Queridos amigos,
Today I want to draw your attention to our urgent appeal to raise funds for communities in the Gaza strip. I'm convinced this is one of the best ways to provide direct, grassroots aid within the region.
Desde 2022, he trabajado estrechamente como fideicomisaria de esta organización benéfica increíblemente eficaz y orientada a la comunidad, Biriyani de refugiados y plátanos (RBB), led by Ruhi Akhtar. Since first meeting Ruhi in Chios in 2017, I have been consistently impressed by her team's aid distributions to refugees and asylum-seekers in Greece, and previously in Kurdistan, Ukraine and Bosnia. Through RBB, people who are displaced decide themselves what's most needed - be that sleeping bags, food, hygiene products or medical aid - and together with the organisation, they distribute consistently and equitably over many months.
Al estallar esta trágica guerra, los miembros palestinos de la comunidad RBB empezaron a organizarse para distribuir alimentos secos y cocinados dentro de Gaza. Ahora necesitan nuestra ayuda para seguir adelante, ya que los suministros disminuyen y la ayuda internacional tiene dificultades para llegar.
El conflicto actual me ha afectado personalmente, tras recibir en octubre la noticia de que toda la familia de uno de los anteriores voluntarios con los que trabajé durante 2 años en Samos con Acción por la Educación había muerto en un ataque aéreo.
Como ha escrito Ruhi: "Our teams have already started operating with first donations, and to date they have been able to provide dried food packs, fresh food items, water, cooked meals and baby products to 1000 people including families with young children in Rafah City, Khan Younis and Deir Al Balah."
Please consider donating and sharing this appeal as widely as you can through email and social media - and please reach out to me if I can provide any more information as our distribution efforts continue. You can also find more detailed daily updates on the distributions and their impact on our Página de Facebook. Tenga en cuenta que los donantes del Reino Unido también pueden beneficiarse de Gift Aid para añadir 25% a su donación.
