<div>Hi, I'm Lia &amp; I'm organizing this fundraiser for my friends the Shehabs. They're currently trapped in Gaza and have survived a year of death and destruction. I've set up a bank account specifically for this campaign, to keep track of all donations. The funds raised will be transferred to the Shehabs to help them evacuate, and to survive in the meantime. Because the daily cost of living is astronomically high, some of these funds will also be used for basic necessities (e.g., food, medication). Please read the family's story below:
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<div>My name is Sahar Shehab. I am 14 years old from Gaza. I ask you for urgent help in surviving to evacuating my family from Gaza to a safe place. We need help, our friends all over the world. We are 8 people: my father, mother, 3 younger sisters, my baby brother, and my grandmother.
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<div>My aunt's family (my father's sister) also need to leave with us. My father cannot leave his sister here in this danger and this war. My aunt's family consists of 5 members: my aunt &amp; her husband, and their 3 children. My aunt and her family are besieged in Gaza, just like us, and surrounded by danger. <strong>Her daughter, Iman, is an infant, only 5 months old, and was born during the war in very difficult circumstances</strong>. My father and my aunt are trying to save our family, get out of Gaza, and live in peace with our family.
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<div>We were displaced from our home in Gaza to the southern regions under inhumane conditions. The occupation bombed our house and the gym my father owned in the Gaza area.
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<div>To date, my family has been displaced over 15 times, enduring unimaginable hardships along the way. We were constantly in danger everywhere we went, narrowly escaping death from the shooting and bombing. There are no safe places in Gaza.
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<div>Since our home was destroyed we have been living in a tent, and it is very difficult because there is no protection from the weather. Because it's winter now, it's very cold and the tent doesn't provide protection from rain. There is no running water and not enough food. My little sisters and my baby brother have all gotten very sick many times. It's also very, very hard for my parents and my aunt to find baby products for Iman. When baby formula and diapers are available, they are very expensive and don't last a long time.
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<div>I am asking you for help and asking you to donate so my family can survive in Gaza, until we can evacuate. Your help and donations will give us hope throughout the dark times we live. The money we collect will be allocated to cover the high expenses of my family, providing them temporary shelter, and provide the necessities for me &amp; my family during this difficult period. As we hope to evacuate as well, some of the funds will be used to cover the costs of living in Egypt.
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<div><strong>Evacuation Fees and Expenses</strong>
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<div><strong>Evacuation Permit Fees:</strong>
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<div>The fee required for each person is $5,400 (USD). Since we are a family of 13, the total amount needed for evacuation permits is: 13 individuals × $5,400 = $70,200.
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<div><em>*About half the funds half already been raised and released to the family in </em><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-sahar-and-her-family-to-evacuate-gaza" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>their original GFM</em></a><em> (for information about this situation, feel free to email either organizer; hyperlink will take you to original GFM). </em><strong><em>About $35.5k (USD) remains to be raised</em></strong><em>. </em>
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<div><strong>Expenses:</strong>
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<div>To ensure that my family’s basic needs are met (now &amp; after evacuation), we need to cover the following expenses (<strong>in USD</strong>):
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<div>$5,000: Living cost per month during the waiting period before the crossing opens, including purchasing a new winter tent and clothing for the children.
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<div>$10,000 (x2): Rent in Egypt for 2-3 months (after evac).
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<div>$10,000: Basic living expenses for 2-3 months (after evac).
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<div>$1,600: Medical and healthcare expenses, including childbirth follow-up care.
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<div>$3,500: Fees for GoFundMe.
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<div>$7,600: Money transfer fees to Gaza, as the lack of cash requires a high transfer commission of up to 30%.
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<div>Total Expenses Required: $117,900 (<strong>USD</strong>).
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<div><strong>Note: total expenses may change. Dependent on when crossing next opens &amp; when minimum funds for evacuation are met. </strong>
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<div><em>*Goal will change (currently set to a temporary goal, to meet minimum required for all 13 individuals to evacuate). Dependent on CAD to USD exchange rate.</em>
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<div>Your contribution, no matter how big or small, will have a profound impact on my family and provide them with the opportunity to rebuild our lives free from the constant threat of violence and persecution. Every dollar will make sure they have the chance to survive, and eventually find security and the opportunity for a brighter future. Please stand by my side during this time and help me to evacuate my family from Gaza.
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<div>I thank you from deeply for your support and understanding in these difficult moments.<em> </em>
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Help Sahar & Her Family Survive and Evacuate Gaza

<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);">Welcome my friends, I come to you optimistic about your support despite the struggle I am living between destruction, loss, pain, fear, hunger, displacement and genocide that destroyed an entire future that I aspired to. I, Mohammed Haitham, the child who aspired to be something great in the future, but they killed that. Do not be surprised, I am young because I was deprived of my childhood, deprived of all my rights. Everything that happened after October 7 was a nightmare that this world could not bear or expect in all its details، They were ominous days I want to wake up from this nightmare has been going on for too long I want to wake up Our home that used to embrace my beautiful family was taken away from us We became homeless in the open trembling from the sound and shapes of bombs Even the tent was destroyed by the occupation I am trying to find someone who will contain and embrace my story I want to help my brother who has become disabled because he was born in harsh circumstances، Despite everything, we are trying with all our might to survive. Life now is difficult, devastating, full of challenges, difficulties, fear, and killing that is everywhere. Help us to live again. For a long time, we were deprived. Now we live a year and many months with very little hope, the hope that you planted in me and my beautiful family. Please adopt my story and be a part of it.<br /></span>

Help Mohammed & His Brother with Special Needs

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<div>I am Sameh Darar, 25 years old, living in Gaza 
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<div>I ask you to help me, my friends, we are living a fierce war of extermination and we do not have any means of life, we are a family of 20 people, my father, my mother, my brothers, their wives and 8 young children, we had our own business before the war but the war destroyed everything we lost our work and our big house and now we live in tents after being displaced dozens of times from one place to another to escape the bombing and death we suffer from the extreme heat and we do not have food or water my father is a sick man and my brother is injured in his foot and my sister has Down syndrome and the children suffer from malnutrition and skin diseases and we do not have any means of life we ​​want to get them out to Egypt where the travel costs are very expensive as we pay the Egyptian Hala Company $5,000 for each adult and $2,500 for each child and we do not have any money after all this time of war your standing with us gives us hope in life we ​​ask you to help us and look at us with a humane eye and you have all our love and respect 
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Help Nesma and her family evacuate

<p>Well, this was all extremely unexpected. I am Keslie, or Zombettie to a lot of you and Matt a lot of you know as Grit. On August 1st, 2 days after Matt's 50th birthday, we took him to the hospital for some concerning symptoms, weight loss, some confusion, but we had attributed it to Long COVID. We were wrong. 
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<p>We don't have all the information, I will update as I have more, but right now we know it's stage 4 lung cancer that has metastisized to his brain and bones. Y'all know how much he loves Deadpool, now he shares a cancer with him. 
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<p>So far they have put in a drain to drain fluid from around his heart. This has been very successful and he's feeling better than he has in a long while. 
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<p>Next step is the lung biopsy tomorrow (Monday). After we get the results from that we can form a plan. 
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<p>They also will be removing the tumors that were found on his brain, but that might be done as an outpatient, we have to see. 
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<p>Everything is completely up in the air and we are still trying to take care of everything with the kids while I'm running back and forth. I'm just a few days we have blown through almost all our resources. We are asking for any donations to go towards getting me back and forth so I can continue to take care of the kids and just general food until disability comes in. 
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<p>Thank you so much for reading this far. This has all caught us completely off guard and we are reeling. Thank you.
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Help Matt's family with burial expenses

<div><strong><em>Please help a chronically ill black lesbian and her trans gf this disability pride month!</em></strong>
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<div>We were already struggling before but now it's even worse since my partner has been off work for 4 weeks as they process her medical accommodation forms at the location she is transferring to. We now have a start date for her and it is 7/30 but we need help until then and until her first paycheck to try and catch up!
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<div>I, myself have accumulated about $1200 in medical bills again and still have 7 more appointments just in the next 2 months alone. I'm also hoping to be cleared for surgery to help with a lot of pain!
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<div>We've been housing a friend who escaped an abusive situation for a month now. They now have a job but waiting for first paycheck.
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<div>School is approaching as well and I still need a tablet or laptop as I'm doing all online. I work full time (with occasional medical intermittent leaves) and thankfully my job will be paying for school through an education program but I will need to provide a laptop/tablet myself. 
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<div>My car needs repairs that I've been putting off for months. I need an oil change, brake work and my electrical looked at to fix my car lights. There is not public transit where we live and I commute almost 30 minutes to work. A car is necessary for working and getting to our doctor appointments.
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<div><strong><em>Thank y'all so much in advance for being willing to help two multimarginalized people survive after years of abuse, oppression and pain. Community is the greatest support and we appreciate you all so much! </em></strong>
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Black and Trans Lesbians need your Help!

<div>Hey all, I'm simply making this on behalf on Parker Knight, partner of sadly gone but never forgotten Eden Knight. If you could pls donate anything or even just share it, that would be insanely awesome! Let's help Parker out eh?!
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Pls donate to help Parker

<div>I am setting this fund up for Marina, to raise money for therapy in the wake of being sexually assaulted and then having that assault be publically discussed online.
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<div>Marina was brave enough to speak out against their abuser even though he was a powerful public figure. The first time they did, he used his platform to disparage them. This second time, their assault has become central to Twitter discourse. Both times they have received a large amount of hateful engagement. 
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<div>Marina makes their living online. They can't detach, even if they had the willpower (few of us would). They have given me permission to raise $2,400. This would cover the cost of weekly therapy for 6 months. 
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<div>However, my hope is that we get a bit more, enough so that they can safely cover their rent and bills for a few months without having to be online while this is happening. 
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<div>Thank you for reading and engaging. 
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<div>hello there, my name is Bella Bliss. thank you for taking the time to read my story.
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<div>I'm asking for your help in getting me out of Texas, as the environment here is becoming more and more hostile to LGBTQ+ people. Back in December, it was announced that the state attorney general was attempting to get a list of all Texans who changed their name and gender marker. The data in this article shows that they collected names of people from July 2020 to June 2022. As I got my name changed in January 2021, this would heavily imply that my name is on the list. 
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<div><a href="https://erininthemorn.substack.com/p/texas-just-tried-to-get-a-list-of" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://erininthemorn.substack.com/p/texas-just-tried-to-get-a-list-of" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://erininthemorn.substack.com/p/texas-just-tried-to-get-a-list-of</a></a>
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<div>Despite my outcry of these events at my job, I am not being given the option to relocate even though I've been working from home for nearly a year at this job now (they're attempting to make everyone return to office even though I've never worked in the office), and even though I'd be relocating to a city where offices are open and available, a relocation is not negotiable, meaning that I may be out of work for a while, especially if my paperwork becomes an issue somehow. As a transgender woman, who struggles a lot with autism and PTSD, finding a secure place where I can work remotely is going to be more of a fight than I can handle on my own.
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<div>Before last year, I had never even left the state for a vacation on my own accord. Now I see no other option but to escape, otherwise I will not survive. My life is in danger and has been for a long time here now, and I need your help to get me to a safe place where I can be loved and respected by people who want me to succeed and keep me alive.
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<div>Thank you so much for your generosity in advance.
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Texas Trans Woman Needs Help Moving to Safe Zone

Hi, I’ve created this anonymous fund on behalf of a friend of mine who needs to protect their identity as a brown trans person. They are currently located in India and require money for the ability to move out of their place to university. Once there, they will be able to start their transition safely and privately. <br />They are planning to leave India on the 15th of April. They need to be able to cover the costs of a flight ($1,500), pending school tuition ($3,000), medical + transitioning fees ($2,800), and a couple months of rent until they are able to get back on their feet (~$2,100). Also, the government mandated quarantine is going to cost $2,000 out of pocket. <br />If you could share this and help them out, we would really really appreciate it. Every little bit helps. Thank you!

Kerry Colwell