Ayudemos a Yamen

Let's help Yamen

Let's help Yamen

Queridos amigos:

Os presento a un amigo mío y a su hijo. El padre, mi amigo, se llama Alaa Abureada, y es enfermero del área quirúrgica del hospital Nasser de Khan Yunis (Gaza). Su hijo, de seis años de edad, se llama Yamen and tiene síndrome de Down.

Como la gran mayoría de Gazatíes, la familia de Yamen, tras perder su casa por los bombardeos israelíes, se ha visto obligada a vivir en una tienda de campaña, en condiciones deplorables de comodidad, alimentación e higiene. Su tienda se encuentra en un campo de desplazados enorme, pero tan lleno de cientos de miles de civiles desplazados que cada uno de ellos tiene un espacio vital menor al de una celda de prisioneros de Guantánamo. Este campo de desplazados, que es a donde se le dijo a los civiles que acudieran para no ser bombardeados, es constantemente bombardeado por el ejército israelí.

El papá de Yamen, después de desempeñar largos y duros turnos de trabajo en el hospital, en donde no se para nunca de atender a heridos, la mayoría de ellos civiles, mujeres y niños, Ha de seguir trabajado para su familia, pues necesita buscar harina (que es carísima), algunas legumbres (apenas hay), agua potable y leña para hacer fuego y cocinar (no hay electricidad ni gas). Ha de atender, además, las necesidades especiales de Yamen. Desde hace casi dos años los niños no van al colegio, porque estos han cerrado para convertirse en refugios (que también son bombardeados). Yamen lleva dos años sin acudir al centro de atención a personas con diversidad funcional al que acudía.

Ayudemos ayamen y a su padre a poder vivir más dignamente. Cualquier donación es bienvenida, pues les ayudará a conseguir algo más de comida y comodidades materiales.

Muchísimas gracias. De todo corazón.

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Dear friends,

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

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

Yamen's father, after working long and tough 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 seek flour (which is very expensive), some legumes (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 haven't been able to attend school because the schools have been closed and turned into shelters, which are also bombed. Yamen hasn't 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 more dignity. Any donation is welcome, as it will help them get some more food and material comforts.

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

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Dear friends:

I would like to introduce you to my friend and his son. The father, my friend, his name is Alaa Abu Raad, he is a nurse in the surgical department at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis (Gaza). His son, Yamen, is six years old and suffers from Down syndrome.

Like most people in Gaza, Yamen's family was 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 so overcrowded with hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians that each of them has less living space than a prison cell in Guantanamo Bay.

The camp, where civilians were told to go to avoid bombing, is constantly bombed by the Israeli army. Yamen's father, after working long and arduous hours in the hospital, where he never stops treating the wounded, mostly civilians, women and children, has to work hard for his family, searching for flour (which has become very expensive), some legumes (which are almost non-existent), potable water, and wood for firewood and cooking (there is no electricity and no gas).

He also has to cater for Ayman's special needs. For almost two years, children no longer go to school, because it was closed to turn them into shelters (which are also bombed). Yamen no longer goes to the care centre for people with disabilities that he used to attend.

Let's help Yamen and his father live with greater dignity. Any donation would be welcomed and will help them have more food and material comfort. Thank you very much. From the bottom of my heart.