Help Aisha and her family evacuate Rafah before it

I am Aisha Shaqfa, a Palestinian refugee girl. I completed my Master's degree of Conflict Resolution in Turkey, and came back homeland where I have been working as a translator and trainer of English language. My brother, Abdulrahman, is a 28-year-old man who was born in Suadi Arabia and moved to Gaza where he has lived most of his life. He has been always fond of football and a big fan of Real Madrid, Al-Jabalain, and Al-Hilal teams.

Before the 7th of October, I was giving English classes to my lovely students and preparing myself for PhD scholarship applications. On the other hand, Abdulrahman, who was dreaming about completeing his higher education in the field of Sports Media, could fortunately get a job opportunity within this field in Suadi Arabia. Accordingly, two weeks ealier to 7th of October, he packed his luggage, said goodbye to his friends and engaged in finalizaing the needed traveling procedures.

However, our life has competely changed over a night! So, my brother couldn't leave us, especially my elderly parents, in a such situation!

Now, for over 200 days, Abdulrahman has been trying hard to get us water, food and other life basics. From another hand, I established a volunteering team to support the IDPs in Rafah where my brother has been a member of it, too. 

We’ve been told to leave our house and so we sought refuge in Khan Younus in a half-destroyed apartment with limited access to food, water, and internet access. This has deteriorated my mother’s health condition as she has got three strokes since 2018 and has no chance for regular checks anymore due to overcrowded hospitals. Our priority now is to get her out of Gaza so she can get the medical treatment she needs. Additionally, the war has made the situation of Abdulrahman's upper jaw injury worse whereas he needed a platinum implant surgery and the health resources in Gaza have been too limited. So, the war has increased his pysical and emotional pain. 

Now, with the start of the Israeli ground operation in Rafah, we are left with no options but counting on your generous donation and support in order to evacuate with my family to a safer place, provide my mother and brother with the chance to undergo medical treatment , and chase our academic and professional dreams.

An important note: The traveling fees currently can reach 10,000 $ per person. So, I'm kindly asking you to help and share the link with your communities. Remember that a small 10-dollar donation can help saving our lives. My heartfelt thanks to all of you in advance...