Help Mohamed and His Family Get to Safety

Hello,

My name is Meave Gallagher, and this GoFundMe is for my friend Mohamed, who, with 12 members of his family, is doing his best to survive in Gaza. They have been internally displaced and have been living in a tent for nearly one year. This evening (29 July), Mohamed showed me images of bombs that were falling just 300 meters from their "home." Understandably, their lives has become so difficult that they are asking for help to escape Gaza to start over in Egypt.

Here is Mohamed's story in his own words:

I am Mohammed Ahmed, from Rafah. I am 40 years old, a father of three young sons, Ahmed, Sami, and Abdullah, and I live with my mother, my wife, my sister, my brother, his wife, and their four children, including a newborn son, Ali.

Before the war, I was a teacher, but for over a year I have not had work. I love agriculture, and I miss our home, our olive trees, our pomegranate tree, our fig tree, our sheep and chickens. We now live in tents in Mawasi, Khan Younis, after we were displaced from our home and our house was completely destroyed. Life has become very difficult, I do not receive my salary as before and I do not have any source of income. Now we eat from the aid of humanitarian organizations. My brother is unable to work, so I am the breadwinner for his family, too. My responsibility is great.

I want to travel with my family to a safe haven in Cairo to live there. I do not want to lose my children and family, and I need your help. May God bless you all.

Abdullah "the mad lad" in front of his tent home in late August

Financial Needs

As of the January 2025 ceasefire, border-crossing costs have yet to be established by any of the involved governments. Once the Rafah Crossing is reopened for all civilian passage, we will update the costs

A tour of Mohamed's "kitchen"