Help Mohamed and His Family Get to Safety

Meave Gallagher is organizing this fundraiser.

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Hello,

My name is Meave Gallagher, and this GoFundMe is for my friend Mohamed, who, with 11 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 months. 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 39 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 nine months 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

6 adult tickets to cross the border to Egypt, at $5,000 per ticket: $30,000
6 children's tickets, at $2,500 per ticket: $15,000
Total needed just to cross the border: $45,000
The remaining $35,000 will go toward obtaining passports for each family member, transportation, and support in Egypt to help Mohamed and his family get back on their feet, including medical attention for his sister-in-law, who has not been able to access regular obstetrical care for months.

Border-crossing costs are subject to change at any time.