Salaam Alaykum,

Hello friends - Like many of you I am heartbroken at the genocide happening in Palestine, and feel helpless. To try to do my bit, I am taking part in the Big Ride for Palestine on 10th August, and I will be cycling 30 miles to raise funds for MECA (Middle East Children's Alliance) - for more information about them see below.

Every child deserves safety, healthcare, food and water. I hope you will help me to raise funds to provide this in Gaza. Any amount you can spare will make a difference.

With love,

Sahar-Fatema.

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https://www.mecaforpeace.org/

https://www.thebigride4palestine.com/

Challenge

The Gaza Strip has been illegally occupied by Israel for fifty years and is currently under attack. Israeli attacks are killing & injuring people and destroying homes and infrastructure. These attacks come after 17 years of a crippling siege. 95% of water is not fit for human consumption. Electricity has been cut off completely. Children, who make up the half of the population, have been killed, injured, displaced and traumatized.

Solution

MECA works for the rights and well-being of children. We have been working in Gaza for thirty-five years. We have a team of staff and volunteers on the ground in Gaza and a network of grassroots partners. From sending shipments of medicine for clinics to delivering warm clothes to children in winter to funding teachers and psychologists to help children learn and heal, we work to meet the many needs of children in Gaza. Right now we are providing emergency aid to children and families in need.