Help a single mom from Gaza reunite with her kids

My name is Iman Khalaf and I live in Washington. I created this fundraiser on behalf of my cousin Aya who is trying to raise funds to evacuate her children from Gaza and to be reunited. All donations will go directly to my cousin, Aya. Any donation amount, no matter how small, will help Aya and her kids tremendously. Below, Aya shared her and her kids’ experience over the last couple of months. 

I am Aya, a mother of two children stuck in the Gaza Strip, Mona, 12 years old, and Karem, 9 years old.

Mona is an innocent, very sensitive, and talented child. She is a professional basketball player. She reads a lot of books and loves to know different cultures.

But I want to add a very important detail and most difficult thing Is that my daughter has ADHD which means: She has differences in brain development and brain activity that affect attention, the ability to sit still, and self-control. Her feeling of fear due to the continuous bombing, the air polluted with smoke, and the smell of lead everywhere increases the severity of her symptoms and the difficulty of controlling them. No one can deal with her except me, and I am really worried about her while she is there in these difficult circumstances, she needs to leave Gaza now and follow-up with an ADHD specialist and behavior modification to complete treatment as quickly as possible. the time is running out I’m scared

Karem is one of the top achievers in his school. He is an advanced karate player. He has won trophies in several competitions. He has an ambition to become a doctor in the future.

But the war came, destroyed their dreams, prevented them from practicing their hobbies, and robbed them of their sense of stability and security.

Mona and Karem were displaced 7 times. The first time, our house was bombed and completely destroyed. They lost all their memories, toys, and favorite clothes.

Every time we escaped death by chance, we were displaced with their little hearts full of fear and panic, and under the sounds of violent bombing.

They are now suffering under a violent war, their lives are under danger a thousand times. They were subjected to siege several times and suffered from thirst, and no one was able to help them with even a sip of water.

The fear of bombing follows them everywhere.

After the martyrdom of my sister Noura, her husband, and her children, Alma and Aboud, our lives turned into a terrifying nightmare for fear of losing each other.

Alma and Aboud were not just cousins ​​to them, but rather like their siblings, very

close friends in the same school and spending most of their day with each other.

I lost my home, I lost my sister and her children, and I cannot bear any more loss.

And i lost my job. I work as an interior design engineer. I lost my computer, which was my source of income. It burned when my house was bombed. It costs $3,500.

The most difficult thing is that I was saving money to complete my studies and become an architect in addition to interior design because that will help me develop in my work and expand my source of income to support my children. I even lost this money in this war, and with it I lost my dream. I have nothing to rely on. I have lost everything. Now I need a new computer to start over.

I am out of the country due to circumstances beyond our ability and my children need to be reunited with their mother.

I cannot sleep every day for fear of losing them due to the violent bombing and continuous invasions everywhere.

And here is THE BREAKDOWN OF EXPENSES:

* Rafah/Egypt crossing: $5,000 per person ( a total of $10,000 for two family members) 

* ⁠Passport fees: $100 per person (a total of $200 for two family members) 

* Minimum living costs: $1000 per month (a total of $12,000 for a year) 

* ⁠Empty house rent : $500 per month 

* Furniture with basic appliances for living in the house, $10,000

* My daughter & son’s education : $3,000 per person per year(a total of $6,000 for a year) 

*Computer to work on costs $3,500

*The cost to complete my education is $1500

Help me get my children out from under the fire.

To complete their education and rebuild their dreams.

Every donation matters. Your donation will have a significant impact on protecting my children from danger, and if you can’t donate, please share this story widely.

Thank you for your time. We really appreciate your help.