The Sameer Project @sameerproject

Our transportation initiative is definitely a favorite in Gaza. The Sameer Project provides free transport for around 2,800 people daily but unfortunately the decrease in donations might lead to limiting this service to less buses. Please help now: chuffed.org/project/113222… Our worst nightmare is here, an ongoing genocide, barely any media coverage, lowest donations recorded and a siege that is slowly killing people. During this difficult times, seeing videos like this make our hearts heavy because we know the importance of these initiatives but we simply can’t afford them anymore. We can’t leave Palestinians in Gaza alone, we can’t let them struggle to survive alone. This genocide has been prolonged intentionally to lead to fatigue. Our brains try to preserve us by blocking out tiring information but if we feel this way, what are Palestinians in Gaza supposed to feel? Let’s not give up on Gaza, please donate now to our General Fund to support our transport initiative: chuffed.org/project/113222… Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Activities") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Activities")

The Sameer Project team checks the salinity of water we distribute and does regular checks on the quality of fresh water that we provide. But an issue that rises with people when getting water is the dirty jerrycans that are filled with algae, making the clean water we give contaminated. Help here: chuffed.org/project/113222… Jerrycans enter in small amounts through commercial trucks and each one costs around $10 for a small one and $15 for a large one. With a population that mostly doesn’t have consistent income, this is extremely unaffordable. The Sameer Project is looking to do a jerrycan campaign and distribute new ones to families with the worst jerrycans. This will help reduce contamination and prevent illnesses. For only $10, you can help buy a new jerrycan for a family in Gaza. Buy one now through our General Fund: chuffed.org/project/113222… Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Goods") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Goods")

“They destroy and we rebuild” - Palestinians in Gaza. Donate to Gaza: chuffed.org/project/113222… Nothing and we mean nothing can kill the determination in Palestinians. Not the mass killing, not the mass destruction and not the suffocating siege. Hope is still seen in Gaza in different forms, every single day. On international environment day, The Sameer Project planted olive trees with other groups in Beit Lahia. This area was known for its farming pre genocide so there’s large significance in planting in Beit Lahia. The Sameer Project doesn’t provide aid to meet a quota or please a donor. We provide aid as a form of resistance, as a means to liberation. Support our work through the General Fund: chuffed.org/project/113222… Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Activities") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Activities")

No words are left to describe the struggle of Palestinians in Gaza. Family members wake up with dawn and each person, child or adult, goes to seek food or water or simply a bag of bread. Each journey takes hours to secure a small amount of food or water and sometimes nothing is secured. Support Gaza here: chuffed.org/project/help-u… The Sameer Project kitchen provides food daily that we drop to camps, tent by tent, so that families don’t have to queue. On June 6th, we gave out 465 mujaddara (lentils and rice) meals to Girls Shelter in Tal Al Hawa and 75 of those were for cleaning workers. The meals cost $913 with 11% commission. Food is becoming more and more scarce in Gaza and The Sameer Project reduced meals per day to 1,500 and also stopped providing meat. This is due to lack of funds. Help us to keep providing food through the Food & Water Campaign: chuffed.org/project/help-u… Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Food") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Food")

🚨🚨 500,000 meals STOPPED overnight for Palestinians in Gaza 🚨🚨 Help provide food: chuffed.org/project/help-u… The Sameer Project visited some camps where community kitchens stopped delivering food and found the families struggling. Most Palestinians in Gaza rely on community kitchens for survival, and when international organizations cut down the amounts of food, hundreds of thousands were severely impacted. The Sameer Project kitchen can make 3,000 meals a day but we cut that down to 1,500 meals. We also switched from meat meals to meatless meals last week due to lack of funds. The drop in donations means a drop in lifesaving services provided. We can’t stress enough the importance of your material support during this time. Palestinians in Gaza are being killed slowly with no end in sight. Donate now to the Food & Water Campaign: chuffed.org/project/help-u… Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Food") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Food")

The Refaat Alareer Camp by The Sameer Project has been up and running for two years now. The small encampment for families with sick patients grew over time due to the multiple displacements. Today our three camps have 117 vulnerable families, contribute here: chuffed.org/project/113327… Each family that moves into our camps gets a new tent for their family but over time, these tents get worn out. We need your help to replace some of those tents for the families as they are no longer livable. Tent prices fluctuate but the lower end for tents now is around $170. The Sameer Project team will assess the tents in the worst condition to replace to provide the families in our camps wi the more comfort and privacy. Help us achieve our goal and replace tents for those that need it. Donate today to the Refaat Alareer Campaign: chuffed.org/project/113327… Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Camp") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Camp")

The military occupation destroys and Palestinians plant and rebuild. This is the difference between the colonizers and the indigenous people of the land, our love for the land. Help Gaza here: chuffed.org/project/113222… On June 7th, The Sameer Project commemorated international environment day by joining forces with other groups in cleaning Beit Lahia. We gave out 200 packs of biscuits and juice for the workers cleaning. Total cost was $226 with 11% commission. 2.5 years of genocide yet Palestinians in Gaza still see hope. They still wake up every single day and choose life over death. They choose their land over being colonized. They continue to resist till liberation comes. Support our activities by donating to the General Fund today: chuffed.org/project/113222… Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Activities") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Activities")

“They are the ones who fear us,” - Palestinian children in Jabalia. Contribute to our work in Gaza: chuffed.org/project/help-u… Yes, they are right. The military occupation murdered tens of thousands, imposed a suffocating siege and is bombing every single day. Our attachment to our land as Palestinians is their greatest fear. The Sameer Project distributes water daily in Jabalia, and despite the exhaustion, people remain steadfast. The idea of leaving their land is not up for discussion. Help us support the steadfastness of the people of Jabalia by donating to the Food & Water Campaign today: chuffed.org/project/help-u… Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Water") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Water")

A hospital check-up for various injuries and illnesses might last 10 minutes. Getting there can take half a day. Donate now: chuffed.org/project/113222… In North Gaza, roads have been reduced to rubble, transportation systems have collapsed, and fuel is scarce. For the sick and injured, a simple journey to receive wound care, physical therapy, dialysis, cancer treatment, or a medical check-up can mean leaving home two hours early just to navigate destroyed streets and dangerous conditions. That is why The Sameer Project operates 9 free bus routes across Northern Gaza. Every day, our buses transport patients, people with disabilities, the elderly, students, and families who have no other way to move through a razed city. For many medical patients, these buses are not a convenience. They are the difference between receiving treatment and missing it entirely. The cost to keep this initiative running is approximately $3,500 per day, BUT we are seeing donations decline, this may become one of the first programs we are forced to suspend. Donate now: chuffed.org/project/113222…. The timing could not be worse. The scorching summer months are arriving, temperatures are rising, and people have no alternative transportation options. Mobility is healthcare. Mobility is dignity. Mobility is access to survival. Help us keep this initiative going by donating to our General Fund: chuffed.org/project/113222… Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Medical") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Medical")

Skin disease is one of the most widespread and overlooked health crises in Gaza today, as the UN predicts a tripling on the strip as the shelter crisis worsen. Help here: chuffed.org/project/136892… Families are living in overcrowded tents, surrounded by rubble, with limited access to clean water, sanitation, hygiene products, or the ability to wash clothing and bedding regularly. These conditions have fueled an explosion of skin infections, fungal diseases, eczema, scabies, and other painful dermatological conditions that affect children and adults alike. On May 4, The Sameer Project hosted a dermatology medical day in Al-Sabreen Baraka Camp in Khan Younis, where 170 patients received examinations, treatment, and medications they otherwise would not have been able to access. For many patients, these conditions are not simply uncomfortable - they interfere with sleep, cause chronic pain and itching, lead to secondary infections, and can have serious long-term health consequences if left untreated. Each dermatology medical day costs approximately $1,200 to operate, covering physician support, medications, and medical supplies. In a place where healthcare infrastructure has been systematically devastated and medical needs continue to grow, these campaigns provide critical relief to some of Gaza's most vulnerable families. We need your help. These Mobile Medical days help us reach patients where they are. Donate to the medical campaign today: chuffed.org/project/136892… Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Medical") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Medical")

97% of well water in Gaza is contaminated but Mohammad dug a well that ended up having fresh water! The well is also just meters away from the beach. A miracle in Gaza as fresh water is extremely precious. Support now: chuffed.org/project/help-u… Families in Gaza are doing what they can to survive but the reality is that their bodies are depleted and malnourished. Bodies are covered in rashes and their immune systems are barely functional. Two and a half years of genocide, when will it end? On May 31st, the Translating Falasteen x The Sameer Project distributed 120 kilos of sweets to the Manshia Camp, Gaza City, to 120 families. Total cost with 11% commission is $1,046. Support our Food & Water Campaign: chuffed.org/project/help-u… Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Food") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Food")

2-3 hours, that’s the amount of time it might take to queue up and wait for water on a regular day for Palestinians in Gaza. Now imagine this wait in 30 degrees Celsius/ 86 Fahrenheit. Urgent help needed: chuffed.org/project/help-u… With temperatures rising and dehydration being prevalent, more water is needed. But instead international organizations stopped water trucks from 256 areas and The Sameer Project is also threatened to reduce water due to lack of funds. Aid to Gaza is getting reduced from all sides and the siege is suffocating Palestinian families. It is our role to step up and support people who have been living in a genocide for 2.5 years. Donate now to the Food & Water Campaign: chuffed.org/project/help-u… Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Water") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Water")

This is a burn that reached our Tawba Clinic in Jabalia. The cause of burns: crowding at the community kitchen where he got pushed to the hot pot. Burn cases come weekly to our medical points. With high temperatures in Gaza, burn patients have to sit in the heat in a worn tent and deal with sweating and potential infections. The Sameer Project medical points provide burn creams and painkillers for burn patients. Support the treatment of burn patients by donating to the Medical Campaign: chuffed.org/project/136892… Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Medical") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Medical")

We promised Reham we would come back, this time with a wheelchair suitable for her specific needs - cerebral palsy, zero mobility. Support here: chuffed.org/project/136892… But Reham's family lives in the last house before the occupation's "yellow-line" buffer zone in. During The Sameer Project’s previous visit, bullets were flying through the area as we delivered food and medication. This time, for safety, Reham's mother met our team at another location to receive the wheelchair. Imagine what this family faces every time Reham needs treatment. Imagine carrying a child with severe mobility challenges from one of the most dangerous areas in Gaza so her wounds can be cleaned and dressed. Imagine the fear that accompanies every journey. On May 25, we returned with the wheelchair we had promised her - a specialized chair with a headrest and safety straps. At the time of purchase, this wheelchair cost around $500 and was the last one available from a bulk order. Today, basic wheelchairs cost closer to $800 if they are avaiable. Along with the wheelchair, Reham received ulcer treatment and medications through one of our medical points, and transportation support was provided so her mother could safely return home for just $50 with commission. For most children, a wheelchair represents mobility. For Reham, it represents the ability to get the treatment she needs in place where even reaching medical care can be life-threatening. Donate to The Sameer Project’s Medical Campaign to help support these critical cases: chuffed.org/project/136892… Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Medical") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Medical")

A young poet finds herself reciting poetry and writing it from her little tent in Gaza City. The talented Doa’a was filmed during one of the food distributions of The Sameer Project. Support our kitchen here: chuffed.org/project/help-u… Doa’a recited poetry talking about grief and loss while finding some hope in the water that she plants. Doa’a and the residents in her camp, Ekhwa Camp in Gaza City, got chicken and mushroom sandwiches made in The Sameer Project kitchen. 465 sandwiches were given out on June 3rd for $1,105 including the 11% commission. Each sandwich cost $2.40 but even that we can’t afford anymore. In June, The Sameer Project kitchen switched to meatless meals. Help us keep distributing food by donating today to the Food & Water Campaign: chuffed.org/project/help-u… Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Food") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Food")

When The Sameer Project's Medical Committee assesses camps and displacement sites, we do not look only at prescriptions, diagnoses, or medical documents. We look at the whole picture. Support: chuffed.org/project/136892… What does a family need in order to rehabilitate, to recover, to heal? During this visit of Al-Waad Camp in North Gaza on May 19, our team found families sheltering beneath the rubble of damaged and collapsing buildings. At any moment, concrete slabs and unstable walls could come down on them. These families need medication. They need food parcels. They need hygiene and sanitation support. But above all, they needed safety. Healthcare is about more than medicine. A child cannot recover from illness while sleeping under a structure that could collapse. A patient cannot rehabilitate from injury while living surrounded by rubble and danger. Healing requires security, dignity, and a stable environment. Our Medical Committee is working to identify the most urgent needs and develop plans of action for vulnerable families living in these conditions. Donate to our Medical Campaign to help: chuffed.org/project/136892… Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Medical") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Medical")

International environmental day was on June 5th, and Palestinians in Gaza wanted to mark the occasion by cleaning their streets. The municipality organization an event, and 25 members from The Sameer Project showed up with brooms and shovels! We also distributed 75 meals from our kitchen to the municipality workers. Help our work: chuffed.org/project/149178… Working alongside other members of our community is important to us at The Sameer Project. Sharing resources, expertise and labor is the way towards liberation. The labor contribution from The Sameer Project cost around $1,000 but the results of cleaning up some streets in Gaza City were great. Your support is what allows us to keep going so please continue to help our campaigns. Donate now to the Rebuild Gaza Campaign: chuffed.org/project/149178… Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Rebuild") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Rebuild")

Palestinians in Gaza are tired of repeating themselves. Tired of telling the world of the horrific quality of life that they’re experiencing. No clean water, inconsistent access to food, rat infestations, limited to no medical care, worn out tents, and so on. Support now: chuffed.org/project/help-u… Till when? Till when are Palestinians in Gaza supposed to live like this. Yes, there are people mobilizing, yes there are people donating, yes there are people boycotting. But clearly what we’re doing is not enough to END THE GENOCIDE!! This is a plea to the world to step up and put more pressure in every way they can to stop this genocide. Advocacy, direct action, boycotting, petitions, fundraisers, and more is needed. The Sameer Project continues to do mutual aid and provide food daily to Palestinians in Gaza. On June 3rd, we gave out 465 chicken sandwiches to Beit Lahia Camp and the surrounding area, and 80 sandwiches to the civil defense crew in the area. Total cost with 11% commission was around $1,300. Please donate to the Food & Water Campaign today: chuffed.org/project/help-u…. Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Food") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Food")

When Saif first arrived at The Sameer Project’s Refaat Alareer Camp, he did not want to speak about his trauma. An airstrike by the occupation had left him paralyzed, his father a martyr, and changed the course of his childhood. Give to our camp: chuffed.org/project/113327… Unable to move his body from the neck down, Saif entered the camp carrying not only devastating physical injuries, but the immense weight of grief, trauma, and loss. His mother and siblings came with him, searching consistency and support. But look at him now! Saif is no longer defined by what was done to him. He is not allowing the occupation to turn him into only a victim. Day after day, he chooses to fight for himself. Our physiotherapist, occupational therapist, medical team, and dedicated caretaker nurse work with Saif every single day. They believed in him when he did not yet believe in himself. They encouraged him through the hardest moments, celebrated every small victory, and reminded him that recovery is built one step at a time. Here, Saif tells his own story with courage. He participates in his treatment. He dreams again. And now, together, we wait for the day that against all odds, Saif stands and walks again. Special thanks to The Zaynab Project for referring Saif and is family to us. Support our Refaat Alareer Camp link to allow us to provide this level of care in our medical camps: chuffed.org/project/113327… Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Camp") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Camp")

During the days leading up to Eid, families would be excited, preparing for a celebration. Now during current times, after 32 months of genocide in Gaza, include another Eid come and gone, they can barely find water. chuffed.org/project/help-u… Our teams in the South supply 80,000 liters per day consistently. But it’s not enough for those who feel scarcity in every aspect of their lives. Including the joy that was once felt during the sacred holiday days. The Sameer Project provided 160,000 liters of fresh clean water on May 21 and 22… May 21- DEIR AL-BALAH: • Children Care Camp – 10000 liters • Jesr al-Baraka Camp – 8000 liters • al-Ruwaad Camp – 8000 liters • Shaheen Camp – 8000 liters AL-ZAWAIDA: • al-Ourouba Camp – 8000 liters • al-Amal Camp 4 – 8000 liters KHAN YOUNIS: • Qatar Camp – 10000 liters • al-Jora Camp – 10000 liters • al-Jenan Camp 3 – 10000 liters Total Distributed: 80000 liters May 22- DEIR AL-BALAH: • Children Care Camp – 10000 liters • al-Shimaa Camp – 8000 liters • al-Wafaa Camp – 8000 liters • al-Amal Camp – 8000 liters AL-ZAWAIDA: • al-Ourouba Camp – 8000 liters • al-Amal Camp 2 – 8000 liters KHAN YOUNIS: • Qatar Camp – 10000 liters • al-Jenan Camp 6 – 10000 liters • al-Jenan Camp 3 – 10000 liters Total Distributed: 80000 liters Thank you for continuing to support our Food and Water Campaign. Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Water") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Water")