Help Eman and Her Children Escape Gaza

My name is Michaela Milot, from Metro Detroit, MI and I am organizing this fundraiser on behalf of my friend and her sister. All of these funds will go to their needs and possible evacuation.

Here is a message from Eman:

Hello, I am Iman from Gaza , a science teacher, and a mother of five children: Nada (11), Rahaf (8), Sarah (5), Sham (3), Zeina (11 months).

We were living a beautiful, very beautiful life. When the war broke out, everything was turned upside down

Our house burned down, my school where I work was bombed, my husband lost his job, and my children lost their schools, clothes, toys, dreams, and future.

We lost ten members of my family and I am afraid of losing one of my children!

We have been living under bombardment and fire for more than a year, and there is no safe place to go!! We are constantly displaced to escape the hell of death. We have been displaced more than 10 times and displacement and displacement are still ongoing. We lived in a small tent full of pollution, diseases and harmful insects. It does not protect us from the cold of winter or the heat of summer. My children have been infected with skin diseases, viral hepatitis, intestinal infections and respiratory diseases.

My little daughter Zeina was born in displacement and left the hospital to the tent in serious health conditions!

We suffer from fetching water long distances on foot and we suffer from crazy increases in the prices of food, detergents, diapers and milk and there are no vaccinations or medicines!

The cost of living here is very expensive and we depend on donations to survive. I buy diapers for my daughter and it costs $150, milk 130$, Kilo of tomatoes 50$, a bag of flour $250.

As for our house, its walls were bombed and the walls and ceiling were burned and it is not safe, the ceiling could collapse or the walls fall at any moment and my children would die

Everything in our house was burned, the sofas, blankets, carpets, curtains, furniture, my children's beds, their belongings, clothes, toys, books and desks. They are always crying wanting their clothes, toys and belongings

We have been suffering from power outages since the beginning of the war (a year ago) and gas outages, and my children collect firewood and I cook food in primitive ways.

Every day there is destruction and bombing My children live in real terror. They lost their friends, relatives and dreams in this crazy war

My children have lost a school year and here we are in the second school year and if they can't get out of Gaza, they will lose more school years, and the cost and losses will be huge!!!

Help my children get their right to education and live in safety and peace like the rest of the children in the world. Save us from the hell of war before it's too late, we are slowly dying every day!

Please donate for my children, help us get out of Gaza to safety and escape this deadly war, the flight ticket for one person is $5000 and we do not have travel expenses, and help us bear the very expensive cost of living until we are evacuated from Gaza. This fundraising campaign is a beacon of hope for us to survive and is our only lifeline in the midst of the abyss of despair. With a heavy heart, I beg for your generosity to help us overcome this ordeal. Your contribution means the difference between survival and oblivion for my family, which is why we are forever grateful for any support.

Thank you for your kindness and unwavering compassion in our darkest and most difficult times.

We deserve life and we deserve your generosity.

Before October 7th:

Attached for you are pictures of how our lives have changed since October 7th.

In Iman's own words:

"Our goals that you can help us achieve:

1. Evacuation (Iman, Ahmed, and my daughters Nada, Rahaf, Sara, Sham, and Zeina) and knowing that we are paying Hala to coordinate our evacuation once the crossing opens. This will cost about $50,000 including all fees and passports.

2. Survival In the meantime, we must survive. About $700 will be spent on our daily stay here. The prices of food and cleaning materials are very high. In addition to paying for the treatment of the children, due to their ongoing infections, this amount includes ongoing medical care.

3. Reconstruction Our burned house will be rehabilitated

For $40,000’’