We support the HuDA Association in Gaza
We support the HuDA Association in Gaza
"People are queuing up for water and bread. There are so many people who have come and are coming south and don't know where to stay, they have brought very few things with them, they have nothing, they have fled quickly. They are terrified. We are looking for funds to help them, for food."
These are the dramatic words of Nada who, with her father and dozens of other volunteers, is part of HuDA - Human Developmental Association, an association based in al-Qarara, in the south of the Gaza Strip (Khan Younis district) where it provides educational and psycho-social support for children and youth and women's empowerment. As Operation Dove we have known HuDA for more than 20 years, since we began our presence in Palestine in 2002.
These days, in fact, the greatest humanitarian tragedy ever experienced by Palestinians since 1948 is unfolding. Since the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, incessant Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip is causing a number of casualties that is growing dramatically by the day.
Added to this, Israel has imposed a total siege, preventing essential supplies of electricity, water, fuel, food, medicine and medical supplies from entering the enclave, thus leaving 2.3 million people in a catastrophic situation.
Nearly 1.5 million people have already been forced to leave their homes, in a closed area that is among the most densely populated on the planet, where nowhere is safe and from which no one can escape to safety.
The siege of the Gaza Strip did not begin last Oct. 7 but has persisted for 16 years, since Israel imposed a total border closure and carried out massive military strikes on Gaza (2009, 2012, 2014, 2021), with a devastating impact on the population's living conditions.
Operation Dove began its presence in Palestine in 2002 just in the south of the Gaza Strip, with activities of accompaniment, nonviolent interposition and monitoring of human rights violations perpetrated by Israeli settlers and army. Even after the closure of the Gaza garrison and the opening of a presence in Masafer Yatta (West Bank), the link with the people known then has never been broken. Periodically, a delegation from Operation Dove travels to Gaza to monitor the situation and keep relations with HuDa alive. The last trip was last May.
In this dramatic situation, we really count on your support for the HuDA Friend Association. Thank you.
34,977 €
100%
15,000 €
293 Donations
The fundraiser supports the project: Operation Dove in Palestine - 2023
Total project goal:
40.000 €
Volunteers from Operation Dove, a nonviolent peace corps of the Pope John XXIII Community, have been present in the Palestinian village of At-Tuwani since 2004. Their presence is necessary because they protect children on their way to school and safeguard the safety of Palestinian residents in the area, as well as denounce the Human Rights violations that too often occur there. Support our volunteers to ensure the children and families there are safe and secure.
Update from HuDA from the Gaza Strip.
1 month, 1 week ago
We received a new update from HuDA's Nada from the Gaza Strip:"Thanks to your generosity, HuDA has continued to purchase basic necessities, such as blankets and diapers for young children, which it has distributed to displaced families in the southern area of the Gaza Strip."
Watch the new video HuDA sent us: CLICK HERE >
Meanwhile, Nada's family has been forced to move westward again, almost to the beach, to safeguard their safety. It is their umpteenth escape from one place to another, from one tent to another. A few days ago Nada was able to go to see the condition of the family's home and unfortunately found the building completely razed to the ground.
Update from Nada of HuDA in the Gaza Strip.
2 months, 1 week ago
We received an update from Nada of HuDA in the Gaza Strip:
"Thanks to your valuable collection, HuDA is purchasing essential food items to support people displaced from the north and center of the Gaza Strip to the Rafah area in the south. Our volunteers are distributing them to the families most in need, who are now forced to live in the tent cities set up in the south. We really thank you very much, without you we could not help all these families!"
Watch the video HuDA sent us: CLICK HERE >
Goal achieved!
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Thank you truly from the bottom of our hearts to each and every one of you for helping to reach and far exceed the goal we had set, we were touched by the incredible generosity shown to us.
We thus close our fundraiser, knowing that unfortunately the need for support in HuDA at this time is greater than any of our set goals. We pledge to share the next steps and make you part of the results of your solidarity.
We thank you again in the words of Nada (of HuDA) from Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip:
We confirm that we have an emergency team ready to work on the ground in Al-Qarara on the following aspects:
- Distribution of food or health packages to all displaced people and all those who have taken refuge in or near the shelters in Al-Qarara.
- Providing psychological support to the people of Al-Qarara both displaced and residents (currently 50 thousand people, including about 15 thousand displaced people).
The emergency team believes that now it is of utmost importance to provide bread for the families, so the team has also organized with a group of women to bake bread in exchange for the supply of flour.
Thank you for all your solidarity!
After a month of war, we continue to say that we love life and refuse to die.
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They still need us in Gaza
6 months ago
Thank you all for the tremendous solidarity shown so far--and in such a short time!
With the beginning of the ground offensive and the blocking of communication via phone and internet, it has become increasingly difficult to be able to receive updates on the situation of the families we are in contact with.
However, every now and then we receive a few messages from the volunteers and volunteers of HuDA Association. When we told Nada about the amount we had reached, she exclaimed, "Thank you so much, this is incredible!"
We were fearful when we launched this collection, and we identified a minimum amount to give immediate help right away.
We are already arranging to send the first part of the money raised to enable them to meet the most urgent needs.
Now, having the desire to try to give them even more support and comforted by the great generosity we have encountered, we have decided to raise the goal of this fundraiser.
The help each of you can still give is to spread this collection as widely as possible to enable us to reach the new goal.
We will update you as we go along, thanks again!
