my friend has been fucked over by gofundme multiple times and has had tens of thousands of dollars taken away from him. he can no longer support his family as they try to survive a genocide
i've posted about my friend @siraj2024 several times at this point, please check out these posts [1, 2]
tl;dr is that in november 2024, his gofundme campaign that he was using to pay rent, buy food and medical care for his family of 24 was terminated without warning. $27,000usd was lost, some of it was refunded and some is stuck somewhere in gofundme's bureaucracy. he quickly made another campaign and raised a few thousand dollars, mainly from people who had received refunds. yesterday, siraj's second campaign was deleted and thousands of dollars have been taken away again.
this situation has absolutely crushed him and caused him both mental and physical stress. though most of us cannot imagine what living in gaza is like, im sure we can all imagine how we'd react if we suddenly lost $27,000+. conditions in gaza continue to get worse as - on top of the constant bombardment from the idf and the constant threat of displacement and death - flooding, crime and all kinds of disease are on the rise. his family has 10 children and elderly people in it.
everyone who donated to his earlier campaigns [the one deleted in november, the one deleted in january] needs to request a refund using this link and once you have recieved that refund, please send it back via his new chuffed campaign.
gofundme has been increasing its restrictions on palestinian fundraising by deleting campaigns that mention gaza, even ones with several thousands of dollars raised and especially ones that aim to support families experiencing genocide. on the other hand, chuffed is generally considered a more reliable fundraising website by people involved in palestinian fundraising, but isn't widely used because donors don't recognize it and assume it is a scam. do not be put off by the new fundraiser host. this new campaign is being run by an associate of siraj who lives abroad, it is reliable.
siraj has also been vetted and personally promoted by nabulsi and el-shab-hussein (line 219). i also conducted an interview with him where he spoke about his experiences living in gaza and how important donations are to palestinians.
@magnus-rhymes-with-swagness is also running a raffle where you can win a necklace if you donate to this new campaign. last day to an 15th
Hi, my name is Osama Radwan and I’m raising these funds for Siraj and his family.
Mohammed reached out to me to share this on my tumblr account. Mohammed already lost so many family members due to the war in Gaza and is desperate to keep his wife (Manal) and their children safe.
His own tumblr account: @save-mohamed-family
Recently Mohammed was told by the director of the hospital that his family can evacuate if they raise enough money by January. He is so close to raising enough money, but time is essential now!
This is a vital chance for Mohammed to get his family to safety that he doesn't want to miss out on. He needs our support now more then ever!
Mohammed needs to reach as many people as he can in a short amount of time who are able to emphasize with his situation and donate (even just 5 dollar/euro's) or at least share his story urgently now!
Hi, I'm a grad student in NYC who has been active in Palestine solidarity for a wh… S G needs your support for Help Mohammed's Family Escape
Only 5 days remain fo Mohamed to get enough donations to get out of Gaza with his children and his wife who needs to get treatment in the hospital for uterine cancer.
If you're able to donate anything or if you can only share this post to reach more people, now is the time to do so!
I am worried for Mohammed and his family. Tomorrow the date to travel out of Gaza arrives and their campaign has only reached half of the financial requirements. Mohammeds wife needs to be treated for cancer in the hospital in egypt. Only if the Al Manasra family can collect enough money they are offered a chance to travel and remain together.
I know there's plenty of campaigns that need support, but I really hope you won't look past this one today, because the chance to leave Gaza together as a family is really urgent right now.
What they need most right now is to reach as many people as possible right now to get more then a handful of donations. The more people you can share this with the higher the chance of reaching this goal. So please especially if you have a good amount of followers, consider supporting this campaign.
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