Three years of devastation, of displacement, of hunger, of queuing for water. For a child born when it began, it is all they have ever known.
"It was pitch black under the rubble. I couldn't open my eyes and could barely breathe." — Deema, from Gaza City, treated at MSF's reconstructive surgery hospital in Amman.
Our teams have stayed in Gaza through all three years. Most of our Palestinian colleagues are displaced themselves; many have buried their own families. They are still treating the wounded, delivering babies, and feeding children who have almost nothing.
Last year our teams distributed more than 700 million litres of water in Gaza and produced nearly 100 million litres of clean water. It is still not enough, because the pumps, pipes and desalination units keep being destroyed and the parts to repair them are not allowed in. People in Gaza have around 4.5 litres of drinking water a day. The humanitarian minimum is 21.
This fund also supports our emergency work in Lebanon and Sudan, where our teams are treating the wounded, running clinics and responding to malnutrition. Your donation goes where it will save the most lives.
Three years is long enough for the world to look away. Don't leave Gaza alone.
90 days left
Thank you!!!
Good luck Payam!!
fundraising campaign of Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim - Saving Lives in Crisis: Standing by MSF's Emergency Fund“@Lee - what a brave, heroic thing to do! ;-)
fundraising campaign of Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim - Saving Lives in Crisis: Standing by MSF's Emergency FundHopefully Payam can have a quiet crossing as this is one of the few activities where (presumably?) it may be difficult for Lee to speak?!! Best of luck! Ps, slightly disappointed you are not doing the return journey!
fundraising campaign of Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim - Saving Lives in Crisis: Standing by MSF's Emergency FundGo Team Simmons !!!!!
fundraising campaign of Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim - Saving Lives in Crisis: Standing by MSF's Emergency FundI am a sudanese, I live in Sudan, and I was displaced because of the on-going current war in Ugnanda. I am also a also a MSFer, happy to donate to help my own community and family, as all Sudan is my family.
Our Prayers are with the families
Thank you for your efforts around the world and particularly in Gaza these past few horrendous months. You make a difference on the ground and by raising awareness. Well done and thank you