My name is Karter, and I’m an activist and student from Canada. I’m raising money to help my friend Jihad, who is 19 and living with his mother and five younger siblings in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.
I was touched by Jihad’s kindness when I gave him a little money for food, he shared it with others in his camp, despite the terrible situation his family is in. So I decided to help him fundraise because I cannot donate much myself. In September we were able to raise $355 to distribute fish to starving families throughout the camp. Now Jihad needs our help again.
This fundraiser has managed to keep the Fawrah family from starving, and paid for Jihad's father Shadi to receive essential surgery to remove shrapnel from his face. We were also able to provide the family with funds for blankets and warm clothes to keep them from dying of hypothermia over the winter.
We need to raise $4000 for Jihad to buy flour. A bag of flour is expensive due to Israel’s siege on Gaza, which is preventing all imports and restricting aid from the UNWRA thereby raising the prices of essential items. Currently, a bag of flour costs about $700 USD. Without donations, the family will not be able to afford this, and they will likely die of starvation.
Years from now, when our children and grandchildren ask us how we let this genocide happen, you can tell them you helped a family in Gaza survive. Your donation can ensure the Fawrah family does not die from starvation. Please follow my Instagram @karter.fd to see the impact of your donations, or sign up for updates through this website.
Donations can also be made by e-transfer to FawrahFamilyFund@gmail.com. Donations made by e-transfer aren't subjected to processing fees like PayPal and Stripe donations, meaning Jihad gets more of your money. Please donate anything you can, even $5 helps.
If you can’t donate, then please share this fundraiser, it really makes a difference! You can also help the family by signing the parliamentary petitions calling for Canadian Peacekeepers to bring aid to Gaza and to stop Canada from providing weapons to Israel.
Thank you so much for your help💕
