Thank you for financially partnering with families in Gaza! Above are some pictures of food and housing that our friends in Gaza have been able to purchase! As you can tell, some of our friends are excellent photographers!
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We are currently raising funds to evacuate our families out of Gaza City. More info here
Thank you for financially partnering with families in Gaza! Above are some pictures of food and housing that our friends in Gaza have been able to purchase! As you can tell, some of our friends are excellent photographers!
Venmo (@hannah-amundson-3)
Zelle (hannah.k.amundson@gmail.com)
Cash (I have a safe network that can pick it up in most US cities)
The following are less desirable because they have fees, but it is still okay if you are more comfortable with it! This is also the only way to donate if you are outside the US.
*if you are willing to be the bank for a country outside of the US, please reach out
GoFundMe
Help Haya with EducationHelp Motasem Bashir Rebuild His LifeHelp Professor Mohammed and his family survive the war🆕 Help Nida & His Family Rebuild Life in GazaChuffed
Help Mohammed Feed His FamilyOther
Wise (@hannaha1041)
I am also positive that the following fundraisers are valid, though I do not manage them.
Help Immigrant Parents Save Their Children in GazaThese are exact questions I've been asked. If you have any other questions that are preventing you from donating, please reach out via Instagram, Facebook, or email.
There are actually a lot of people across the US who are supporting the fundraising efforts for these families. I am just the money person so you will see my name when sending money. I will tell you a little about myself so that you can trust me because people have been regularly asked who they are sending money to and if I am trustworthy!
(Picture above for proof that I'm a real person.)
I do not consider myself an activist (whatever that means); I just happened to have a lot of Arab-American and Persian-American friends when the genocide broke out. At one point in the genocide, I met people in Gaza through some people at FCNL and Carolina Peace Resource Center. Eventually we were asked if we'd be willing to make a GoFundMe for a family. From there we were asked to make more and here we are! If you have any doubts about my authenticity, please reach out! Your doubt is justified, and I would love to dispel it anyway I can.
If you want to verify who I specifically am, you can reach out to the following organizations that I am a member of (not affiliated with the fundraiser):
And people in these orgs can also verify who I am:
For the past year, I have been interacting with these families I now call friends. I met each of these families through one of these two avenues:
(1) I met some people in Gaza through a group in South Carolina that is affiliated with FCNL and the Carolina Peace Resource Center. We have been interacting with these people in Gaza for over a year including texting, phone calls, and Zoom. Some of the people in Gaza asked if we'd be willing to make a GoFundMe for a specific family. That family later asked if we could make one for another family. Etc.
(2) As I was trying to find more donors, I became affiliated with a group of people across the world who were also trying to raise money. One woman in Germany had GoFundMes, but she was no longer able to withdraw money as Germany has started revoking citizenship status if someone has a GoFundMe for someone in Gaza. I have extensively talked to both the woman in Germany and the families from these GoFundMes. For example, one of my Gaza friends has a family based in New Jersey that manages their GoFundMe. I talk to her about twice per month. Most of these GoFundMes are self-sustaining, and I am just the bank behind them, though this could change in the future if money starts running out.
All this to say... we've seen a ton of videos from these families, have been on many phone calls with them, have been on Zooms with them, and have other people in Gaza who are verifying their validity.
*No pictures to protect their dignity and safety, but please know we have all seen enough pictures and videos to have 100% confidence they are real and using this money to feed and house themselves
Yes! Your donation is completely anonymous. In fact, even if I know you, I will not reach out to thank you unless you reach out to me.
It is unlikely that you will experience repercussions for donating. In my experience, repercussions are limited to the money people and not the donors themselves. You also do not have to put what you are donating for; when I see I have received money, I know how to categorize it.
Yes, but I recommend you donate in cash. Reach out to me so we can partner with you in whatever US city you are in. There are people who can pick up cash and Venmo me the money; we know these people through different orgs we are in.
I use an app that makes me categorize every transaction that comes in. I know every dollar that comes into my accounts. I have categories for each family, and I distribute the money across the families.
We are in regular contact with each family. Some we talk to every day and some once per month. We try to keep up with everyone's eating and housing status, and we try to ensure that each family is able to eat at least one meal per day.
Put it in your Venmo or Zelle description and I will make sure it gets to the person you've requested. Additionally, all money goes to food and housing unless education is specified in the description.
It depends on the family, but... mostly crypto! I can't believe I became a crypto bro, but here I am. Crypto is the easiest way to send money across countries without dealing with the government banking restrictions. For example, if I try to wire money to Bank of Palestine, it will often bounce back for arbitrary reasons. Additionally, crypto has very few fees. That being said, I do also send it via Bank of Palestine and TapTap.
Food has a way of getting in but it is at a price. For example, some aid is being stolen by the Israel-backed mafia that has developed in Southern Gaza. This food is then sold at outrageously high prices. Our goal is to get enough money to the families so they can afford to survive until the blockade is lifted.
I'm not here to tell you how to spend your money, but I will say one of the benefits of mutual aid is that no money is spent on operating costs. The families know what they need better than anyone else!
There is no minimum. Even $5 buys a quarter of a meal for a person in the most expensive part of the genocide! During this period most families have only eating one meal per day, so your $5 is 1/4 of what someone ate that day!
We don't currently have a consistent way of communicating except through Instagram. We also sometimes post updates on GoFundMe. Feel free to follow me on Instagram if you want to see what is going on with some of the families. If this prevents you from donating, I can start sending out emails!
Share on your social media! Print out posters and pass them out or post them on community boards. (Image provided below for Instagram.)
But more than donations, we just want the genocide to stop. My friends in Gaza want to be working just like all of us do, and the sooner the genocide ends, the sooner they will not have to rely on donations. Some of them actually do have incomes, it just isn't enough to afford the outrageous prices. There are more thorough lists out there, but here is a quick off the top of my head list ways to push for an end to this madness:
