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Urgent: @hashem-bader

Vetted: gazavetters #102 | Gfm: Paypal, credit/debit

Hesham's old tent was destroyed in a bombing and his family are currently without shelter. To get a new one without a mattress/bedding, he needs £3,467 3,645 in his campaign (includes extra fees).

Slightly more details:

Nov 18: The family is currently without water and homeless, and the tent goal was stalled temporarily to help the family survive. Hesham sold his laptop and watch. With his current progress, he believes he'll need £3645 in his campaign (fees included) to get a tent.

Nov 14: The family's tent, poor-quality as it was, was destroyed in a bombing. No members were harmed, but they are now without shelter. The need for a new tent is even more urgent.

Nov 4:

A mattressless tent costs £1,000 and a mattressed one £2,500 (both without extra fees included). Hesham will decide if he wants to try for the latter after meeting his small, short-term goal.

Other priority needs:

Tent without mattress: £1,000 → £1,550 after fees → £3,467 in campaign → £3,645 in campaign (Nov 18 update)

A solar/battery power source for lighting and charging essential devices: ~£3,000

Urgent medical care for Hesham's injured niece

Fees: gfm 2.9%, gfm £0.3 per donation, 30% bank transfer fee

Accounts: hashem-bader (current), @support-heshem (shadowbanned), @support-hesham (shadowbanned)

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There's this really cool thing that a handful of diaspora Palestinians have committed a lot of time and effort to called vetting (maybe you've heard of it?) in which they speak directly with a fundraiser holder face-to-face or over phone/video call to verify all portions of a fundraiser. There are so many posts [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] that talk about the details of this process to verify that a fundraiser organizer, recipient, and the details are correct by verifying legal documents like proof of residence, photo ID, fluency in Palestinian-Dialect Arabic, family tree constructions, etc.

These vetters have been posting about Palestinian/Gaza/Arab culture/Islam/etc. for a really long time, [1] [2] [3] (these are Wayback machine links to the tumblr accounts of 90-ghost, el-shab-hussein, & nabulsi before you start crying "but, you can post backdate on tumblr!") [4] (moayesh's Instagram because his tumblr is fairly new) meaning that they didn't just pop up after Oct 2023 to start posing as a qualified individual. They are real diaspora Palestinians with stories to tell and culture to share.

GFM also has strict requirements for withdrawing money, needing evidence of a bank account from a country they service and a solid way to transfer funds from that bank account to the recipient's bank account. If the funds are withheld from the intended recipient, that can be reported to and resolved by GFM.

If you're too overwhelmed by trying to distinguish between scams and real fundraisers, then whatever. That's your problem, not everyone else's. You don't need to publicly announce to everyone that you're too busy/tired/incompetent/ignorant to properly investigate fundraisers, so everyone else should stop supporting them as well. There are plenty of vetters and scam-busting blogs dedicated to helping people distinguish between real and fake.

Donating to established nonprofit aid organizations is absolutely a good deed and is much more straightforward, but it's not the only way to help. Especially with the repeated aid blockages, sometimes Ghazan families need a more direct flow of money to pay for the ridiculously inflated cost necessities (I recently received a video from Farah wherein she states that a bottle of dish soap cost $50. $50!!!!) as well as save up for evacuation costs once the Egyptian border crossing opens. (Thousands of dollars!)

With a few minor parts removed, here is a copy/pasted text that was originally in a reblog but now in its own post since the original account is gone. Links that didn’t work anymore have been left out. I figured it’d be useful for anyone who needs it.

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It's with a heavy but hopeful heart that I watch Palestinian families fundraise on here, slowly accumulating the precious little money to go around that they need to survive. However, not everyone is so lucky. A lot of Palestinians that have not had that kind of luck, that did not get early verification, that did not get massive platforms behind them from large bloggers, have approached me in my inbox, asking me kindly to do what I can for them. It kills me that I have so little to give myself, but I've seen this platform collectively raise enough to change someone's life. I've made a list of Palestinian fundraisers that are extremely low on funds, in the hope that drawing attention to people who have not been lucky at all can help turn that luck around. I know most of us can't possibly give enough to get all of these families safe in one go. But please, reblog this list. Pick one or two fundraisers, give what you can, and then keep track of it. Slowly, collectively, we can make a difference in these people's lives. Share and donate as much as you can.

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Noureddine doesn't get donations for days after that his gfm closed and he relied on Paypal.

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Note: I do not often make posts for campaigns I am not focusing on, and I won't be updating this. I encourage others to adopt this campaign (because I can't right now) and make sure it gets the traction it needs.

Updated: Nov 21

Member(s): @noor509 (current), @noorabd1992 (deleted), @noorabd-1992

Verification: @/90-ghost on Wayback Machine (old campaign), knows vetted Palestinian @/mohiy-gaza2

Payment methods: Paypal for Noor (proof of legitimacy)

Summary: Noureddine's family relied on their gfm campaign to fulfill basic living needs, but all donations from Nov 4-15 (some on Nov 3) were not received and the campaign closed on Nov 15. If you believe you're eligible for a refund and didn't get one, please contact gfm. Noor now receives funds through a Paypal account (linked above).

Campaign details, update:

Nov 15: Noor's gfm campaign was closed on Nov 15. He and his campaign manager spoke of the situation here, which links to a Paypal that he now relies on.

The old fundraiser link no longer works. The last transfer was sometime on Nov 3, and to my knowledge all donations from Nov 4-15 (some from Nov 3) didn't make it to Noor and were automatically refunded. If you believe you were eligible for a refund and didn't get one, please contact gofundme.

Campaign details:

Noureddine's previous account was completely deleted along with all reblogs including vetting, resulting in the campaign stagnating.

He relies on donations as he has no income with which to care for his wife and 2 children, one of whom is a newborn.

The family moved from the hospital to their tent immediately after their second child was born in March.

They were relocated 7 times.

The tent is already inadequate shelter as there are harmful insects.

I've seen many Gazans worry about winter making tent living conditions unbearable.

Food, clean water, and medicine are scarce. The family live under constant and extreme psychological stress.

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Very urgent I need to buy medicines

I need to buy a nasal medication for sinusitis for $85 and a flu vaccine for $98.

So we need 183$ , paypal fees 5-15$ and get Cash fees 18% =35.64 $ and i have 6.39$

So we need 227.25 $

Thanks for your help🫂🫂

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Traumatized in Ireland While my Family is Facing Death and Starvation in Gaza

Note: Vetted by:

1. @el-shab-hussein and @nabulsi # 151 on the spreadsheet of Vetted Gaza Fundraisers List]

2. @riding-with-the-wild-hunt Here .

I contemplate the happy faces of people around me here in Ireland and reminisce about the happy normal life my family and I had before the war. A life that turned into a distant memory for us and was replaced by an unending series of horrible nightmares.

Unlike my family in Gaza, people here have access to drinking water, all types of food, electricity, and a roof over their heads. Above all, they are safe, and I cannot help but wonder if they genuinely do appreciate these blessings in their lives enough.

People seem relaxed and laughing wholeheartedly around me in Ireland. I wish I could laugh too, but I am crushed way beyond recovery on the inside. I was evacuated by my Irish college after five months of living the horrors of war in Gaza. I hope you will never know what it feels like to live in constant fear and worry and be horrified by the most sickening and scary nightmares every single night while you are far away from your family in such circumstances.

When did my people in Gaza cease to be human beings worthy and deserving of a normal life? Has it become normal now for my family in Gaza to be starved and killed while the whole world is watching the genocide? If that is the case, then you will have to excuse me if I seek every avenue to bring them to Ireland and start a new normal life like all people here around me.

I was assured by the Irish Reugee Council (IRC) and lawyers in Ireland that there is hope I can reunite with my family in Ireland. In difficult times, it is hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. For me and my family, you are literally our light and hope for a better life.

SOS!

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Urgent: @hashem-bader

Vetted: gazavetters #102 | Gfm: Paypal, credit/debit

Hesham's old tent was destroyed in a bombing and his family are currently without shelter. To get a new one without a mattress/bedding, he needs £3,467 3,645 in his campaign (includes extra fees).

Slightly more details:

Nov 18: The family is currently without water and homeless, and the tent goal was stalled temporarily to help the family survive. Hesham sold his laptop and watch. With his current progress, he believes he'll need £3645 in his campaign (fees included) to get a tent.

Nov 14: The family's tent, poor-quality as it was, was destroyed in a bombing. No members were harmed, but they are now without shelter. The need for a new tent is even more urgent.

Nov 4:

A mattressless tent costs £1,000 and a mattressed one £2,500 (both without extra fees included). Hesham will decide if he wants to try for the latter after meeting his small, short-term goal.

Other priority needs:

Tent without mattress: £1,000 → £1,550 after fees → £3,467 in campaign → £3,645 in campaign (Nov 18 update)

A solar/battery power source for lighting and charging essential devices: ~£3,000

Urgent medical care for Hesham's injured niece

Fees: gfm 2.9%, gfm £0.3 per donation, 30% bank transfer fee

Accounts: hashem-bader (current), @support-heshem (shadowbanned), @support-hesham (shadowbanned)

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**Slow campaign in need of boost**

I'm reaching out to ask for your help in spreading this campaign for Ghadar from Gaza. Ghadar is facing severe challenges, and any support can make a big difference in providing essentials like food, medical care, and shelter.

Please consider donating if you can, and help by sharing the link with others to spread the word.

Every share and donation counts, and your support means a lot. Thank you!

Vetted by @gazavetters here line 6

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Urgent: @hashem-bader

Vetted: gazavetters #102 | Gfm: Paypal, credit/debit

Hesham's old tent was destroyed in a bombing and his family are currently without shelter. To get a new one without a mattress/bedding, he needs £3,467 3,645 in his campaign (includes extra fees).

Slightly more details:

Nov 18: The family is currently without water and homeless, and the tent goal was stalled temporarily to help the family survive. Hesham sold his laptop and watch. With his current progress, he believes he'll need £3645 in his campaign (fees included) to get a tent.

Nov 14: The family's tent, poor-quality as it was, was destroyed in a bombing. No members were harmed, but they are now without shelter. The need for a new tent is even more urgent.

Nov 4:

A mattressless tent costs £1,000 and a mattressed one £2,500 (both without extra fees included). Hesham will decide if he wants to try for the latter after meeting his small, short-term goal.

Other priority needs:

Tent without mattress: £1,000 → £1,550 after fees → £3,467 in campaign → £3,645 in campaign (Nov 18 update)

A solar/battery power source for lighting and charging essential devices: ~£3,000

Urgent medical care for Hesham's injured niece

Fees: gfm 2.9%, gfm £0.3 per donation, 30% bank transfer fee

Accounts: hashem-bader (current), @support-heshem (shadowbanned), @support-hesham (shadowbanned)

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Every day I worry that my friend Mohammed Ayesh will not be able to find another meal just to get through the day. It has gotten significantly worse as the occupation has collaborated with local crime families in Ghazzah to steal over 109 aid trucks sent in by the United Nations at gunpoint. The occupation protects them and sends them to starve the Palestinian population from the inside.

While Hamas is currently cracking down on the crime ring instrumental to this teamup, 109 aid trucks stolen is a huge amount of aid that has simply been hoarded by the occupation. How sickening that they are resorting to internal proxy warfare after failing to subdue Ghazzah's communities from the outside despite the unending horrific violence imposed on them. Nuseirat is experiencing a famine within a famine. Both of them completely man-made and orchestrated by the zionist occupation.

I don't know what to do or how to help beyond asking you to donate to Mohammed Ayesh's fundraiser so that when the already overpriced aid comes back around, he can afford it and distribute it in his community as he usually does.

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there are 43 days left to fulfill the municipality of gaza's life-saving campaign!!!

water is life. infrastructure must be rebuilt. about 190k usd are left to reach this goal.

donate here! every dollar gets us closer!

if you have a clean and consistent water source that is a privilege. it always has been in this world. here is a chance to give that back to a place in dire need. take it! this goal can and must be filled!

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Abdullah is solely responsible for caring for his family. It's impossible for anyone external to the situation to imagine the grief, trauma, stress and despair of surviving multiple relocations, attacks, disease, hunger, the loss of loved ones and any sense of stability.

I know it feels hopeless. But if you have $5 and a bank card you can click the link here or below and give hope to Abdullah and his family.

You can show him that people do care and that we won't abandon him.

@abdalla555555

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Readers, make sure you have all your favourite Ao3 fics downloaded.

Writers, make sure you have copies of all the fics you have posted on Ao3.

I don’t want to be alarming, but things could get really bad really fast. OTW shared this today on Twitter, and I'm a bit worried about it 😅

Ao3 is a non-profit organisation. If they have to start paying taxes, I have no idea what will happen.

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introduced in August??? Why hasn't it moved through yet??

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