Help Abla’s Search for Hope in Gaza

Update: Hello! If you've seen this campaign before you may recall that the previous goal was $41,000. As of Spring of 2025, we reached this goal which was meant to cover food & resources for the last 6 months. Right as we reached our 6 month goal, Ablaa announced her pregnancy, and we decided to continue using this running campaign to cover necessary costs until we can make a new one for the next 6 months. We appreciate everyone who has donated or shared since we started this campaign over a year ago.

Hello! If you've reached this page is likely you've been reached by Ablaa Alaghwani through social media. Since 2024 I have been organizing this campaign with Ablaa and two other organizers named Natasha Cininas and Alex Antunes from Australia.

If you have any questions about the fundraiser please feel free to reach out to me by either messaging me through GoFundMe and I will email you back as soon as I can.

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My name is Saige Stittsworth and I am from Olympia, WA, USA. I have created this campaign on behalf of my friend Ablaa and her family who currently reside in Gaza. I met Ablaa in the spring of 2024 when she reached out to me on Instagram with a request to set up this campaign for her.

This is Abla's family. Her full family unit consists of ten people (five adults and five children), barely surviving in Gaza.

Abla and her family were forced to flee their home towards the beginning of the war, seeking shelter in cramped tents. They're all currently at the mercy of the elements, contamination, injury, and disease, with no reliable sources of food, water, or medicine.

The makeshift kitchen Ablaa and her family use to cook

View from inside of the tent where Ablaa's family resides

Your donations will go toward helping Ablaa's vulnerable family members, including:

And six more family members.

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HOW DOES ABLAA RECEIVE THE FUNDS: Your donations are directly transferred to a secondary bank account under my name that is used solely for monitoring and accumulating Ablaa's funds. When we reach a short-term transfer goal, I transfer the money to one of two other organizers (Natasha C. or Alex A.) and they send a direct wire transfer to one of Ablaa's neighbors named Mohammed, who has an open account under Bank of Palestine. When Ablaa provides the screenshot receipt of the wire transfer on her behalf, Mohammed will send her the allocated funds.

Historically we transferred funds to an individual named Ameer Altorok, who had to close his bank account. Ablaa will still receive funds through Mohammed.

We have attempted two wire transfers from my bank in the USA which took far longer than transferring through Australia.

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COST DETAILS (CALCULATED NOVEMBER 2024): To survive the next six months in Gaza, Ablaa's family will need $31,000 USD, pushing the the campaign goal to $41,000

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Currently all funds go towards fulfilling these immediate needs while we wait for evacuation, as it is currently not feasible.

Thank you all again who have donated, shared, or intend to donate.

If you have any questions or need clarification, please reach out through GoFundMe and I will email you as soon as I can. I can redirect you to the other organizers if needed. Thank you again for your time!