Help Eslam Save Her Family

My name is Victoria, from the greater Chicagoland area, and I am starting this fundraiser on behalf of my dear friend’s family. Their lives in Gaza have been shattered and they need help. 

Here is Eslam’s story:

“My name is Eslam Gheelan, I’m 29 years old, and I’m a children teacher from Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. a mother of two daughters, Hanaa 5 years old, and Alma, 10 months old. My husband Rasmi is the director of 3 language and training centers. In this war, our house was completely destroyed and razed to the ground, and my husband’s centers were blown up. He lost his job, and we were completely displaced, and we are now homeless and jobless, My two young daughters constantly suffer from diseases due to malnutrition and water pollution.

Danger and death surround us all day and all night. We have lost everything and depend on donations to survive and, most of all, to have any hope of escaping this genocide and evacuating to safety in Egypt. The cost of daily living continues to rise significantly in Gaza - imagine that we cannot find the type of milk for our daughter because of its high price. There is no kind of detergent and this is the cause of skin diseases for my two little girls. We bought a piece of soap for $30! ، and detergent is 100$.

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

Please help. Any funds raised will be used in daily survival and if enough is raised, to be able to evacuate Gaza.

In Eslam’s own words:

“Our goals that you can help us achieve

 1. Evacuation Eslam, Rasmi, Hanaa and Alma. We are paying Hala to coordinate our evacuation once the crossing opens. This will cost about $30,000 including all fees and passports.

 2. Survival In the meantime, we must survive. Nearly $500 will be spent on our daily stay here. Food prices are very high. In addition to paying the costs of treating the children, due to their ongoing infections, this amount includes ongoing medical care and recovery once we are in Egypt.

 3. Reconstruction The house will be rebuilt for $50,000.

 4. My husband re-owned his freelance job: My husband lost 3 branches of his private business in Gaza, Khan Yunis, and Rafah, which cost him more than $100,000.

 5. Own a car : We lost my husband's car ، its price 20000$ During the war ، its became junk.”

اسمي إسلام غيلان، عمري 29 سنة، معلمة أطفال من خانيونس في قطاع غزة. أم لطفلتين، هناء 5 سنوات، وألما 10 أشهر ، وُلدت قبل الحرب بشهر واحد ، زوجي رسمي هو مدير 3 مراكز للغات والتدريب. في هذه الحرب، تم تدمير منزلنا بالكامل وتسويته بالأرض، دُمرت سيارتنا وأصبحت كومة من الحديد ، وتم تفجير مراكز زوجي. لقد فقد وظيفته، وتشردنا بالكامل، ونحن الآن بلا مأوى وعاطلين عن العمل، ابنتاي الصغيرتان تعانيان باستمرار من الأمراض بسبب سوء التغذية وتلوث المياه.