Let’s help Yamen

Let’s help Yamen

دعونا نساعد يامن

Dear friends: 

Let me introduce you to a friend of mine and his son. The father, my friend, is called Alaa Abureada, and he is a nurse in the surgical ward at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis (Gaza). His son, aged six, is called Yamen and has Down’s syndrome. 

Like the vast majority of Gazans, Yamen’s family, having lost their home to Israeli bombing, has been forced to live in a tent, in appalling conditions of comfort, nutrition and hygiene. Their tent is located in a huge displacement camp, but one so packed with hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians that each of them has less living space than a Guantanamo prison cell. This displacement camp, which is where civilians were told to go to avoid being bombed, is constantly bombed by the Israeli army. 

Yamen’s father, after working long, gruelling shifts at the hospital, where he never stops treating the wounded—most of them civilians, women and children—must continue to work for his family, as he needs to find flour (which is extremely expensive), some vegetables (there are hardly any), drinking water and firewood for cooking (there is no electricity or gas). He must also attend to Yamen’s special needs. For almost two years now, the children have not been going to school, as the schools have closed to serve as shelters (which are also being bombed). Yamen has not been able to attend the centre for people with disabilities that he used to go to for two years. 

Let’s help Yamen and his father to live with a little more dignity. Any donation is welcome, as it will help them to get a little more food and basic necessities. 

Thank you very much. From the bottom of our hearts. 

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Dear friends,

I would like to introduce you to a friend of mine and his son. The father, my friend, is called Alaa Abureada, and he is a nurse in the surgical ward at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis (Gaza). His six-year-old son is called Yamen and has Down’s syndrome.

Like the vast majority of Gazans, Yamen’s family, having lost their home due to Israeli bombings, has been forced to live in a tent, in appalling conditions in terms of comfort, food and hygiene. Their tent is located in a large displacement camp, but it is so crowded with hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians that each person has less space than a Guantanamo prison cell. This displacement camp, where civilians were told to go so they would not be bombed, is constantly targeted by the Israeli army with bombs.

Yamen’s father, after working long and gruelling shifts at the hospital—where he is constantly attending to the wounded, mostly civilians, women and children—must also work to support his family. He has to find flour (which is very expensive), some pulses (hardly available), drinking water, and firewood for cooking (there is no electricity or gas). Additionally, he has to attend to Yamen’s special needs. For almost two years, the children have been unable to attend school because the schools have been closed and turned into shelters, which are also bombed. Yamen has not been to the centre for people with disabilities for two years, where he used to go.

Let’s help Yamen and his father to live with greater dignity. Any donation is welcome, as it will help them to obtain more food and basic necessities.

Thank you very much. From the bottom of our hearts.

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My dear friends:

I would like to introduce you to my friend and his son. The father, my friend, is called Alaa Abu Ra’ad; he is a nurse in the surgery department at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis (Gaza). His son, who is six years old, is called Yamen and has Down’s syndrome.

Like most people in Gaza, Yamen’s family has been forced to live in a tent after losing their home to Israeli shelling, in appalling conditions in terms of comfort, food and hygiene. Their tent is located in a huge displacement camp, but it is crammed with hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians, such that each of them has less living space than a prison cell at Guantanamo.

This camp, which civilians were told to go to in order to avoid the shelling, is constantly being bombed by the Israeli army. Yamen’s father, after working long and gruelling hours at the hospital, where he never stops treating the wounded, most of whom are civilians, women and children, he must work hard for his family, searching for flour (which has become very expensive), some pulses (which are almost non-existent), drinking water, and firewood for lighting fires and cooking (there is no electricity or gas).

He must also meet Yamen’s special needs. For nearly two years now, the children have not been going to school, as it was closed to be converted into shelters (which are also being bombed). Yamen no longer attends the care centre for people with disabilities that he used to visit.

Let’s help Yamen and his father live with greater dignity. Any donation will be welcome and will help them to obtain more food and basic necessities. Thank you very much. From the bottom of my heart.