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Imagine holding your child’s hand while a ventilator breathes for them, knowing that without urgent surgery, you will lose them.

Imsges: Little Mohammed Hammad, only a few months old, is dying of a respiratory infection.

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Story by @rumiandroses

This is the heartbreaking reality for Ahmed Hammad, a father in Gaza, whose infant son, Mohammed, is fighting for his life at this very moment.

Mohammed, just a few months old, is battling a severe lung infection that has left his fragile body unable to breathe on its own. The ventilator keeps him alive, but his condition is dire. His father, Ahmed, is by his side, watching in helpless agony as his son struggles to survive.

Doctors say there’s still hope, but only if surgery can be performed immediately. The procedure, however, comes at a steep cost: $2,650—an amount far beyond what Ahmed can afford. Without the surgery, the hospital has made it clear that infant Mohammed will be removed from the ventilator and his life will come to an end.

The guilt and despair that weigh on Ahmed’s heart are unfathomable. In one of his tearful messages, he writes, “How do I bear Mohammed's gaze as he stares at me with eyes filled with fear, silently asking, ‘Father, why are you letting me die?’ … I have no answer. All I have is my tears falling down his little face, as if they're an apology for not being a father capable of saving him.”

Living in a war-torn region, Ahmed and his family are battling the devastating effects of Gaza's crumbling infrastructure on a daily basis. With incomes decimated and prices astronomically inflated due to the blockade, the possibility of affording his son’s treatment seems impossible. Yet, despite the overwhelming obstacles, Ahmed refuses to give up on his son.

Desperate, Ahmed has turned to the kindness of strangers, hoping that someone, somewhere, will hear his plea.

“I beg you, my friend,” he writes. “My family and my child need you to help me and spread our story.”

Even the smallest donation could make the difference between life and death for little Mohammed. In this moment of unimaginable grief, every act of kindness counts.

Please consider donating to Ahmed's campaign. If you cannot donate, sharing this post can help Ahmed find people who can financially assist his son, and help him survive.

You can donate to Ahmed’s campaign and help save his son’s life [HERE].

Ahmed's campaign has been vetted by @90-ghost and @bilal-salah.

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They are like father and daughter

Imagine dedicating your life to helping others, selflessly pouring your time and energy into saving lives and easing suffering. Suddenly, the home and way of life you knew is destroyed by bombs raining from the sky, and the roles are reversed—your family’s survival is suddenly in the hands of others.

Image: Samy Abu-Shawish, his wife Nariman, and their four children: Lulu, Emad, Mohammed, and Adam.

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Story by @rumiandroses

This is reality for Samy Abu-Shawish, a nurse in Gaza, whose career has been spent saving lives—yet now, he must face incredible odds to save his own family.

Samy, a staff nurse at UNRWA, and his wife Nariman, also a nurse, are parents to four children: Lulu, Emad, Mohammad, and Adam. They are seeking help—a chance to escape the unfathomable nightmare that over a year of bombings and death and starvation has brought to Gaza.

With the violence escalating by the day, Samy and his family live under constant threat of attack. Samy and Nariman do their best to shield their children from the horrors unfolding around them, praying that the kindness of strangers will allow them to escape to safety—an opportunity the family otherwise cannot afford.

“The cost of leaving Gaza is beyond our means,” Samy shares. “Without your help, our dreams of a safe and peaceful future for our family remain out of reach.”

Currently, the only viable route out of Gaza is through Egypt, but it comes at a staggering price. Adults are being charged $5,000 to $10,000 for safe passage, with children’s fees at roughly half that. For Samy and his family of six, that would be a cost of approximately $40,00.

Despite completing a master’s degree in public health in June 2023 and dedicating his career to the service of others, Samy now finds himself with limited resources after funding his own higher education. The blockade of goods and aid into Gaza have caused the prices of everything—even the most basic of necessities like food, medicine, and clothes—to skyrocket, making basic survival incredibly difficult, and rendering saving for safe passage nigh on impossible.

Samy’s wish is simple: to find safety for his children and give them a future free from fear.

"As healthcare professionals, we have dedicated our lives to caring for others, and now we humbly ask for your help in ensuring the safety and well-being of our own family," Samy writes on his GoFundMe page.

Every donation brings this family one step closer to safety. With your support, Samy, Nariman, and their children can escape the violence and begin to rebuild their lives in safety.

If you cannot donate, please share this post to help Samy find people who can financially assist.

You can donate to Samy’s GoFundMe campaign [HERE].

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The night the ceasefire collapsed, Hossam’s family lost everything again.

Images: The morning after the ceasefire collapsed, Hossam contacted us to confirm his family was safe, and show us the extent of the damage to his family's tent.

Video: To further validate his story, Hossam sent us the link to an Al-Jazeera news report (LINK) in which he briefly appears around the 0:48 mark.

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Story by @rumiandroses

On the night of March 17-18, 2025, as airstrikes rained down across Gaza, the Al-Quzzaz family’s tent was destroyed. Miraculously, Hossam, his wife Hanan, and their four children (Bashar, 9; Hani, 8; Diana, 4; and Habiba, 6 months) all survived unharmed, but many in their displacement camp did not—many men, women and children, innocent lives who had already endured so much, were lost to the violence.

Amid the chaos, the Al-Qazzaz family has clung to their faith and done their best to keep their spirits high. They've sought safety where they can, staying with relatives and mentally preparing themselves for the days ahead as war returns to Gaza. Every day is filled with fear and uncertainty—Just last week, Hanan, went to a local hospital, only for the hospital to be bombed just hours after she left it.

In the aftermath of the airstrikes, Hossam and our founder, Bethany-Grace, discussed sending some of the funds raised so far from the Chuffed campaign she is sponsoring for the Al-Quzzaz family, so that the family could rebuild their shelter. On March 28, we were able to send Hossam $788 (€697.48 after conversion) raised by the Chuffed campaign—enough to start constructing a sturdier, more protective shelter for the family. While this might seem like a significant sum, the blockade of goods into Gaza has caused prices for basic items like food, medicine, and building materials to skyrocket.

Today, because of your kindness, compassion, and generosity, Hossam was able to purchase sturdy building materials and has begun to rebuild the family's tent.

Images: Hossam is beginning to reconstruct the family's tent.

As a direct result of your help, the Al-Quzzaz family will have shelter again. They will be protected from the elements and shielded as much as possible from the dangers that surround them every second of every day.

But the Al-Quzzaz family's journey is far from over. We are still raising funds to help Hossam’s family escape to safety and rebuild their lives.

If you can, please donate. If you cannot, please share—amplifying this family's story plays an important role in helping the family find people who can financially assist.

Your generosity has already helped this family take their first steps toward recovery. Let’s help them move forward.

Image: A photo of Bashar, Hani, Diana, and Habiba, taken in the family's old tent, prior to the airstrikes.

You can donate to the Al-Quzzaz family's Chuffed campaign [HERE].

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Help the Al-Qazzaz Family Rebuild Their Lives

My name is Bethany-Grace, and I am the founder of The Gaza Giving Tree, a volunteer initiative dedicated to amplifying the voices of civilia

The Al-Quzzaz family also has their original GoFundMe campaign. Without any stable source of income available, the GoFundMe campaign is used to buy basic necessities like food, clothes, and medical supplies.

You can donate to the Al-Quzzaz family's GoFundMe campaign [HERE].

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The Al-Quzzaz family's campaign has been vetted by @gazavetters (#287) and is confirmed on their list of verified fundraising campaigns.

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