btw while people continue to fight the system don't forget about Undue Medical Debt (formerly RIP Medical Debt), a charity that buys and forgives medical debt. on average a donation of $10 will forgive $1,000 of medical debt.
ok last thing. but what people fundamentally need to get through their heads is the significance of gaza fundraisers not being the same as like mutual aid when you're helping someone get groceries, because it is a genocide. there is insane deliberate scarcity and prices are unmanageable, because there is nowhere nearly enough for everyone, so only people who can pay can eat. and what positioning individual fundraisers as the only course of action does is quite simply give a tiny percentage of random people whose fundraisers take off the ability to pay those prices while thousands of others can't. and every one of those thousands of people without a fundraiser is suffering through the same inconceivably horrific reality. it is giving a few completely desperate people out of hundreds of thousands a slightly more favorable position in a horrific war economy of imposed scarcity. and what grassroots community kitchens do is try to mitigate in some small way that inconceivable hierarchy of who can pay and who can't, by stretching ingredients as far as they can last to cook meals at large scale and give them out at no cost. and obviously people are still going to send money to their friends and families because this is hell what else are we supposed to do but please just think about that before promoting endless individual fundraisers as somehow the most ethical way to help
a whole bunch of gazan mutual aid projects and nonprofits. if the decision of which individual fundraiser to give to feels too daunting, or if you just want to help as many people as possible in one go, these are great initiatives to support.
care for gaza - focuses on providing food and essential supplies. donate here or here.
connecting humanity - securing internet access via donations of virtual sim cards (esims). if you can't afford a whole plan yourself, crips for esims is a communal pool that will use your donation to purchase and maintain esims
gaza soup kitchen - provides food, medical care, and classes for children. also has a gofundme
glia gaza medical support initiative - provides medical care through field clinics and tents at hospitals. donations can also be sent through their website.
ele elna elak - provides clean water, food, clothing, and shelter. they also have a gofundme
life for gaza - raising money for the gaza municipality to repair water and waste management infrastructure
taawon - partners with local civil organizations to provide food, water, medical care, shelter, and basic supplies
the sameer project - running various initiatives providing tents, medical care, and necessities. they have their own encampment project focused on sheltering families with children, sick and disabled members, or members in need of perinatal care
islamic relief worldwide's gaza emergency appeal - provides food, water, hygiene kits, medical supplies, and psychological support
baitulmaal - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, shelter, and medical supplies
gaza mutual aid fund - distributes food, hygiene products, water, and other essential supplies, including financial support. run by @/el-shab-hussein's amazing friend Mona. updates can be found on her instagram.
hygiene kits for gaza - provides hygiene supplies including menstrual products, wipes, and toothbrushes/toothpaste
anera - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, hygiene supplies, medicine, blankets and mattresses, and psychological care
palestine children's relief fund - provides supplies and support with a focus on children. also has an initiative for lebanon
certainly this is not an exhaustive list, so please feel free to add on other projects or organizations that i didn't include. and as always, please take the time to donate if you can and share. it truly makes all the difference.
Hey gang, I need your help again.
I was almost sent to the hospital at the beginning of this month and recovery has been really slow. I need help with paying rent, so any donations would be helpful.
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This is heartbreaking.
This harsh weather is expected to last for the next 30 to 40 days as part of the rainy season in Gaza.
The Sameer Project is fundraising to provide families in the south of Gaza with tents and tarps but most importantly, since tents can't really protect against the cold, the team is looking to buy hats, baby clothes, gloves and blankets to distribute in the area. I encourage you all to donate and/or share their donation link or their social posts.
Donate!!!!!! Boost!!!!!
(can you end the year on a great note and match $10 to gaza soup kitchen?)
So. I have two active bank accounts (that I just decided to switch off of because wtf). Some of you may be familiar with my main bank fucking me over regarding my credit card payments. You guys helped me with that and I'll never stop being grateful over it.
The other bank account I only use in order to pay for public transportation. And these motherfuckers suddenly decided that in fucking 2022 I supposedly hired an insurance service I NEVER FUCKING HIRED and they reatroactively charged me for it not once, not twice, not thrice!!!! BUT FOUR TIMES!!!!!! Despite me trying now for a second time to 1) get me off that shit because I never signed up for it, and 2) demanding my money back.
I'm out of funds for transportation and I work at the other side of Chile's biggest city. I was already tight (more like short) on funds for the remainder of the month. Now I simply cannot afford to go to and from work as things are.
I really, really am so embarrassed to ask for help again but I have no other options right now. Please, anything helps.
this is Lulia, my newest Shovel Knight oc. she appeared in the Village one day, with no memory of who she is or was. her only clues to her identity are jumbled nightmares that don't seem to make any sense... Could there perhaps be something sinister hidden in them?