From the heart of the tents, I send you my greetings.
π΅πΈ My name is Kamalβ¦ πποΈπΏ
I'm a high school student from Gaza, and today I live in a tent in Mawasi, Khan Younis βΊπ΅πΈ with my parents and my two younger brothers. π¨βπ©βπ¦βπ¦
We fled eastern Khan Younis when our home was destroyed, leaving behind our books π, our beds ποΈ, and the life we knew. π
Now, we live only with each other. π€
Life here isn't life; it's just survival. π₯
We wake up every morning to a sky that holds no promise, only one question:
Will we make it through today? π
We live in a tattered tent, not a home. βΊ
No electricity β‘, no running water π§, no bathroom, no wallsβonly wind, heat, and the memories of everything we've lost. π
Even survival has become expensive. π
Because of the blockade, basic necessities are priced like luxuries:
π§ $3 for a gallon of clean water
π₯« $12 for a single can of food
𧣠$50 for a blanket
βΊ $800 for a tent to sleep under
Some days, my family can barely afford one meal. ππ
We eat whatever we can find, if we find anything at all.
I've seen buildings collapse ποΈ, neighbors disappear, and friends become names whispered in mourning. ποΈ
But the deepest wound is learning to live with fearβand worse, becoming accustomed to it. π
Every day, I hear my younger brothers ask my mother:
βWill we eat today?β π
Sometimes there is no answer.
Just silence. π₯
β¦and yet, I keep studying. πβοΈ
By candlelight. π―οΈ
Sometimes hungry.
But always determined. β€οΈβπ©Ή
Because even when everything around me is collapsing, my dream remains. πΏ
I want to finish my studies. π
I want to go to university. π«
I want to help rebuild Gazaβnot only its walls, but its hope too. π΅πΈπ
I'm not asking for sympathy.
I'm asking for an opportunity. π€²
An opportunity to hold onto my future. π±
An opportunity for my family to live with dignity. π€
Every donation means more than food or shelter.
It means hope. It means that someone, somewhere, sees us and believes in us. ποΈβ€οΈ
Please, help me finish my education. ππ
Help my family survive. π€²
Help us hold onto our humanity in a place where we have lost almost everything. π΅πΈπ
From the bottom of my heart,
Kamal β€οΈβπ©Ήπ΅πΈ
ππ΅πΈποΈπΏπ€²β€οΈ
