness is hope.
Please, help us survive. Help us eat. Help us hold on.
Thank you from the bottom of our hungry hearts,
Eng. Fahmi Wael Al-Serhi
Gaza, Palestine
Biomedical Engineering Graduate