Alice Kin is crowdfunding
Weʼre raising £6,000 to provide birth basics for Gaza families
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There are 50,000 pregnant women in Gaza, 180 babies born daily. Mothers & babies are suffering & dying unnecessarily for lack of antenatal &
postnatal care, hospitals, antibiotics, anaesthetics, vaccines, clean water, food, shelter & safety.
We are supporting midwife Sharyn, who previously volunteered as a human rights observer with Red Crescent ambulances in Gaza. We are raising money to make a difference to Gaza birthing families. However, with continuing uncertainty, we have a Plan A, B, and C. Please only donate if you are ok with this.
A: If Gaza’s border with Egypt is allowed to open, many Gaza folk may exit, resulting in a refugee camp forming nearby. Sharyn would then hope to offer tent-based midwifery support there. Funds would cover expenses & buy kit to use & give away.
B: kit bought may be passed to other/s doing similar work
C: money fundraised may be passed to a reputable non-profit organisation
addressing same need on the ground
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10 days ago
Alice Kin
10 days ago"As of April this year, at least 80,000 Palestinians from Gaza had crossed into Egypt...But with few work prospects, little aid support and dwindling savings, many are struggling to meet their basic needs. Nassim Touil, who helps coordinate assistance for Palestinians who have fled Gaza to Egypt, says there are refugees who can barely afford checkups and medications despite their desperate health needs." https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/6/israels-war-on-gaza-live-relentless-israeli-strikes-kill-102-palestinians
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17 days ago
Alice Kin
17 days agoFrom S: thank you for enabling us to make this donation to UNFPA, who are collaborating on maintaining obstetric services in a field tent on the ground in Rafah, despite this area being under attack. You can read their latest report here: https://palestine.unfpa.org/en/sitrep8
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20 days ago
Alice Kin
20 days agoFrom S: Rafah is under attack. The Kuwaiti hospital there has closed today as a result after two of its medical staff were killed. As of 6 days ago, this International Medical Corps field tent, supported by UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund), was the only place for birthing women to access comprehensive obstetric care including C-sections. So we are sending UNFPA £350 immediately from your donations. THANK YOU.
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Anonymous
Jun 14, 2024
Thanks for doing this Sharyn
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Katharina Heu
Jun 4, 2024
Words are inadequate. I hope for a peaceful future for these families.
Shelagh
Jun 3, 2024
Brilliant work. Thank you
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About the fundraiser
Alice Kin
Organising for Sharyn Lock: midwife, author, humanitarian She began regular volunteering in Palestine in 2002. Author of “Gaza: Beneath the Bombs" Pluto Press. And contributor to “Here We Stand: Women Changing the World" Honno Press. She qualified as a midwife in 2013.