Donate to Secure Safety for Yamen's Family

My name is Yamen Nashwan, an electrical engineer who graduated  with distinction.  

I used to dream with a group of my fellow graduates,of opening an engineering office specialized in renewable energy,  

to help our people in Gaza cope with the chronic electricity crisis.  

We planned small solar energy projects. We dreamed of bringing light and hope to besieged homes.

But the war came and crushed everything.

The missiles of war spared nothing... Our four-story home was completely destroyed, our farmland was bulldozed, and our dreams were crushed beneath the tanks.

We were displaced seven times, moving from one area to another under fire, carrying with us only the fragments of our hearts.  
Today, we live in a torn tent in western Gaza, exposed to scorching heat by day and bitter cold at night, with no protection from bombing,or hunger.

I am now the sole provider for my entire family.  

I bear all the burdens alone.  

I secure food, medicine, water, and bread. I do everything I can to ensure no child of mine sleeps hungry.  

I stand for hours in aid lines, search for firewood to cook, collect dry bread from the corners, and spend everything I have so my family doesn’t collapse.  

I am the father, the brother, the uncle, the provider, and the only shelter for everyone.

There are 13 children in our tent who haven’t tasted proper food in months. 

We cook lentils over firewood, drink salty water, and have only tears when someone falls ill.

My little nephew suffers from  rickets.  
His bones are weak, his face is pale from malnutrition and lack of medical care.  

Recently, he was injured in the head while sitting in front of the tent.  

When I heard, I couldn’t feel my legs ,I was paralyzed with fear.  

I ran to the hospital and found the doctor stitching his head, with blood filling his ears.  

I cried like a child.

My beloved father was seriously injured in the foot while we were fleeing Beit Hanoun.  

I carried him in my arms to the hospital, and he underwent a dangerous surgery that lasted over 7 hours.  

He barely survived, but he still needs a second surgery outside Gaza, which costs over $15,000.  

Without it, he risks permanent disability or even amputation.
### Why I’m Asking for Your Help:

- To save my father from disability and amputation through urgent surgery.  

- To treat my nephew with rickets and provide him with therapeutic nutrition.  

- To secure food, clean water, and medicine for my children and family.  

- To offer my family a glimpse of dignity in the midst of this nightmare.

Every donation ,no matter how small  

is a light in the darkness, a loaf of bread for a hungry child, a medicine for a suffering father, a blanket for a cold tent.  

You may not be able to stop the war,  

but you can help save an entire family from hunger and despair.

I am engineer Yamen Nashwan,  

writing to you from the rubble,  

carrying a pen and hope,  

and I ask you to stand with my wounded family.