Queer students deserve to feel safe at school! We're in our third year of giving grants to put the power in their hands to make their schools more welcoming - students know what they need most in their own communities and their own schools.
Through 50 States, 50 Grants, 5,000 Voices, we've awarded over $1.5 million in grants across the U.S. to support student-led projects. Our third season has some of the most badass projects yet, like these:
❤️ “With this grant, we’ll establish an LGBTQIA+ community space in the library, open to all students, with guest speakers, arts and crafts, LGBTQIA+ books and literature, and LGBTQIA+-specific resources.” - Pocatello, Idaho
🧡 “Our project aims to support LGBTQ+ students through teacher training, development of gender-neutral bathroom protocols, and the organization of a district-wide Queer Prom.” - Gypsum, Colorado
💛 “We’ll take students from the 3 middle schools and our local high school to Honolulu Pride to make local LGBTQ+ friends, feel accepted in a large group, and see the community beyond just school.” - Ewa Beach, Hawai'i
💚 “We’re going to increase access to queer literature by working with a local nonprofit to expand our school’s collection, host storytelling events, and foster community connection." - Mobile, Alabama
💙 “Our plan is to create new Inclusivity Zones across the state in critical areas for local GSA clubs to meet, plan shared events, and be their own safe space.” - Charleston, West Virginia
💜 “We’ll host the Rainbow Youth Summit for LGBTQIA+ youth from across southern California to network, learn, and have fun in a safe, judgement free and supportive environment.” - Cathedral City, California
These students are truly the definition of making things better - you can see the rest of the amazing projects lined up across the country on our blog here!
water is life. infrastructure must be rebuilt. about 190k usd are left to reach this goal.
donate here! every dollar gets us closer!
if you have a clean and consistent water source that is a privilege. it always has been in this world. here is a chance to give that back to a place in dire need. take it! this goal can and must be filled!
Hello everyone
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My name is Majed from Gaza. After 188 days of bombing, destruction, and losing everything we had 💔, my family and I miraculously escaped. We are now living in difficult circumstances in Egypt.
I started a fundraising campaign to secure housing and education for my children, and set an initial goal of raising $1,000 to ensure our basic needs are met.🙏🏼
So far I've raised $605 thanks to your generous support. We are close to achieving our first goal, but we need one final push to reach $1000.🤍
Any contribution, no matter how small, will help us ensure stability and security for my family.🙌🏼
Click to donate
Don't skip just read this please
Hi world , it’s Sahar
Please read this as if I'm a member of your family . maybe your sister, daughter or a friend and as if my family who's under death now is yours.
My name is Sahar. A marketer shopping from Gaza, athe dreams she worked for but found herself losing the city she’s living in and losing any hope of a better future with it . And after a whole 4 years of studying and internship, the war had another idea.
I have 4 children: Hala the oldest, Rital, Odi, and Talin. We had a house full of love, dreams, and hopes that we strive to achieve one by one, but the war came and destroyed everything. We strive to travel outside Gaza to preserve our lives and obtain safety.
. In 15th of January 2024 my son Odai has An injury in his leg byShooting from a quadcopter aircraft in a shelter belonging to the UN Relief Agency
This loss circle didn’t end here, cause after more than 5 times of being displaced and having to leave our house escaping from rockets and death, we returned to our house and found it almost wiped off, more than half if it was destroyed and became an unlivable place leaving us not only with tired hearts but also without a place to stay in
Our Home
We are suffering in the UNRWA shelter center from overcrowding, the spread of diseases, pollution, and the difficulty of obtaining water and entering the bathroom due to the large number present in the place. It has been a year since this suffering.
Look what this horrible war has done to us. It has turned our lives upside down. It is hard for your mind to imagine. You were living in a villa with all your necessities and luxury items available until the war transferred you to live in a school for more than 13 months. We saw death 100 times a minute. I have attached pictures of the suffering of living in the school.
The situation after almost 13 months of this genocide is that the borders of Gaza are still unfortunately closed and no one can get out of it, of course unless you pay the most money to save your life and cross the Rafah crossing to reach Egypt, as crossing the Rafah crossing costs about $25,00 to $5,000 per person, and as a family of 9, the amount we have to pay just to get to Egypt seems impossible to bear.
So, this is how the money will be spent:
* Paying about $5,000 for each member of my family of 9 to cross the Rafah crossing and safely reach Egypt
* About $5,000 covers the GoFundMe transaction fees (2.9% + $0.30 per transaction)
* The rest of the money will be for housing, food, etc. for a period of time in Egypt
Asking for your help is the only way to save my family’s life and future, and your help may become our hope when hope is far from us under these circumstances, every dollar you can help with may save a life, bring hope to a tired heart and save a young future.
Please don't read this as a tragedy, I am here to ask you to prevent further tragedy and help us start our lives over. I am here to ask for your help not your sympathy, to ask you to take action either by donating or by sharing this with everyone you know who can help, please read this with your heart and take action as if it were your family, your mother and your siblings who are living in these circumstances.
Here is the donation link. Don't be stingy with me, even if it is a little. You will have contributed to preserving the lives of my family. With best wishes.
We’re sorry for the inconvenience but there is still an option for GoFundMe!! Please continue to support this grassroots movement!!
Help Joseph and Malak to survive 🙏
Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #196 )
Due to the siege of Gaza, the lack of entry of goods, and the children’s need for milk and Pampers, we appeal to you to raise an amount of €2,000 to buy infant formula, as the price of one kilo has reached €50, and the price of a bag of Pampers is €100.
You cannot imagine the situation in Gaza. The prices are crazy. We cannot buy food for the children. What is the fault of these children? Our lives are in your hands.
Donate and share this post as widely as your donations will save my children
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Palestinian fundraisers that have reached out to me:
Mariam Reesh @mariamreesh - currently at €20/€45,000 EURO, unvetted yet but appears to be in the clear!
Mohammed Atallah @mohammedatallah - currently at €19,425/€82,000 EURO, vetted
Samer & Shoroah's family @samerpal - currently at kr143,582/kr450,000 SEK (Swedish Krona), vetted
Hani Yaser @haniyasser - currently at €1,433/€25,000 EURO, vetted
Ahmed's family @ahmedomar3 - currently at €5,214/€50,000 EURO, vetted
Ali Jendia @aliandmanarpal - currently at kr1,724/kr550,000 SEK (Swedish Krona), vetted
Iyad has Diabetes and he URGENTLY needs medicine. He can't buy food for his family nor Ruba's family either. Food and medicine prices are skyrocketing in Gaza and with how slow this campaign is going it is not able to provide for 15 people.
Iyad needs his medicine for his blood pressure. It impacts his mobility meaning it impacts his ability to fucking escape bombs. You know how dangerous it is for Gazans to be stuck in one place.
He also has several young children who are 5, 7, 10, 13, and 14 years old. They have to go without food now.
They have no money. Please, even a dollar helps. Donate however much you can.
Vetted no. 90 and 173 on the Vetted Gaza Fundraisers Spreadsheet for more information see my tag #iyadsobhe
Tagging for reach:
@tamamita @heritageposts @victoriawhimsey
They’re completely valid in their feelings I can’t believe people are mad at them for this?? If they say it’s a slur it’s a slur
I really wish arknights didn't have a character who's named for an ethnic slur of my people
The amount of people in desperate need of medical attention/help is alarming. This should have stopped a long ago.
This is a masterpost for the evacuation fundraisers I've vetted so far, a few other fundraisers I find trustworthy but have not been able to vet (inability to communicate with the organizer), and a few semi-completed fundraisers or fundraisers for a different purpose (like house rebuilding, or aid distribution). The numbers next to the names have no significance beyond ease of navigation for me for when I check their progress in the future. Occasionally I will update these with new info.
VETTED FAMILY ESCAPE FUNDRAISERS
Walaa Abusamra (1). 10 family members. 13k out of 80k €.
Ezzideen Shehab (2). 6 family members. 3.7k out of 32.5k €.
Madleen Abu Jayyab (3). 4 family members. 4k out of 70k USD.
Jehad Shehada (4). 1 individual. 1.7k out of 15k CAD.
Aser Alassar (5). 5 family members. 258k out of 550k SEK. Or 24k out of 51k USD.
My friend Mona Abu Hamda (6). 9 family members. 52k out of 75k USD.
Mohammed Shamia (7). 7 family members. 1.9k out of 35k USD.
Abdullah Al-Saghir (8). 9 family members. 65k out of 100k €.
Randa Abubakr (9). 6 family members. 10.1k out of 14k €.
Fadi Alshrafi (10). 9 family members. 40k out of 85k USD.
Osama Abdelrahman. (11). 9 family members. 27k out of 45k €.
Alhaw family and the Albittar family (12). Between 18 and 12 family members. 1.9k out of 90k €. (EXTREMELY LOW, NEEDS FUNDS)
Verified Fundraiser by Palestine Asdiqa to help a malnourished baby with cerebral palsy. (13) 6.3k out of 31k USD.
Rana Abu Ahmed (14). 6 family members. 63.8k out of 66k CAD. NEARLY COMPLETE.
Mohammed Abu Matar (15). 6 family members. 5k out of 34k CAD.
Moataz Abu Sakran (16). 3 family members. 10.4k out of 20k $.
Ayah Abu Sidu (17). 10 family members. 15.2k out of 50.4k USD.
Said Fadel (18). 7 family members. 19k out of 50k USD.
Tasneem Nabil Musa (19). 7 family members (ALL INJURED, NEED MEDICAL CARE.) 13.2k out of 50k USD
Belal Azmi Msallam (20). 14 family members. 7.1k out of 160k AUD.
Mortaja Family (21). 11 family members. 28k out of 70k €.
Abu Ramadan family (22). 14 family members. 10k out of 148k €.
Mai Rajab (23). 42.3k out of 50k USD (CLOSE TO COMPLETION)
Amal Abu Shammala (24). 4 family members. 33.1k out of 42k €.
Maryam & family (25). 29.5k out of 50k USD.
Haneem Abdelhalim (26). 8 family members. 31k out of 40k USD raised.
Ahmed Masoud (27). 12 family members. 8.3k out of 60k €.
Mohammed Fareed (28). 21.7k out of 60k CAD.
Lena Nofal (29). 32.7k out of 35k € (NEARLY COMPLETE)
Rasheda Alfaiomy (30). 6+ family members. 22.3k out of 65k USD.
Ula El Hindi (31). 1+ individuals. 8.2k out of 15k €.
Muhammad Safi (32). 5+ family members. 4k out of 30k BP.
Yazan Khalaf (33). 18 family members. 12.4k out of 40k USD.
Afaf Masoud (34). 5+ family members. 55.1k out of 75k €.
Motasem Khayal (35). 5 family members. 442 out of 43k € (26.5k needed for escape.)
Youseff Abu Saeed (36). 3 family members (1 is already out for treatment). 154k out of 200k USD.
Abdulaziz & Abdullah, escape & surgery (37). 2+ family members (1 has already been treated). 95k out of 150k BP.
Nadine Abdullatif (38). 8 family members. 103k out of 130k AUD.
Sami Salhab (39). 6 family members (5 already evacuated). 13.1k out of 26k €.
Jehad Al Ghandour (40). 5 family members (1 already evacuated). 30.6k out of 100k USD.
Mahmoud Algharabli (41). 16 family members (4 already evacuated). 48k out of 57.6k USD.
Dr. Marah & family (42). 2+ family members. 5.1k out of 40k USD.
Khaled Alshabrawi (43). 5 family members. 1.4k out of 35k € (25k needed for escape, but will begin with 10k for stable housing).
Muhammad Osama Alzaq (44). 5 family members. 2.1k out of 60k BP.
Mohammed Wishah (45). 7 family members + 1 pet. 2.3k out of 71.5k €.
Muhe Ayman (46). 5+ family members. 3.6k out of 60k €. (CAUTION: If you scroll down in the GFM there are photos of mutilated and dead babies.)
Ottawa4Palestine’s vetted fundraiser spreadsheet (76 different families with listed fundraisers)
UNVETTED, BUT HIGHLY LIKELY LEGITIMATE ESCAPE FUNDRAISERS:
Rasha family (1). 5 family members. 483 out of 15k € (EXTREMELY LOW, NEED FUNDS)
Natasha Matar (2). 14 family members. 18.1k out of 200k CAD (140k needed for escape).
Islam Daher (3). 6 family members. 2.3k out of 50k CAD.
Qasim Al-Kafarneh (4). 12 family members. 5.7k out of 80k AUD.
Ahmed M. Saleh (5). 4 family members. 7.8k out of 35k €.
Salwa Zarifa (6). 4 family members. 1.6k out of 50k €.
Moutasem Quffa (7). 6+ family members. 7k out of 65k €.
OTHER FUNDRAISERS:
Eman Abdel Rahman. Need help rebuilding home and access to food. 7.1k out of 42.6k USD.
Ibrahim Adil Osman. All intended beneficiaries have escaped, they just need some financial support to start being stable enough to make money to get more family members to escape.
Abd Al Karim Adnan Alakklouk. Most intended beneficiaries have escaped, they just need some financial support to start a new life and send more family members money to survive.
Samar Elrayih Hydoub. It seems that most family members have been evacuated, but they need an emergency 1.5k for medical expenses.
Bana AZ. All intended beneficiaries have escaped, they just need a bit of support in establishing a new life. (only 866 € left to meet goal)
Kareem Abu Samra. All intended beneficiaries have been able to escape. They just need support to establish a new life.
Helping the People of Gaza – Mutual Aid Fund (run by my friend Mona)
Supporting Displaced Families in Gaza (CareForGaza)
Emergency Medical Relief for Gaza Refugees.
Help Sudan Tarada Initiative.
Amer Qudaih’s Relief efforts in Gaza.
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