Support Mohammed's Family's Journey to Safety
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My name is Muhammad Nassar. I am 29 years old, and I am from Gaza.
I am a graduate of Logistics Engineering from Dalian Maritime University in China. I returned to Gaza after graduating in 2021 to visit my family in Gaza.
My father died at that time, and I was unable to leave my family and my sick mother. I stayed in Gaza and got a job in the University college of Applied Sciences as a project manager and coordinator which significantly improved my life situation.
From meeting with the French government funding agency
Hope to despair
I got married on October 2, but by October 7, my whole life changed. I lost everything, including my job. Since then, our suffering in the war began, especially after we were displaced multiple times, and a tent became our home. We had to find a way to set up a toilet and invent a method to bake bread. All this struggle was just to meet the basic necessities of life.
Life in the tent
Setting up the toilet
Collecting water
Baking bread:
My wife is now two months pregnant, which has changed my perspective on life in Gaza. The lack of adequate food and nutrition for my pregnant wife, along with the absence of proper healthcare, adds to our suffering. Additionally, my elderly mother needs medications and special care that are no longer available.
I had a nice job, and I was happy and energetic. My family and I were living happily, but the war destroyed our happiness. Now, we can barely rest, eat, or even shower. Charging our phones requires standing in the street under the hot sun for at least two hours, often longer if we need to queue. Water is only available once every ten days, and it's not clean, causing skin and stomach problems for all of us. Every aspect of life has become nearly impossible due to the war.
One day, heavy rain nearly destroyed our tent including all my degrees and documents. They were soaked in water and mud, and I had to dry them for several days. Unfortunately, they no longer look the same.
Hope reimagined!
We plan to evacuate Gaza, to Egypt, for several months until my pregnant wife gives birth. We then can apply for another country's visa. We do not have a clear vision of where to go, but what is most important now is to leave Gaza and feel safe.
Please help us
We need your help and support to do this as quickly as possible before we get killed or injured, as people trying to leave Gaza have to pay thousands of dollars, at least five thousand per person. We need your help to raise funds to evacuate through Rafah/Egypt crossing, which will allow us to stay a bit in Egypt until my wife gives birth, after that we will find another destination.
Thank you for considering this campaign and sharing it with your friends. I hope we achieve the goal before it is too late.
I will keep you updated as much as possible.
Fund raiser goal
$45,000 to evacuate Gaza for all adults (9 x $5,000)
$11,900 to evacuate Gaza for children (7 x $1700)
$56,900 total
Mohammed (myself) 28
Alaa (my wife) 26
Hayat (my mother) 63
Bushra (sister) 35
Organizer
Joanne Demchok
Organizer
Bethesda, MD