Hello [person raising hand emoji]
My name is Ahmed, Iโm 20 years old, and Iโm from Gaza City. I used to dream of a peaceful life, completing my education, and getting a job, but the war has turned that dream into something impossible [broken heart emoji] [loudly crying face emoji]. We lived through this massacre in every painful detail, and we are still in pain [pensive face emoji]. We were so happy when the ceasefire was announced, and we returned to our homes in the north of Gaza after being displaced for a year and a half in a tent in the south of the Strip. After we fixed a small room in our destroyed house to live in and start over, unfortunately, the war returned, stronger than before [broken heart emoji]. Now, we have no shelter and no source of income. We have exhausted all our savings during the war. I know that I started my campaign very late, but thatโs because there is no other way to help my family [folded hands emoji]. I am fully confident and hopeful that someone here will help us as much as they can and save my family in these difficult circumstances [pensive face emoji].
[IDs 1-3: Destroyed buildings, with rubble covering the ground.
ID 5: The inside of a structure, made of tarps on a wooden frame. Rugs cover the ground.
ID 6: A toddler, standing outside, smiling while holding on to a tent rope. End ID.]
I know that the feeling of starting from scratch is painful and frustrating, but I hope to receive any amount for my family [pleading face emoji] [folded hands emoji].
https://chuffed.org/project/helpahmedfamily
Even a small donation would have a great impact on us [pleading face emoji]. May God bless you, my friend [smiling face with hearts emoji] [red heart emoji].
vetted by association via lama, who is on #510 @gazavetters!
[ID 7: A tumblr direct message conversation with user lama-gaza11. It reads:
Lama (top of message cut off): but I am trying to take care of all my family members in Ramadan, so any donation you make will save us from the risk of death and bring breakfast to my family [broken heart emoji] [loudly crying face emoji]
Screenshotter: hello lama, i believe i remember you! i can definitely send a donation your way. please be well [love letter emoji]
Screenshotter: would you happen to be able to verify ahmed wael? his username is ahmadx6gaza5 but i'm not sure if i know him
Lama: Thank you very much [thumbs up emoji] [smiling face with smiling eyes emoji] [pleading face emoji]
Lama: Yes, Ahmed Wael's campaign is real and he is from Gaza.
Screenshotter: thank you so much for letting me know!
Lama: Thanks [smiling face with smiling eyes emoji] [thumbs up emoji]