Gaza Emergency Relief Fund

Your generosity has helped thousands of families under through the Gaza Emergency Relief Fund by providing them assistance where needed most. In 2014 this project team learned how to provide emergency food during the 51 days of bombing when tens of thousands of family took refuge in UN schools.  The Israeli Army dropped 1000 bombs each day.  Later in the 2021 bombings (May 10-21st), we drew upon that experience to provide diapers and even cleaning supplies when families took refuge in UN schools.

Afterwards, during recovery periods, Rebuilding Alliance used this project to send shipping containers with gently used clothing and to provide school supplies to 3888 children in the hardest-hit schools.

Now this project provides where needed most, focusing on the specific needs of individual families and helping them get back on their feet. Rebuilding Alliance is currently working to finish current project commitments and we are also asking our four Palestinian Non Government Org partners to assess the needs of their local communities and propose new project. 

Here’s one of the new project proposals:
A father in need reached out recently to Youth Vision Society, our NGO partner in Gaza City. Dr. Bahaa is a father of an eleven-year-old boy named Omar who needs help with medical treatment and rehabilitation.

• On the fateful day of January 24, 2021, Omar was hit by a car, causing a severe brain injury that left him  paraplegic. After fighting a life-and-death battle in a coma for five months, he regained consciousness. In consultation with other doctors, his father opted for special medical treatment in Turkey. They have taken two trips to Turkey so far.
  
  
• Like all parents, Omar's parents did all they could to see their child healthy again. They sold nearly everything they had, including their land and the mother’s gold jewelry, to pay for Omar’s medical treatment.
  
  
• Omar is unable to stand or walk independently because of stiffness and needs physiotherapy sessions. He is also in need of other medical treatments, including speech therapy, psychological therapy, special education — Dr. Bahaa has started a crowd fund.
  
  
• RA’s Proposal focuses on contruction:  Our site engineer visited the family to assess their needs. The family lives on the third floor and they need a way to bring Omar up the stairs each day — a stair lift may be just the solution. We’ll keep you posted as details take shape. 

Thank you for being part of this amazing project to help Gaza families meet their critical needs.