help safaa and abed's family π€
follow @safaabed8 and @abedalazeiz verified by 90-ghost note: safaa + her family has had to make multiple accounts- they have all either been suppressed/terminated (this is also why the verification/reblogs from ibtisams/heba-20 no longer have working links)
dear moots/lovely lurkers,
i am not sure how to start this- what iteration of words will move a kind stranger to action or convince another that this passage is worth the five minutes it'll take to read it
would you be inclined to learn just how a body shuts down after being malnourished for so long? or what lengths families must go to in order to survive? perhaps a retelling of the rising temperatures-- how everything from the contaminated water they drink to the dirty pillows they lay on is hot will be enough
do you need me to lay it out so plainly that your stomachs churn and your eyes well up with tears? are you waiting to feel that pang inside your chest- the one that screams "enough is enough." do you look at safaa's beautiful family and think they deserve more?
would you still feel that way even if i told you nothing at all?
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safaa's family has managed to raise just short of 50% of their goal (β¬24,809Β / β¬50,000)- campaigns require a sustained, collective effort for them to be successful. more importantly, the onus is on the rest of us to uplift stories the world will do anything to suppress. please don't leave them unheard-- donate if you can, share so others may help as well
Our Liberation Is Bound Together Jehlen Herdman
This is a signal boost for Safaa and her family!!
They are very low on funds to evacuate Gaza. They are currently displaced in Nuseirat, and as of June 3rd, they have raised only β¬2,165Β of their β¬50,000 target.
Can you help them by making a donation?
This campaign has been vetted by 90-ghost here - you can follow Safaa's account at @safasalah and read more of their story in their post here. If you cannot donate at this time, please help by sharing and following their account! Every amount, no matter how small, makes a difference.
also want to add on to this post to add more verification sources on safaa's behalf π€
verified β (note: verification links highlight safaa's accounts (abed's wife); they both have needed to make multiple profiles after being suppressed/deactivated)
there is no way i can properly put into words the true extent of abed's situation- which is why i will share his own words with you all:
"We are suffering from repeated displacement. There is no good food. There is no clean water. I want my family and I to survive this massacre. Please, we are tired. This may be our last post. I do not know who will survive and who will die. We are finishing, please. Help us." read/share abed's full post here; cw: graphic imagery of martyred child
these messages/images are heart wrenching. they are reaching us all at a great personal expense-- after traveling long distances just to hit 'post'- after needing to spend what little money they have to charge their phones- after displaying themselves at their weakest, most vulnerable state
i don't believe it's in most people's nature to ask for help so openly. so many of us suffer different hardships in silence. it takes everything in someone to voice their pain- everything they've been holding onto for so long- like abed has
this pain shouldn't be felt alone- and i am asking y'all as a friend to help me share abed's story so others may come to his aid
-> current stats: β¬12,548Β raised of β¬50,000 goal
for anyone able, please consider matching my last donation to abed (β¬5) proof below cut:
Please donate for me and my family to get out of this massacre. I do not want this fate for my children. Please have pity on us and follow us. Thank you.
We are suffering from repeated displacement. There is no good food. There is no clean water. I want my family and I to survive this massacre. Please, we are tired. This may be our last post. I do not know who will survive and who will die. We are finishing, please. Help us.
Thank you @loverboy-ish and everyone who got me to 4000 reblogs!
I really need your help to rescue my children to a safe place as soon as possibleπ₯Ή
You Can Help By Donating, Sharing, Or Reblog π₯Ήπ.
to my moots/lovely lurkers- please read!!
this is my friend safaa + her wonderful familyπ€
top two photos: taken from safaa's profile @safaabed8 bottom photo: taken from safaa's husband's (abed) profile: @abedalazeiz (please follow them both for the latest updates involving their family!)
safaa first introduced herself to me here on tumblr through a dm asking for help. when we met, she was incredibly new to the platform- so along w/ sharing her story with all of you- i tried my best to connect her with other palestinian-based accounts so she could gain more visibility. thanks to everyone who has kindly supported her since, her fundraiser has been able to steadily grow day by day!
every message i get from her/her family fills me with a mixture of relief and immense worry. obtaining a strong enough signal to even be able to communicate is already hard enough (most need to travel far distances to charge phones, text, etc) + every news story i read online from journalists/other families i keep up with only grow more dire with each passing day.
there is no way any of us can truly comprehend the level of suffering they all experience on a daily basis-- what is known to us (or should be) is that no one should ever have to live through these inhumane conditions.
the photos i've provided above show safaa's life from before. her pride- her joy- precious memories that any mother would cherish. unfortunately, none of them convey her life now.
safaa no longer shares fun, beautiful memories- she documents the harsh/cruel reality she now faces: writing her kids' names on their arms in order to prepare for the worst, walking through unpaved roads dirtied with debris/sewage, her kids needing to help tend to a fire instead of playing as kids should.
my heart breaks for all of them- and i want nothing more than to see her family be able to get a chance to have more beautiful memories. i don't have much- but i'd be grateful to anyone who is willing to match my donation to safaa's gfm (β¬5- proof of donation below)
safaa- may you and your family continue to stay safe during these hard times. i hope my words will bring other kind souls your way π€
for anyone looking for safaa's verification links: 90-ghost northgazaupdates note: safaa + her family has had to make multiple accounts- they have all either been suppressed/terminated (this is also why the verification/reblogs from ibtisams/heba-20 no longer have working links) as for me: i myself do not vet/verify any gfm campaigns bc i don't have that savvy to do so (not fluent in arabic // not a part of any grassroot orgs that do have that experience // etc). i simply share campaigns after they've been vouched for by other reliable sources π€
Verified Fundraisers: Part 8!
Please reblog and donate! ππ½
Yousef Al-Habil (Β£2,433 / Β£20,000).
- Vetted by @/90-ghost
- @girlquee is Khadija, Yousef's wife!
Mahmoud AlBalawi (β¬25,966 / β¬50,000).
Noor Alanqar (β¬12,547 / β¬40,000).
Abed Al-Azeiz (β¬9,388 / β¬50,000).
Yousef Helles (β¬6,578 / β¬23,000).
Zain and Leen (β¬2,007 / β¬15,000).
- Vetted by @/90-ghost. (@zain-leen1993)
- Zain and Leen are the names of the children.
Ola The Mathematician ($7,353 USD / $20,000).
Rania Ibra (Β£938 / Β£35,000).
- Vetted by @/nabulsi. Also by @/el-shab-hussein.
- Her GFM fundraiser has been unjustly terminated!
- Please support her new one linked above!
- #154 in the Google Doc.
Nesma Ahmed ($84,455 / $100,000).
- She was vetted by @/nabulsi, but Tumblr has terminated her account, so this is her new one: @nesmamomen.
Hadeel Mikki (β¬7,349 / β¬35,000).
(07/19/2024)
Verified Fundraisers: Part 8!
Please reblog and donate! ππ½
Yousef Al-Habil (Β£2,433 / Β£20,000).
- Vetted by @/90-ghost
- @girlquee is Khadija, Yousef's wife!
Mahmoud AlBalawi (β¬25,966 / β¬50,000).
Noor Alanqar (β¬12,547 / β¬40,000).
Abed Al-Azeiz (β¬9,388 / β¬50,000).
Yousef Helles (β¬6,578 / β¬23,000).
Zain and Leen (β¬2,007 / β¬15,000).
- Vetted by @/90-ghost. (@zain-leen1993)
- Zain and Leen are the names of the children.
Ola The Mathematician ($7,353 USD / $20,000).
Rania Ibra (Β£938 / Β£35,000).
- Vetted by @/nabulsi. Also by @/el-shab-hussein.
- Her GFM fundraiser has been unjustly terminated!
- Please support her new one linked above!
- #154 in the Google Doc.
Nesma Ahmed ($84,455 / $100,000).
- She was vetted by @/nabulsi, but Tumblr has terminated her account, so this is her new one: @nesmamomen.
Hadeel Mikki (β¬7,349 / β¬35,000).
(07/19/2024)
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