Urgent help for Ahmed’s family
Canada
“I’m tired, Mama. I’m thinking of the hours that I’ll spend tomorrow in the water line.” – says 9 year old Ahmed to his mother before going to sleep.
These words reveal a painful truth: survival has become his reality, and hope feels distant. Every day, he wakes up to the same struggle—spending hours in the water line just to get enough for his family. When he’s not waiting in line, he spends his time worrying about tomorrow, knowing that their situation is getting harder with each passing day.
Ahmed is living with his parents Khaled (59) and Abeer (48), and their six older siblings—Yousef (29), Ghaida (24), Rozan (23), Nouran (18), and Basmala (16) and Mohammed (13) For over a year now, his family has been displaced, living in a tent after being forced to evacuate multiple times due to the ongoing war. Despite the uncertainty they live in, their biggest hope is to rebuild their lives—to move beyond this daily survival mode and once again live a life where they can feel safe, secure, and free from constant fear.
Before the war, Yousef, the family’s primary breadwinner was a successful digital marketing specialist ranked among the top 3% of freelancers on Upwork. He supported the family alongside his brother Ibrahim after their father, Khaled, had to close his business in 2018 due to Gaza’s tough economic conditions. Yousef and Ibrahim worked tirelessly to ensure their family was taken care of and to pay off the debts that had burdened their father. They were focused on securing their future and creating opportunities for the entire family.
But when the war began, everything changed. Yousef lost his contracts, and Ibrahim became the only remaining provider. Yet, the astronomical inflation of prices in Gaza caused by the war made it impossible for him to support the family, and soon, even Ibrahim was overwhelmed with debt. The family found themselves not just displaced, but trapped in a cycle of survival, unable to move forward.
However, Ahmed and his family refuse to give up. Your donations will go directly toward securing the basic necessities they need to start rebuilding: food, water, medicine, and shelter. It will also help pay off the family’s debts, which have been an ongoing burden, preventing them from moving forward.
Your support, no matter how small is their lifeline and their only hope for a better tomorrow.
Thank you for your compassion. May Allah bless you.
(Update: the family got back to their home in Northern Gaza on 28 January, 2025 after 13 months of displacement)
John Chiment
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Canada
“I’m tired, Mama. I’m thinking of the hours that I’ll spend tomorrow in the water line.” – says 9 year old Ahmed to his mother before going to sleep.
These words reveal a painful truth: survival has become his reality, and hope feels distant. Every day, he wakes up to the same struggle—spending hours in the water line just to get enough for his family. When he’s not waiting in line, he spends his time worrying about tomorrow, knowing that their situation is getting harder with each passing day.
Ahmed is living with his parents Khaled (59) and Abeer (48), and their six older siblings—Yousef (29), Ghaida (24), Rozan (23), Nouran (18), and Basmala (16) and Mohammed (13) For over a year now, his family has been displaced, living in a tent after being forced to evacuate multiple times due to the ongoing war. Despite the uncertainty they live in, their biggest hope is to rebuild their lives—to move beyond this daily survival mode and once again live a life where they can feel safe, secure, and free from constant fear.
Before the war, Yousef, the family’s primary breadwinner was a successful digital marketing specialist ranked among the top 3% of freelancers on Upwork. He supported the family alongside his brother Ibrahim after their father, Khaled, had to close his business in 2018 due to Gaza’s tough economic conditions. Yousef and Ibrahim worked tirelessly to ensure their family was taken care of and to pay off the debts that had burdened their father. They were focused on securing their future and creating opportunities for the entire family.
But when the war began, everything changed. Yousef lost his contracts, and Ibrahim became the only remaining provider. Yet, the astronomical inflation of prices in Gaza caused by the war made it impossible for him to support the family, and soon, even Ibrahim was overwhelmed with debt. The family found themselves not just displaced, but trapped in a cycle of survival, unable to move forward.
However, Ahmed and his family refuse to give up. Your donations will go directly toward securing the basic necessities they need to start rebuilding: food, water, medicine, and shelter. It will also help pay off the family’s debts, which have been an ongoing burden, preventing them from moving forward.
Your support, no matter how small is their lifeline and their only hope for a better tomorrow.
Thank you for your compassion. May Allah bless you.
(Update: the family got back to their home in Northern Gaza on 28 January, 2025 after 13 months of displacement)
John Chiment
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