The Sameer Project

No one can say they didn’t know. Palestinians in Gaza know this, too. They know that when the world looks away, it’s choosing to. chuffed.org/project/113222-t… No one gets to say, “I would have acted if only I’d known.” We are showing you. You can see families wading through floodwater, trying to salvage a blanket or a dry change of clothes for their children. And the silence is deafening. Our community continues to respond. Thank you. And share this with those who you think will also care, those how have humanity. Donate to The Sameer Project’s winter response in our General Fund. Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "GENERAL") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Al… (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "GENERAL")

Are families supposed to wait? Be patient? Sleep on the street after a rainstorm while they wait for a tent? No. When a family loses its shelter, they need somewhere dry to sleep that night. That’s why The Sameer Project is moving as quickly as we can to put a roof over families’ heads. Help here: chuffed.org/project/113222-t… On November 8, our North team responded to an emergency appeal in Beit Lahia and provided a family with a tent that we installed, that including the transportation and 11% transfer fees cost $623. Can we reach every family? We wish we could. An estimated 70,000 tents were destroyed in the storm, and we have only a fraction of what’s needed. But for the family we reach today, a tent means their children have somewhere to sleep tonight. It means they know people are still standing with them. Please donate to The Sameer Project’s General Fund so we can buy more tents and reach more families before the next storm: chuffed.org/project/113222-t…

Our children are dying. We can’t find food. The bombing hasn’t stopped. And now the rain is flooding our tents, displacing families again and destroying what little they have left. This man is telling you what the situation is like. Help urgently: chuffed.org/project/113222-t… This is the reality the occupation has created in Gaza. Families driven from their homes are sheltering in tents that can’t withstand a single storm. When those tents flood, where are they supposed to go? Listen to what this man is asking. Where are our neighbors? Where is the Arab world? Where are all those who say they believe in humanity, in human rights, in international law? Where is everyone? Stand white Gaza. Stand with Gaza AND make a difference. Donate to The Sameer Project’s General Campaign: chuffed.org/project/113222-t…

“I feel like I can’t breathe without my father.” The occupation killed Sham’s father. Before the genocide, she dreamed of becoming a doctor. Now she wishes she could have her father back for just one minute to hug him. Sham goes to Dar Al-Huda School in Beit Lahia, near the yellow-line. There’s a risk of gunfire on her way to school, and even something as basic as a pair of shoes can be hard to come by. She keeps going to class because she still wants to become a doctor and make her father proud. On October 20, The Sameer Project and our partners Small Steps Project distributed 285 pairs of shoes and 288 pairs of socks at Dar Al-Huda School. The distribution cost $3,539 including transportation, and the 11% transfer fee to get money to Gaza. Every child deserves to get to school safely and have what they need when they get there. Thank you and thank Small Steps for helping us get shoes and socks to Sham and her classmates. Support through our General Fund or if you are in the UK our JustGiving link allows gift-aid: justgiving.com/page/thesamee…

These are the sweet children your donations are helping keep warm. Their families have been huddling together through the rain, with soaked mattresses, wet clothes, and nowhere dry to rest. Support our work: chuffed.org/project/113222-t… On November 9, our North team distributed 100 winter blankets to 100 families in Al-Karama Camp - each family got a heavy 3.5 kilo blanket costing less than $30 each, for a total of $2,790 after 11% transfer fees. The joy of receiving something as basic as a warm blanket tells you how much these families have been forced to go without. Warmth is a basic human right. No child should have to shiver through the night while their parents struggle to keep them dry. Help us reach more families before the next storm. Donate to The Sameer Project’s General Fund to support our winter response: chuffed.org/project/113222-t…

“No one but God.” This is how abandoned Palestinians feel as they struggle to protect their families. They want to live with dignity, protection, and respect. Instead, the world has turned its back while the occupation restricts shelter and food, cuts off water, and blocks the equipment needed to clear drains and help prevent the flooding seen during these rains in Gaza. Help here: chuffed.org/project/113222-t… Here in the Port (Mina) area on November 7 people gather shouting their demands - showing what their feelings of abandonment mean: flooded shelters, trying to keep their children warm, salvage what few belongs they have, with no one to help. But Palestinians in Gaza also have you. Your solidarity matters. The Sameer Project is mobilizing to turn your donations into immediate support, purchasing tents, tarps, blankets, and other essentials already available inside Gaza and getting them to families who need them. Please keep helping. Keep sharing. Donate to our General Fund so we can reach more families before the next storm: chuffed.org/project/113222-t…

Every week, Mosab comes to Tawbah Clinic in Jabalia for a checkup. He’s one of our younger patients, and he’s still recovering after being shot in the abdomen by Israeli occupation forces. Contribute here: chuffed.org/project/136892-m… Mosab and other regular patients depend on our team for follow-up care. Every time he comes back, he needs to know that the clinic will be open and that the doctors and nurses who know his case will be there to see him. Donate to The Sameer Project’s Medical Campaign to keep Tawbah Clinic open and fully functioning, so Mosab can get the care he needs next week, for $1,950 for each and every day of operational expenses, and for as long as his recovery takes: chuffed.org/project/136892-m…

Just a few days ago, on November 8, heavy rain brought a sand embankment down onto tents in Deir al-Balah. A mother and three children were killed. Crushed and suffocated to death. Gaza needs support: chuffed.org/project/113222-t… At the Marine Club camp on the coast west of Gaza City, this woman and her family are preparing for winter in a tent pitched right up against a sand embankment. When the wind picks up and the rain comes down, they worry about their tent tearing or flooding, and about the sand above them giving way - it could crush her too. Families camped along the same embankment face that danger every time it rains. Help The Sameer Project provide sturdier tents so families can set up on safer ground. A dome tent costs around $700, and a tarp costs on average $50. Donate to our General Fund to help us get shelter to families before the next storm: chuffed.org/project/113222-t…

The Sameer Project operates 9 free buses daily in Gaza, and it is a service that Palestinians there value so much. However, this doesn’t come without difficulties. Give to Gaza: chuffed.org/project/113222-t… Every day one of the buses we operate has a flat tire or mechanical issues. Gas and oils are expensive and spare parts are impossible to find. The cost for running the 9 buses is around $2,145 including 11% commission. The monthly amount is $64,350 and that doesn’t include maintenance costs. Please donate to the General Fund, and consider a monthly donation to help us keep the buses running: chuffed.org/project/113222-t…

Water is life, and your donation is providing life for underserved camps in Gaza. The biggest struggles for families in displacement camps is the daily journey to get water. Please support: chuffed.org/project/help-us-… The wait to get water can last hours and include long queues, and on many days people go back to their tent with empty jerrycans. This is why The Sameer Project water project is a top priority for us. For the past month, The Sameer Project provided on average 380,000 liters of clean water per day but to sustain that and hopefully increase it we need your support. Give now to our Food & Water Campaign: chuffed.org/project/help-us-…

Do you hear the fabric ripping? How is a tent that tears like this supposed to keep a family warm and dry through a winter storm? Please help here: chuffed.org/project/113222-t… On November 8, The Sameer Project reached two families at Al-Farouk I Camp in Beit Lahia, in the far north of Gaza. Both families lost belongings when their tents collapsed in the storm. We brought each family a Qatari tent and two tarps to reinforce it before the next rain. Each tent cost around $140, and two tarps cost almost $50 each one. With transport and installation, the cost came to $550 for the two families, helping 11 people get back under shelter. Your donations made this response possible. Please give to our General Fund so we can reach more families before the next storm: chuffed.org/project/113222-t…

When the rain leaves families with soaked bedding and clothes, warmth cannot wait. After the weekend’s storm, our North team moved quickly to distribute 100 thick winter blankets to 100 families in Al-Karama Camp on November 9. Help us get more: chuffed.org/project/113222-t… One blanket per family is only a start, but for parents trying to keep their children warm through another cold night, it is urgently needed relief. Each blanket cost about $28, bringing the total to $2,790 after 11% commission fees. Your donations make this rapid response possible. Help us reach more families before the next storm. Support The Sameer Project’s winter response through our General Fund: chuffed.org/project/113222-t…

This is rapid response…. Support here: chuffed.org/project/113222-t… The first major storm of winter destroyed every tent in the low-lying area of Al-Safaa Camp in Zawayda. Families already displaced by genocide watched the shelters they had left collapse under the rain. On November 9, the day after the storm was over, our team replaced all 19 destroyed tents and provided 24 tarps, reaching 24 families with urgently needed shelter support. We also put up a 20th tent in Refaat Camp. Putting up tents is no easy labor, so 20 tents in the Central area alone is impressive work. The total cost of the tents, tarps, rope, and transportation was $4,215 after 11% commission fees. This is what your donations make possible. Our team can purchase supplies, reach families and put up tents when they have nowhere dry to sleep. The next storm is coming. Help us reach more families before it does. Donate to The Sameer Project’s General Fund to support our winter response: chuffed.org/project/113222-t….

Rainwater is flooding tents across Gaza, and families still don’t have enough safe water to drink. Help here: chuffed.org/project/help-us-… They need clean water to cook a meal, bathe their children, wash their clothes, and care for injured family members who need their wound dressings changed. Imagine having to choose which of those needs can wait because you’re running out of water. The Sameer Project delivers safe drinking water by trucks and through our desalination plant to displaced families. Donate to our Food and Water campaign to help us bring more clean water to families who need it: chuffed.org/project/help-us-…

Health emergencies don’t stop when it rains. Neither did our team. Help here: chuffed.org/project/136892-m… Despite a leaking roof, flooded examination rooms, and power cuts, The Sameer Project’s Tawbah Medical Clinic in Jabalia remained open throughout the storm. Our doctors and nurses continued caring for patients as water entered the building around them. We had worked to winterize the dilapidated building where our clinic is located before the storm, but the sudden, heavy rainfall still overwhelmed those protections. Repairs are already underway to keep our doctors, nurses, and patients dry during the next storm. Keeping care available means maintaining the building that makes that care possible. And making sure our medical team has the the space they need to care for patients. Please support our Medical Campaign to help keep Tawbah open: chuffed.org/project/136892-m…

This was only the first storm of winter. How much worse will it get when the next rain falls on camps that are already flooded? Give to Gaza: chuffed.org/project/113222-t… This was on November 7, our team filmed what displaced families were facing along Al-Jundi Street, Al-Mina Street and in the Al-Mina camps. Rainwater pooled around their tents and soaked the mattresses, blankets and clothes they had managed to hold on to. Where is the water supposed to go? Rubble blocks its path, drains need repair, and the occupation restricts the entry of the equipment needed to clear debris and restore drainage. With each storm, more water can collect where families are trying to sleep, keep their children warm and salvage what little they have left. Families need dry shelter now. They also need the equipment to reach Gaza so crews can clear the rubble and repair the drains before the next storm. Share what’s happening and support The Sameer Project’s winter response in our General Campaign so we can get more families into dry shelter: chuffed.org/project/113222-t…

These were families’ homes, help here: chuffed.org/project/113222-t…. After years of displacement and bombardment, these makeshift shelters were where parents put their children to bed and kept what little they had been able to carry with them. Then came the first winter storm. Roofs collapsed under the weight of the rain. Tarps shredded, fabric tore, and families were left exposed to the cold. An estimated 70,000 tents were destroyed over the weekend. There is a long winter ahead. Donate to The Sameer Project’s General Fund to help families in Gaza replace their ruined shelters and have a dry place to sleep, some privacy, and a space that feels like theirs again: chuffed.org/project/113222-t…

Meet some of the teachers welcoming nearly 1,000 students back to the classroom at Hassan School. On the grounds of The Sameer Project’s Refaat Alareer Camp, children from our camps and the surrounding neighborhoods are learning again, from kindergarten through 12th grade. Contribute to our school: chuffed.org/project/113327-r… Education has always been highly valued in Palestinian culture. After three years of bombardment and displacement, getting back to school means having a teacher to ask for help, classmates to learn alongside, and a reason to pack a schoolbag for tomorrow. To our teachers and support staff members, more than 29 in all, thank you for showing up for our children and giving them the time and care they deserve as they find their way back to learning! Support our Hasan School by donating to the Refaat Alareer Camp link: chuffed.org/project/113327-r…

When the next storm comes, where will the water go? And where will families go when it reaches their tents again? Please help here: chuffed.org/project/113222-t… These scenes from the storm over the weekend show what the first rains of winter left behind. Displaced families were left with water pooling around their shelters and the mattresses, blankets and clothes, all belongings soaked through. The rain can stop and the camps can still be flooded. Rubble blocks the flow of water, drains need repair, and the military occupation restricts the entry of equipment crews need to do that work. Every new storm can deepen the flooding while families are still trying to dry their belongings and find somewhere warm for their children to sleep. Please share these scenes and support The Sameer Project’s winter response on our General Fund so we can reach more families: chuffed.org/project/113222-t…

“Transportation is needed.” We hear this plea over and over again. And that’s what this man told our team in Al-Nuwairi, in the Saraya area, on September 26 as he road on one of our free bus routes. Help us provide MORE buses: chuffed.org/project/113222-t… He said he didn’t know of another organization providing transportation the way The Sameer Project does. When there’s no affordable ride, a doctor’s appointment can go missed. A trip to the market or a visit to family can become a walk that takes hours. A free bus gives people more say over where they can go and how they spend their day. Palestinians in Gaza are telling us they need more transportation options. They need freedom of movement. Help us keep our buses running and reach more people who need a ride. Support The Sameer Project through the link for our General Fund: chuffed.org/project/113222-t…

Some patients at our Refaat Alareer Camp need specific foods as part of their treatment, contribute here: chuffed.org/project/113327-r…. When families are displaced and struggling to afford groceries, following a prescribed diet can be out of reach. On November 8, The Sameer Project distributed seven customized food parcels with the total cost about $200 including commission. We also distributed four hygiene parcels, and three parcels of fresh fruits and vegetables to support patients and their families. Care at our camp continues beyond the clinic visit. We bring together medical treatment, nutrition, and mental health support, tailoring that care to what each patient needs in their daily life. Donate to the Refaat Alareer Camp campaign through the link to help us keep providing this personalized care: chuffed.org/project/113327-r…