Dignity for Palestinians

The Dignity for Palestinians Campaign is an independent, volunteer-run, and politically unaffiliated Palestinian group which aims to preserve the dignity for Palestinians in Gaza through Health and Wellness.

Our work is based in Alhassiana, a small town in the western part of the Nusierat refugee camp. We mainly serve thousands of Internally Displaced Persons from Gaza City and northern Gaza, who are staying in UNRWA shelters and tent cities that have formed during the genocide.

Our team has successfully carried out many initiatives to advance our mission, with sponsorships from individuals, groups and organizations from around the world.

Previous Successful Initiatives

Ramadan Vegetable Baskets

Thanks to a generous sponsorship by the UK Muslim Charity, Mountain of Mercy, our team distributed 100 vegetable baskets for 100 families housed inside and near Alhassaina School Shelter, in Nusierat refugee camp, Gaza. Our selected patients included cancer patients, chronic kidney disease patients, pregnant women, children with malnutrition, and elderly patients with permanent disability. The Ramadan vegetable baskets were critical assistance that provided a natural, organic food as a source of vital nourishment for the sickest and neediest of our patients during the holy month of Ramadan.

Sanitary Products for Women

Thanks to a public fundraising campaign organized by our friend, Harriet Churchward, we were been able to secure our first supply of sanitary towels to distribute to women from within the internally displaced people inside the shelter and outside. A single sanitary towel packet costs from around 400 to 600% the regular price before the war. Many women, in addition to being displaced, poor and hungry, can’t purchase these essential health products at this rate. The campaign will preserve the health and dignity of women, considered one of most vulnerable groups as a consequence of this terrible war. Tens of women will now benefit from our initiative at no cost in a close place where they live.

Hot Ramadan Meals

Our team has held 2 separative initiatives, providing a total of 350 hot chicken and rice to internally displaced families. Each initiative costs approximately $1350 US dollars, and each meal feeds 2-4 people.

Eid al-Fitr Chocolate Bars for Children

On the first day of Eid al-Fitr, the Dignity for Palestinians Campaign has distributed 1,650 chocolate bars to the children of internally displaced people inside and outside Alhassaina shelter, including families who live in tents. It is a small gift for our community group who have suffered the most.

Fundraising Asks

Hot Meals for a Family of 2-4 - $12 USD

$12 will provide a hearty, hot chicken meal for a family of 2-4 people.

Vegetable Baskets for a Family - $16 USD

$16 will provide a nice vegetable basket that will be enough for a family of 3-6 for several days!

Meals for 200 families- $2,700 USD

$2700 Dollars will allow us to provide hot meals that feed 2-4 people for 150-200 families, helping about 600-800 people! With this donation, a banner with your name (individual, group, or organization) will be created for the initiative and shared via our social media.

We will also be continuing to supply sanitary products and other necessities as supplies are available!

If you are interested in working with our team to fully fund an initiative other than hot meals as an organization or individual, please contact us directly through GoFundMe or social media.

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About our Team

Musallam Abukhalil, MD

Musallam is a medical doctor from Gaza with years of clinical practice as a hospitalist and emergency room physician. He has been key to fundraising for Dignity for Palestine through his connections across the world and in Palestine. Since the beginning of this horrific war, he has been providing medical care in his capacity as a physician and continuing to support his community.

Abeer Abukhalil

Abeer is the financial and local communications coordinator for Dignity for Palestinians. She has a bachelor's degree in accounting from University of Gaza and works for the Arab Islamic Bank. She is responsible for approving purchase decisions with local suppliers whom she has access to through her extensive contact list she built when she was handling their accounts before the war. She makes long daily calls to organize things, secure our supply line, and manages the team regarding financial oversight and appropriate project documentation. Transparency and accountability are two of our guiding principles in everything we do because we want to honor the trust of our sponsors.

Nasrallah Abukhalil

Nasrallah is a BA student in English Translation at the Islamic University of Gaza. He was an exchange student to the USA in 2016 and has a deep, deep interest in history, poetry and the fantasy genre. Nasrallah is currently acting as a project coordinator overseeing the process of packaging the aid, delivery to people in need, and ensuring that aid gets distributed to the intended beneficiaries.

Aminah Abukhalil

Aminah has a BA in Business administration from Al-Aqsa University. She is a number lover and a photography enthusiast. In addition, she is an avid personal development content consumer. Aminah runs the financial records for every campaign. She is also the team photographer, capturing moments worth sharing.

Elicia Yoffee

Elicia is assisting us with fundraising coordination work from Washington, DC. She has a degree in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University and is passionate about organizing for a Free Palestine. She met Musallam through a program as part of her undergraduate degree at Penn State University, over 10 years ago.

Our work is not affiliated with UNRWA.