Aid in the Survival of the AbuSitta-Morgan Family

Hello,

My name is Shahd Katba, a proud Black Gazan- Palestinian living in Germany's diaspora and previously in Egypt.

I am funding for the evacuation and humanitarian aid of my maternal family, the AbuSitta-Morgan family. All 14 members are descendants and kin of my grandmother Aisha who would be proud to know that we are reaching out across worlds to ask for help. It's been over 5 months of the ongoing genocide and we, Palestinians in the safety of the west, are being faced with the horrific reality of ongoing Nakba and forced displacement being practiced on our families still living in Gaza today.

Following the invasion of Gaza, in early December, our family was forced to evacuate their neighborhood by leaflets dropped from IDF Airforces stating the area would zone become a fighting zone for IDF. By then, they had already experienced one air attack on their neighborhood that targeted a nearby building, which they thankfully survived. They were living as all 14 members in Khan Yunis which was recently subjected to massacare and ground invasion by occupation forces.

They are now displaced into Rafah, living in horrid conditions, and have no real choice of returning to their homes safely soon. The lives of my uncles and aunts and their children is at risk. So I am funding for their evacuation into Egypt. Adult evacuation at the Rafah border cost $6,500 and children's evacuation cost is $3,500. The rest of the funds will go towards transportation costs and support with their living expenses and resettling expenses in Egypt.

If for any reason, their departure is unsuccessful, the money will go into survival materials which have gotten extremely expensive and difficult to acquire (e.g. flour, canned foods, dipers, basic living supplies, etc.)

1. My uncle, Abd El Kareem Morgan along with his wife Ghada and their 3 children Basel, Alaa and Adam.

2. My uncle, Riqbal Morgan (pictured above hoding his baby boy Mohammed), and his 3 daughters Nora, Reema and Ayoush.

3. My aunt, Anwar Abusitta

4. My uncle, Alaa and his wife Hiyam.

I can write chapters on how resourful and resilient my maternal family is, how they've raised me and loved me into being in the short years I've lived in Gaza but I will stop at affirming that all of us are worthy of a dignified life in safety and prosperity.

My biggest wound is that I had not been able to grow up alongside my Black Palestinian community in Gaza and it would mean the absolute world to me if they are able to reach safety soon where they can rest and recuperate from the most violence anyone in our multigenerational family has ever witnessed and experienced.

Thank you for reading! Thank you for sharing! Thank you for supporting!

May we never live to fear for our families' lives ever again.

Blessings,

Shahd