Soliman is a young Palestinian from Gaza who lives under extremely difficult circumstances. Despite his young age, he struggles to balance his education while shouldering the primary responsibility of supporting his family. The burden has become overwhelming, especially after the family lost their only source of income.
They once owned a modest farm with olive and citrus trees, along with a small plastic greenhouse. This farm was not only a livelihood but a place filled with childhood memories where Soliman and his siblings used to help their father with the agricultural work. Sadly, the entire farm was burned and completely destroyed by Israeli attacks, wiping out the crops, tools, and everything they had built over the years.
The tragedy didn’t end there. Their family home was also destroyed in the recent Israeli bombardment of Gaza, leaving them homeless and without any source of income, amid the long-standing humanitarian crisis gripping the region.
Yet, despite all this, Soliman remains resilient. He continues to pursue his education and works tirelessly to provide even the bare minimum for his family. But the weight of these responsibilities is far too heavy for one young man to bear alone.
In the face of such devastating hardship, you are their only hope after God. Your support can help Soliman and his family overcome this tragedy and rebuild a part of the life they once knew. Any assistance, no matter how small, can make a profound difference.
If I may ask, how do the funds/support get to Soliman when there’s pretty much a complete embargo of traffic in/out of Gaza?
The money reaches me by being transferred from the campaign organizer’s account to my uncle’s account. Then I take the amount in cash, but a 50% fee is deducted as commission.
Is this commission taken by the organizer or by whom?
No, not the organizer, but here the money changers and commission takers under the pretext of liquidity and things like that.
That sucks. Can I ask, given the absolute destruction in Gaza and the blockage of imports, how do you spend that money? Is there still a black market?
No, it’s not like that. This money is not enough, so we save it until it becomes a decent amount, then we either buy a new tent instead of the one worn out by the sun, or we use it to buy flour, rice, cooking oil, sugar, or to refill water.
Since the prices are very high for example, a 25 kg bag of flour can cost up to €650, 1 kg of sugar €80, and a new tent around €2,000.