Aya and Her Children
Aya has been outside with her six children for days. Not hours — days. No shelter. No protection. Nothing to shield them from the cold at night or the insects that crawl over everything. Their belongings are on the ground because that’s all they have left. This isn’t a temporary inconvenience. This is a family stuck in the open with nowhere to go after being evicted when they couldn't pay the rent. It's cruel.
You can hear the anger, the fear, the humiliation of having to beg for basic safety from Aya:
“We’ve managed to raise £40, but we still desperately need £440 to get a roof over our heads. I’m out in the freezing open with my children sobbing around me.”
She’s right — £440 isn’t a huge amount. It’s not a luxury. It’s not a dream. It’s literally the cost of getting her children out of the open and into a place where they can sleep without the insects, the mosquitoes biting, the mice crawling everywhere.
This family has been exposed for days. If you can donate, please do. If you can’t, please share. Every share matters.
Campaign link:
https://chuffed.org/project/138820-helping-ayas-family
Mayar, Rose, and Baby Kamal
Mayar is 25 and raising two babies. Her toddler, Rose, is suffering because the environment around her is destroying children’s health. The heat, the contaminated water — it’s all showing up on her skin, in her tears. Can you imagine standing by watching your baby cry and being him helpless to do anything about it?
“This is my little daughter Rose’s body… and these are her tears, caused by the unbearable heat and contaminated water. Rose needs medical care and treatment, but I cannot afford them.”
She’s not being dramatic. Her daughter needs medical care, and she can’t pay for it.
Then there’s Kamal, her baby boy. Every two days he needs another can of formula. Diapers costs money…money she doesn't have. These are basics — not extras, not nice‑to‑haves. Basics.
Her fundraiser has been open for six weeks and has only reached $512. That’s about $85 a week. It doesn’t even cover Kamal’s formula, let alone food, clean water, or medical treatment for Rose, herself or her husband.
There is only so much Mayar can do, Israel has destroyed everything in Gaza. If you can donate, please do. If you can’t, please share. Someone out there might be able to help.
Campaign link:
https://chuffed.org/project/mayar06
A Woman Who Has Helped Everyone — Now in Her Own Crisis
This last story is about a woman who has spent months helping other people quietly, consistently, without ever asking for anything for herself. She’s the one who answers messages in the middle of the night. The one who organizes support. The one who listens to people’s trauma and doesn’t turn away. She’s been carrying so many people through their worst moments.
Now she’s stuck in a situation she can’t fix on her own.
Her bank froze her accounts overnight. No warning. No explanation. Everything she has — her income, her savings, every bit of money she relies on — is locked inside those accounts. She can’t touch any of it. She can’t pay her rent. She can’t buy food. She can’t cover basic living costs because the bank has her entire financial life on hold.
Our team can vouch for her. She’s a close friend, and we’ve seen firsthand how much she’s done for others. She’s never asked for anything for herself. She’s always been the one helping everyone else stay afloat.
She’s fighting the bank. She’s confident she’ll get her access back. But right now she’s in a month‑long standstill with no way to use her own money. She’s proud and private, and she hates being in this position, which is why she wants to stay anonymous.
She’s not asking for charity. She’s asking for a temporary bridge — enough to keep her stable for a couple of months while the bank sorts out her accounts. She estimates she needs about $7,000 to cover rent, food, and basic living costs for three months. Just enough to stay afloat until she can access her own funds again.
And she’s made a promise: once her accounts are restored, every dollar raised will be donated back to families in need. She will provide receipts. She wants people to know their help will eventually go right back into helping others.
She’s helped so many people. Now she needs help herself. If you can donate, please do. If you can’t, please share. There are moments in everyone's lives they need help, she's needing it right now.
Campaign link:
https://chuffed.org/project/188615-temporary-support-for-gazas-behind-the-scenes-advocate
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