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I let myself rest and now I'm daydreaming about academia and academic research and writing again

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🚨 This is a vetted and legit GoFundMe 🚨

I am mahmoud abo hamam , a Palestinian engineer from Gaza.

[Picture of mahmoud before the war in his clinic]

I have hesitated and delayed for a long time to write these words and create an account on GoFundMe, but the need has become very urgent due to what I see of death approaching myself and my family.

To begin our story, it is important to introduce my family, who are the core of my existence and the source of my strength during these turbulent times:

We are a family of four suffering for over 9 months from a brutal war that spares neither humans nor stones.‼️

MOTHER : My mother lost all of her family in this war, starting with my uncle Amer, his wife, and his children, who rose in the belt of fire over the city of Tal al-Hawa, then my other uncle and my other aunt died!! I don't know how my mother's heart can be patient with this affliction, but I ask God to give her patience and strength

FATHER : My father also made many sacrifices when he lost his home and his job as a teacher, and his nephew was martyred at the beginning of the war. He is also strong and patient 🙏🏼

BROTHER : My brother Muhammad, who remained in northern Gaza, struggling with hunger, killing and destruction, also lost his place of work and many, many of his friends died

SISTER : As for my spoiled sister, she lived the war while carrying the entire house on her shoulders. She lived the war from displacement to displacement and from tent to tent

ME : As for me, Mahmoud, I also lost my studies after the occupation destroyed my university. I created this campaign to compensate us for a little of the damage we experienced. What we experienced is priceless at any price, but today I am asking you for a small donation of $10 that may contribute to saving us and our family from disappointment and the hell of war. We lived to build a new home for ourselves and the beginning of a new and beautiful life

I have lost the lives of my dearest friends, neighbors, and much of what I loved.

[Pictures of the destroyed house]

After all the harsh circumstances we have been through, horrific events, but they will not destroy us, but rather they will make us stronger. I and my family saw death. Repeatedly, beginning in Al-Shati camp, where we live, then after that in Al-Shifa Hospital, to which we were displaced, and then, and then, passing through Khan Yunis, where the occupation did not leave a single house, and finally in Rafah, from which we were forced out a month ago. We are now living in a tent in Mawasi Khan Yunis, in harsh conditions. It is very difficult due to the summer heat, food shortages and water scarcity.

Photo: Mahmoud and his family's tent when they were displaced to Al-Shifa Hospital.

Photo: Hamad Towers being bombed, taken by Mahmoud.

Photo: Construction of their new tent in Mawasi Khan Yunis

But I ask you for your help, assistance and donation in rebuilding our destroyed house and our hidden dreams. Our house was completely destroyed and needs complete restoration, so I ask you for $25,000 USD to help with the restoration and start a new life after the end of this war... with all my respect and appreciation.

Mahmoud Gaza family🙏🏼💘

Our campaign is vetted by :

@el-shab-hussein @sar-soor @gothhabiba @90-ghost

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after the whole "how are palestinians using the internet" im quite convinced that a lot of you think people in africa live in huts in the wild savanna with no electricity and that people in the middle east live in the desert with camels and no technology. bronze age style

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donation match chain

match my recent donations in any number—whatever you are capable of! five dollars can go a long way if many pitch in. all fundraisers are vetted.

if you cannot donate, i have also linked their tumblr posts/accounts so that you may reblog their posts.

from this week (posted august 9, 2024):

donated USD25 to shaima and muhammad's fundraiser, organized on behalf of shaima's sister, wafaa, who has evacuated to egypt. they are currently only at USD33,565/USD80,000 of their goal! @brutaliakhoa is also holding a magikarp plush raffle for this fundraiser here.

€25 to @ahmedabuyamin ahmed's fundraiser to evacuate his wife and their children, currently at €47,645/€49,000! they are very close! his post is here.

CHF20 (swiss francs) to @eyadeyadsblog eyad's fundraiser, now at CHF10,070/CHF20,000! this one is moving pretty slowly, so it would be great to see momentum on this one! his post is here.

USD25 to @mohiy-gaza mohi, for himself and for six of his family members. this fundraiser has been active for about two months, and is currently at USD10,642/USD31,000 of its goal. his post is here. mohi is also wafaa's brother, whose campaign is linked next:

€20 to @wafaaresh wafaa's campaign, which is currently at €19,735/€100,000 of their overall goal.

CAD25 to @maria-gaza1 maria's campaign, which is still very low on funds despite being up for over a month. she is currently at CAD816/CAD30,000. her post is here.

USD25 to @aseelo680 aseel and her fundraiser. she is currently evacuating from a "humanitarian zone" and urgently needs funds; her campaign is at USD6,948/USD20,000, and could really use some momentum! user @ebenrosetaylor is holding an art raffle for aseel.

€25 to @azaxa lina, to evacuate her family and children. as of now she is at €30,808/€45,000 of her goal. lina's pinned post is here.

receipts are below, in order:

if you match, please share your receipts to keep the chain going!

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Invitation to support Siraj in rebuilding his house

When the hope of returning home evaporates, and you become displaced and homeless without housing, for an open period, you feel that all your energy has been exhausted, and terrifying nightmares begin to dominate your mind. I worked long hours and borrowed a lot to complete the house, and I am not happy with it yet. Now all I have is the tent, in which I will stay until an unknown date. My children are living in a state of despair and loss, and how difficult it is to stand in front of them when you are unable to provide them with food, drink, and housing. My goal now is to rebuild the house, and I am very far from the goal that is a dream for us, so how difficult it is to become homeless indefinitely.

^ This is the message dear Siraj @siraj2024 asked me to share with you all. Siraj and his family were forced to evacuate *6 times* since October, and they now need to relocate again. To do so safely, they need $10,000.

His campaign currently sits at $8,420 of $82,000 target, with a short term goal of $10,000 for this evacuation. Please DONATE to help him get to his goals and get to safety with his family, and share so that more people can do so.

There are currently an art commission raffle as well as a special edition book raffle benefiting Siraj's campaign right now. Please consider entering both.

Siraj's campaign is on Hussain and Nairuz's Vetted fundraiser list [No.219]

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donation match chain

match my recent donations in any number—whatever you are capable of! five dollars can go a long way if many pitch in. all fundraisers are vetted.

if you cannot donate, i have also linked their tumblr posts/accounts so that you may reblog their posts.

from this week (posted august 9, 2024):

donated USD25 to shaima and muhammad's fundraiser, organized on behalf of shaima's sister, wafaa, who has evacuated to egypt. they are currently only at USD33,565/USD80,000 of their goal! @brutaliakhoa is also holding a magikarp plush raffle for this fundraiser here.

€25 to @ahmedabuyamin ahmed's fundraiser to evacuate his wife and their children, currently at €47,645/€49,000! they are very close! his post is here.

CHF20 (swiss francs) to @eyadeyadsblog eyad's fundraiser, now at CHF10,070/CHF20,000! this one is moving pretty slowly, so it would be great to see momentum on this one! his post is here.

USD25 to @mohiy-gaza mohi, for himself and for six of his family members. this fundraiser has been active for about two months, and is currently at USD10,642/USD31,000 of its goal. his post is here. mohi is also wafaa's brother, whose campaign is linked next:

€20 to @wafaaresh wafaa's campaign, which is currently at €19,735/€100,000 of their overall goal.

CAD25 to @maria-gaza1 maria's campaign, which is still very low on funds despite being up for over a month. she is currently at CAD816/CAD30,000. her post is here.

USD25 to @aseelo680 aseel and her fundraiser. she is currently evacuating from a "humanitarian zone" and urgently needs funds; her campaign is at USD6,948/USD20,000, and could really use some momentum! user @ebenrosetaylor is holding an art raffle for aseel.

€25 to @azaxa lina, to evacuate her family and children. as of now she is at €30,808/€45,000 of her goal. lina's pinned post is here.

receipts are below, in order:

if you match, please share your receipts to keep the chain going!

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Hello, this is Eben! I am going to be raffling my digital commissions for Aseel's evacuation fundraiser! If you win, I will draw you a commission worth up to $300!! To enter, please donate $5 USD to Aseel's g*fun.dme (verified by @/90-ghost, @/fairuzfan, and @/ana-banaya) and send proof of donation to me either through email (aseelraffle@gmail.com) or through this google form!

$5 will get you one entry to the raffle, $10 will get you two entries, $15 will get you three and so on!

Winners will be chosen on August 31st!

You have 48 hours to respond before another winner is announced.

Your commission must be under $300, according to my commission prices !

That's it! Even if you can't donate, PLEASE share this in as many places as possible and don't forget to reblog!

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🏮IF YOU IGNORE THIS, YOU ARE DOOMING MY FAMILY TO DEATH

Hello, I am Aseel from Gaza

Please donate to save our life

I apologize for what I am about to ask. I have a heavy and exhausted heart. Unfortunately, the situation became difficult after my father injured, and my father's health condition deteriorated

donation of only 20$ from each person, 20$ will save my family from death in Gaza

I lost part of my family, my home and everything

I do not know whether I will survive or die in this war, but I know that your help will contribute to saving my family from death.

My campiang vatted by @90-ghost @fairuzfan

https://gofund.me/16fe6e48

hello aseel! thanks for your message.

like she said, her campaign is vetted. there is also an ongoing art raffle ($5 per entry) organized for her and her campaign by another user:

her campaign is unfortunately quite far from its goal, at USD6,898/20,000. any bit helps, and i have contributed USD25, if anyone would like to match:

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Save our life,please!! 🙏🏻🍉🥺

Hello again, I am Aseel from Gaza, I live in war, fear and destruction, we have been living for almost a year now but we do not know how long, we have been displaced from our home more than 11 times,

every time I was displaced to another place I prayed that this would be the last, but then came the idea of ​​​​forced exit to search for safety where there is no safety, we got very tired and our bodies were exhausted, we no longer had the energy to continue, we lived hunger, thirst, cold and all the difficult conditions that humans cannot imagine,

we did not imagine that a day would come when we would live all of this, I lost my family and my childhood home, even my friends are no longer there, I was left alone!! I am looking for salvation from death, I fear death and I dread it, the idea is terrifying to leave your dreams, ambitions and the life you planned for and go from this world, we do not deny death but we do not want to live it now,

I had a beautiful life, suddenly I do not know how I lost my life, we live in a tent that can only accommodate 3 people, made of nylon that no human can bear, just standing in it for more than two minutes during the day is enough to melt you, in addition to insects, diseases and lack of privacy, imagine all this!! Can you live??

Things here are more difficult than you imagined, reality is painful

We wake up every day to the smell of death, I have been surrounded by tanks and helicopters more than 4 times, each time I do not know how to survive? It seems that my death has not come yet

I do not want to die!! 🥺

Please help me save my life and get out of here, life is impossible

Your donation will save my life, it is the only way, hand in hand we can achieve the goal please

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Hello my friends!

I am Lina from Gaza🍉🇵🇸

Asking for help is not easy. I am asking for a small donation of 20 or 25 euros from each person. I need your help if you can donate to save my life and the life of my family, my donation link is in my bio. Every donation, even a small one, is a good thing and makes a big difference in my life

Help me and my family😍🇵🇸

https://gofund.me/4f077ab2

hello lina! thank you for your message.

this campaign is vetted:

lina's campaign is currently at €30,808 of the €45,000 goal. i have contributed €20. let's keep the donations coming!

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Please save my children's lives. Every euro makes a difference. Save us from death. https://gofund.me/4f077ab2

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i dont think usamericans rly understand how prevalent their culture is. english is taught in schools. we hear about usa news, watch usa shows and movies, know usa actors, read usa books, listen to usa music, have usa brands. i have a shirt somewhere with some usa flag motive from like 15 years ago. cant remember why i even have it. why were they even selling that in croatia. your books and culture are everywhere, you dominate social media, and then come on here whenever someone gives even a middle criticism and act like spoiled children because someone wants you to open an atlas

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people have said this better and earlier than this. but this is NOT NORMAL. boys who are 16, 17, and 18 should not be forced to carry this burden, to feed themselves, their family, and everyone in their neighborhood. iof is pushing people from eastern Khan Younis into the western part of the city, into al-Mawasi where iof massacred over 100 Palestinians and besieged the camp for weeks just last month. please keep up to date to everything happening in Khan Younis in the following days. I am extremely worried.

please please please if you have anything you can spare donate to Shaima and Muhammad’s family. donate to helpgazachildren, a grassroots initiative to feed and clothe children across the Gaza Strip. donate to families currently in Khan Younis worrying for their sons and fathers until they return with food, hopefully unscathed.

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help siraj rebuild his home! 🇵🇸🏡

speaking to siraj (@siraj2024) earlier today, he told me that he wasn't able to make the trip to a wifi hotspot and promote his campaign yesterday — or continue his tireless updates on the state of things in gaza — because his little boy has contracted a serious infection, one of the many illnesses spreading through the refugee tent camp that the family are stuck in. siraj, his wife, and their two very young children need a safe shelter, now.

support from people on tumblr meant siraj's fundraiser was able to reach its 2nd goal of $20 000 CAD, and now we need to help the abudayeh family reach $30 000 CAD. (siraj hopes to meet this goal by sunday 11/08.) the money will go toward food and medicine, but more importantly toward building supplies that siraj will use to rebuild his home and create a safe shelter for his family.

if you're able to donate, please do. otherwise, please reblog, or else reblog one of siraj's own posts. (by the way, if you're american, your $5 donation is actually nearly $7 CAD. your money goes a LOT further than you guys realise. and any donation helps.)

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also. horrible revelations at work today (my coworkers all loved the ryan reynolds green lantern movie)

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🔴 can you help me 🇵🇸🍉

Please donate to save my life and my family 🍉🇵🇸

Asking for help is not easy, I ask for a small donation of only 20€ from each person, 20€ will save my family from death in Gaza 💔 Donate through the link in bio (gofundme) Together, we can achieve our goal within a day and provide crucial support to me and my family in Gaza. Your contribution means everything to us and in these difficult times your kindness is our greatest hope. We are very grateful for any assistance you can provide and thank you for your kindness and generosity in our time of need

https://gofund.me/27fab415

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