Help Deaf Palestinian Family Evacuate Gaza
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Hello everyone, my name is Karigan and I live in the US. I'm raising funds on behalf of a Deaf Palestinian family to help them evacuate from Gaza. They have no relatives outside of Palestine to set up their GoFundMe account so Moataz, the family’s father, has asked for me to help and requests your support to rebuild their lives.
The funds raised will be used for the following purposes:
- To evacuate Moataz, Yasmeen and their 3 children will cost $17,500 (Hala charges $5,000 per adult and $2,500 per child)
- To cover GFM transaction fees (2.9% + $0.30 deducted per donation)
- For shelter, food, supplies, etc. upon arrival in Egypt
How will these funds get to them?
- The donations from GoFundMe will be transferred to my US bank account then transferred internationally in USD to a trusted friend who is from Kuwait. She will travel to Egypt and deliver the funds to the Hala travel agency in Cairo to put Moataz’s family on the list for evacuation.
Moataz and Yasmeen first reached out to me for support in December of 2023. We message one another daily or whenever they have an internet connection. Here is a message from Moataz and Yasmeen regarding their family situation and what life has been like for them.
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From Moataz: I am deaf and mute. I have 3 children, two sons and a daughter, Maria, Ahmed, and Aboud (Abdullah). My wife also has special needs, deaf and mute. We have no breadwinner and no source of income. We are now in a time of war, suffering from a scarcity of food and drink.
أنا أصم وأبكم. لدي 3 أبناء، ولدان وبنت، ماريا، أحمد، وعبود. وزوجتي أيضًا من ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة، وهي صماء وبكماء. ليس لدينا معيل ولا مصدر دخل. نحن الآن في زمن الحرب، ونعاني من قلة الطعام والشراب.
From Yasmeen: Contribute to helping children and families in Gaza escape from it. The war in Gaza was not new to me and my family, but the intensity of the conflict quickly escalated, turning our once peaceful neighborhood into a battlefield. The air was thick with fear, and the nights were lit not by stars, but by relentless artillery barrages. In the midst of this chaos, my family found themselves trapped, our dreams of safety shattered by the harsh reality of war.
لم تكن الحرب في غزة جديدة علي وعلي وعائلتي، لكن حدة الصراع تصاعدت بسرعة، مما حول حيهم الذي كان ينعم بالسلام إلى ساحة معركة. كان الهواء مليئًا بالخوف، ولم تكن الليالي مضاءة بالنجوم، بل بوابل المدفعية الذي لا هوادة فيه. وسط هذه الفوضى، وجدت عائلتي محاصرة، وتحطمت أحلامها في الأمان بسبب واقع الحرب القاسي
As the conflict intensified, an opportunity to escape emerged, but it was as fleeting as it was costly. The border between Egypt and Rafah, the gateway to safety, demanded a price too high for many to pay. For me and his family, this amount was as unattainable as the stars in the sky. However, the border was our only hope, a thin line between life and death. Gaza border crisis.
ومع اشتداد الصراع، ظهرت فرصة للهروب، لكنها كانت عابرة بقدر ما كانت مكلفة. وكانت الحدود بين مصر ورفح، وهي بوابة الأمان، تتطلب ثمناً باهظاً للغاية بحيث لا يستطيع الكثيرون دفعه. بالنسبة لي وعائلته، كان هذا المبلغ بعيد المنال مثل النجوم في السماء. ومع ذلك، كانت الحدود أملهم الوحيد، خط رفيع بين الحياة والموت.
أزمة حدود غزة.
In the heart of Gaza, amid the echoes of war that most people heard, my husband and I, whose world was shrouded in silence. We were born deaf and mute, and we lived life differently from those around him, but our disability never dampened our vibrant spirit or the love we had for our family. They were our anchor in the sea of silence, communicating it through the universal language of love and understanding. I hope you will help our family to go to safety and security. I hope you will help us get out of this fear and difficulties and bring goodness and go with my family to peace. I hope you will help, even if it is a little money, as this is too much for us. Thank you.
في قلب غزة، ووسط أصداء الحرب التي سمعها معظم الناس، وانا وزوجي الذي كان عالمنا يلفه الصمت. ولدنا أصم وابكم، وعاشنا الحياة بشكل مختلف عن من حوله، لكن إعاقتنا لم تضعف أبدًا روحنا النابضة بالحياة أو الحب الذي نكنه لعائلتنا لقد كانوا مرساة لنا في بحر الصمت، ويتواصلون معه من خلال لغة الحب والتفاهم العالمية .. اتمنى منكم أن تساعدوا عائلتنا للذهاب الي الأمان والسلامة اتمنى منكم مساعدتنا في الخروج من هذا الخوف والصعاب والخير والذهاب مع عائلتي الي السلام .. اتمنى منكم المساعدة حتى ولو بالقليل من المال فهذا الكثير علينا وشكرا لكم ..
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Moataz’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mutaz.sh.10
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Karigan T
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Baltimore, MD