Help Zinh Rebuild Her Life and Achieve Her Dream

My dear friend Zinh Dahdooh is asking for support to gather enough funds to rebuild her life. Zinh has previously run a campaign for funds to evacuate the Gaza Strip, but she has not yet been able to receive the funds and leave Gaza largely due to bank issues. The siege on Gaza has shattered her life and her family's life, and her heart is broken watching the situation in her home continue to worsen. We hope that, with your continued support, Zinh and her family will be able to afford basic necessities, evacuate to Egypt, and that Zinh will be able to complete her education.

Zinh and her family lived in Gaza City until they were ordered to evacuate in mid-October. Zinh was in her third year at Al Azhar University studying dentistry before the university was destroyed, alongside her family's house.

Zinh and her family have been displaced several times, trying to find refuge and care in the remaining hospitals in Gaza, as Zinh and her siblings have been battling illnesses they contracted due to the conditions. As the situation and their health worsens, they are left with no safe place to go, and the urgency grows each day.

It is Zinh's dream to become a dentist, and she has held on to the hope of completing her education despite many near-death experiences over the last several months. From escaping siege at Al-Shifa Hospital where her father was working as a doctor, to walking for six hours down Salahuddin Street as the IDF fired sound bombs and warning shots, to narrowly escaping fire belts and a drone sniper, and many more, Zinh has held on to her dream. She has watched as her five-year-old sister, Misk, became traumatized from seeing tanks shelling and dismembered corpses on the road. She has tried to care for Misk as the little girl processed what she saw by drawing the tanks, wrapping her doll in bandages, and collecting bullets around the hospital. She is staying alive, caring for her siblings, mourning the loss of her aunt and cousins, and fundraising for her family's safety, and she needs your support to rebuild her life and achieve the dream that has kept her going.

Despite the horrors she is experiencing, Zinh has devoted her time to helping others in Gaza raise money to evacuate to safety. She is truly selfless and deserves to have the opportunity to pursue her dreams. She hopes to continue her studies after taking time off to improve her health and gain her bearings in Egypt.

Thank you for your generous support of my dear friend who has become like a sister!