"Help me finish my education despite the war in Gaza."

I am Mahmoud Al-Masri, I'm 21 years old, living at the Gaza Strip, an academic student majoring in Graphic Design.

I am here to ask for your support to complete my university education outside my city of Gaza after the Israeli occupation destroyed universities and colleges in the Gaza Strip and destroyed education facilities, youth support institutions and training spaces that aim to provide training for all disciplines and then provide job opportunities for young people, most of which were destroyed.

About myself, I used to go to my university to study graphic design courses, I was diligent, active and superior, I got in the first semester a 92.2% average and in the second semester 91.2%, and in the second year we started with the first semester we did not complete it due to the genocidal war waged by the Israeli occupation on the Gaza Strip. I was also training in a graphic design diploma alongside my university studies, but for the second time the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip prevented me from completing the diploma.

I was planning to be a successful and creative designer, and I'm still hoping to become what I was planning to become.

I have a lot of stories to write about me and my future, I was planning after finishing my university studies to work in a team created by my trainer, he offered me during the training to work with him, but my university studies and university degree for now is better than work, the work will come when I have experience in the field of design, the degree I enrolled in is a Bachelor's degree

Multimedia at the University College of Applied Sciences, but I didn't complete my education because of the war on Gaza

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We used to have a beautiful life, despite the siege on Gaza and the wars on it. We used to have a house and now we live in a tent "displaced", we used to have dreams and we pursued them and still do, we used to go to the sea which is the only breathing space for the people of the Gaza Strip, we used to live peacefully despite all the siege. We here in Gaza have brilliant and innovative minds that learn medicine, technology, professional specialties, agriculture, industry, trade and all specialties, we just need someone to support us, appreciate what we do and motivate us to keep going.

October 7, 2023 is a date that I will never forget, we were displaced about 8 times and lived through terror and destruction and are still living it, we saw death with our own eyes and survived death several times, our features changed, we became young people instead of worrying about our future, we became tired of securing water and food for our family and carrying water from a distant place to the tent is very tiring, our bodies are tired of the weights we carry daily and the diseases that spread and we don't know what's next.

I decided to pay back my knowledge and the information I gained from study, search, and workshops by share it on social media. I will answer on everyone's questions, and make webinars as my teachers do with us.

These ideas will help educational community to grows.

My goal in launching my campaign is to raise funds to complete my university studies outside my city, to cover the costs of travel, housing, food, the costs of the university I will attend, and I am currently looking for a distinguished university in the field of graphic design. I asked my friends who attended universities in Europe to suggest some universities, and among my goals after studying is to provide a safe and stable place to live with my family.

I would be very grateful for your support for me and my educational journey.

                    Thank you.