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Keffiyeh Aid Project

Keffiyeh Aid Project is a UK – Gaza Project aiming to provide  to distribute essential necessities (food, water, clothing, baby milk and nappies, etc.) along the Gaza strip.

The idea of the project started in March 2024 and has evolved since.  Originally it was a partnership between mothers and fathers that trying to provide for the children in the community, soon the needs in the Gaza started to increase and it was decided to properly stablish a project and try to provide, food, water, clothing and baby essentials.

Where:
Until just after the cease Fire we were operating in in four main locations via 3 coordinators: Deir Al Balah, Hamad – Khan Younis,  Zawaida and Mawasi – Khan Younis. When possible we also try to support Jabalia and Beit Lahia via a sister project (Vein to Vein).
Since the displaced  families have been allowed to return to the north the project has followed the ground coordinators and is more focused in Gaza City.

How:

the money is raised via one of our sources of income (fundraiser, memberships and shop) and received by our coordinators in the ground.  They are all independent collaborators that source & distribute the goods and document the actions.
Actions please see @keffiyeh_aid_project in IG (linked above)
  • Clean drinking Water
    • Delivering since April 2024 31 trucks of water, 7 deposits and hundreds of bottled water. Over 135,000L distributed.
  •  Food
    • Until the Contributing thorough the group Save Gaza (*) to a to a shared community  kitchen in Zawaida, trying to deliver 400 hot meals daily. The Kitchen was previously in Maghazi.
    • Distributing hot meals to the orphans in the Al-Bakarha (1, 2 and 3) in Mawasi – Khan Younis.
    • Helping to buy flour to make bread in north Gaza.
  • Baby Milk, nappies and clothing.  Several Baby appeals actions delivering baby milk and nappies in Deir Al-Balah, Jabalia and Zawaida, and one clothing action in Jabalia.

(*) In addition to the project staff we collaborate with a youth initiative called Save Gaza.

Our next steps are
– To reassess the needs of the people in Gaza after the ceasefire and keep providing whatever is needed for the rebuilt of their homes and lives.
– To increase out funding through the expansion of our Shop (100% non profit)  in the UK. We are aiming to be financially independent and for that the shop plays a key role. We are looking for collaborations with UK business with a venue that would be interested in physically hosting our products to increase visibility.  /www.keffiyehaidprojectcharityshop.com

For more information or have any questions please contact us here or email cards4gaza@gmail.com

Project page and links: https://opencollective.com/keffiyeh-aid-project
 

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