Emergency: Rebuilding Hope for Alaa's Family!

Dear my beloved friends,

I am Alaa from Gaza, and I am a high school teacher. I have three children (Masa, 6 years old, Muhammad, 5 years old, and Majd, 7 months old, born during the war)

I have a beautiful family filled with love, hope, and ambition. However, all of this has faded beneath the rubble of our city and home. We no longer have a home or a city suitable for living. We have endured over 180 days of war, trying to survive with only our spirits. We have been displaced from place to place in search of safety.

Thanks to your warm support, we managed to evacuate to Egypt.

We now live in an uncertain future. Here in Egypt the economic challenges have grown increasingly dire, with high living expenses and a scarcity of job opportunities. Also we don’t have permanent residence permits.

So, I need your help and your continued support to rebuild our lives from scratch after our previous life was destroyed and provide a stable life for my family and my children.

This is the story and dream of each member of my family.

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Alaa's story:

I have excelled in my studies since my childhood. I graduated with a bachelor’s degree with distinction (91.6%), then worked as a teacher until I reached the position of secondary school teacher. I have prepared a book explaining the secondary school curriculum. I dreamed of developing myself in my graduate studies, and I also aspired to advance in the career ladder, but this war made me lose my job and destroyed all my dreams and ambitions.

My wife Maha's story:

My wife is a perfect woman. She spared no effort in raising our children. She endured many difficult circumstances, especially when she gave birth to our last child, Majd, during the war and under bombing.

She lived with him in a tent and suffered from malnutrition while breastfeeding him.

My children's story:

**My daughter, Massa, is 6 years old. She studied for only one month in KJ2, then it stopped due to the war, and her kindergarten was completely destroyed.

Once she arrived here, we tried to enroll her to complete her studies, but unfortunately it was too late and she was unable to catch up with her peers.

You need to attend a private school with high fees in the first year.

**My son Muhammad is 5 years old. He studied for only one month in KJ1, then he stopped studying due to the war, and his kindergarten was completely destroyed.

Once he arrived here, we tried to enroll him to complete his studies, but unfortunately it was too late and he could not catch up with his peers.

He needs to attend a high-fee private school in KJ2.

**Majd, 7 months old, was born during the war and under bombing. He lived for a long time in a tent and suffered greatly from malnutrition at the beginning of his birth due to the scarcity of his mother’s milk as well as the difficulty of providing artificial milk.

My father Muhammed's story:

My father is a retired school principal, a diligent reader, and a creative person who is always trying to make a difference. He is my role model in life and my support in every step. He spent his life paying the price for our lives that were destroyed in this war. He suffers from health problems, most notably diabetes and nerve problems.

My mother Abla’s story:

My mother is an exemplary Palestinian woman. She spared no effort in raising us. She was patient and steadfast. She endured many difficult circumstances to provide us with a decent life.

She suffers from many health problems, most notably cancer. Her suffering with this disease was very long, but she was strong and in high spirits.