Help Aya survive and get out of Gaza
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Hello, I'm Aya Ashour, reaching out to you after more than 200 days of this war, seeking your urgent assistance because I believe there are those who want to help a girl start achieving her dreams and chart a new future. I'm 23 years old and graduated last year, just days before the war began, with a Bachelor's degree in International Law. I've spent 6 years of my life advocating for human rights, especially for children and women. To the extent that I wrote my graduation thesis on "The Role of Women in Security and Peace, According to Security Council Resolution 1325, Palestine as a Case Study". I volunteered as a peer educator in areas of international humanitarian law, gender-based violence, child rights, and disabilities. Additionally, I hosted podcast episodes and video clips discussing feminist and humanitarian rights issues throughout my studies, representing my university and Palestinian youth and women at local and international conferences.
Despite this war, I haven't stopped exerting my efforts for my people. I've done my utmost to provide food for the displaced in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, even though I myself am displaced from the north to the south of Gaza. I've worked in providing primary psychosocial support for children, adolescents, and pregnant women in UNRWA shelters, supplying clothes for women and children with UN Women and other organizations, fundraising personally, and providing necessities for pregnant women, patients, and people with disabilities, including medicine.
I need urgent help to leave Gaza so I don't lose the scholarship I received as a visiting Teacher in Italy. On April 22nd, I was awarded a visiting Teacher scholarship at the University of Siena in Italy, giving me a chance to achieve one of my dreams and build my future. Therefore, I urgently need your help to raise a donation of $5000 to leave Gaza. The scholarship doesn't cover the coordination costs of leaving Gaza. I've been self-reliant since the beginning of my academic journey, working to be able to continue my studies at the same time. But now, for the first time in this stage, I'm asking for your help. Israel will soon invade Rafah by land, attacks in Rafah have begun to escalate, and I want to leave here as soon as possible before Israel takes control of the crossings. I've lived in shelters for over 200 days, and now I'm living in a tent in southern Rafah with my family of 10. I'm their only hope and lifeline after my family lost all their money and business projects, and we lost our home. Every dollar and donation is hope for me, even if it seems small, it will make a difference for me. Don't forget to share my story with your friends too. Thank you for your support.
Organizer and beneficiary
Ahmed Saleh
Organizer
Brussels, BRU
Franziska Quaschning
Beneficiary