Our Story from Gaza: Before and After š
Before the war, I lived with my parents, my brother, and my sister in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza City. Our life was simple. We didnāt have much, but we had enough. Our home wasnāt big, but it was where we felt safe.
Every morning, my brother and sister went to school, and I went about my own daily routine. In the evenings, we would all sit together in the living room, talk about our day, and sometimes watch TV when the electricity was on. On weekends, we visited relatives, or just stayed home sharing food and conversations.
It wasnāt a perfect life, but it was normal. We had our small joys family meals, birthdays, laughter, even the quiet moments when nothing special was happening. That life, as simple as it was, meant everything to us.
Our home between before and after š„ŗš
The Day Everything Changed
When the bombing started, our lives turned upside down overnight. During the first week of the war, we had to run from our home in Shuja'iyya. We left in a hurry, carrying almost nothing with us. At that moment, I didnāt realize it would be the last time Iād see our house the way it was.
We moved to the Rimal neighborhood, thinking maybe it would be safer there. But it was there that we received the news that broke us completely: our home the place that held all our memories, our laughter, our life had been destroyed. Flattened to the ground.
Everything we had worked for, every piece of furniture, every photo, every little thing that made up our life, was gone in a moment. It wasnāt just walls and a roof it was the only place we felt safe, and now it was nothing but rubbleššš
Since that day, weāve been on the move, never staying in one place for long. From Rimal to Al-Zawada, then to Rafah weāve been displaced four times already. And with every move, we carry less with us, because thereās almost nothing left to carry.
Most nights we sleep on the floor, and sometimes in tents. The nights are freezing cold, and the days are unbearably hot. Thereās no electricity, no clean water, no proper toilets. Even getting food has become a battle sometimes we wait for hours just to get a piece of bread to share.
We lost everything our jobs, our home, our income, and with it, a part of our dignity. What hurts the most is the constant fear. Every sound makes us wonder if itās the next bomb, the next loss, the next goodbye.
We used to have dreams about the future. Now, all we dream about is making it to tomorrow alive šŖš
As of today, April 15, 2025, the latest satellite images of our home show that it has been completely destroyed
Why We Are Asking for Help
We are the Anas family like many families in Gaza ordinary people who only wanted peace, a safe home, and a chance to live in dignity. But the war has taken everything from us: our home, our land, our jobs, our dreams, our stabilityā¦ even our sleep.
It's hard to write this. It's hard to ask for help. But we are desperate.
Please, if you are reading this, help us. Even a small donation could mean we can sleep under a real roof again, buy medicine, food, or clean water. It could help us bring back a little dignity to our lives.
We started a campaign to help us rebuild what the war destroyed. Every dollar makes a big difference.
* Amount Raised So Far: [$22,236 USD]
We have collected $22,236 raised of $40,000 !šµšø
I want to let you all know that my GoFundMe campaign has been closed by the platform. They decided to refund all donations back to the donors because of their strict policies.
But I cannot give up ā my family still urgently needs support.
So, I have now moved the campaign to Chuffed,
Please, if you can, donate again through this new link or share it with others. Every bit of help means so much to me and my family. šš
Even $20 will make a big difference and save us!
If you cannot donate, please share this story. You might reach someone who can.
This isnāt just a story. This is our life. And we're still living through it.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
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