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Support Food for Gaza
People living in Gaza in Palestine are in constant danger of their lives due to the ongoing attacks by the Israeli military. It is difficult for people to obtain even the very basic amount of food to survive, and the shortage of vegetables is especially serious. Please support us in delivering fresh vegetables to the people of Gaza living in unacceptably inhumane conditions.
The Situation in Gaza
As of the end of July 2024, close to 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli military offensive against Gaza, which began in October 2023. Seventy percent of these are children and women. The entirety of Gaza is surrounded by an Israeli-built wall, and the area has been described as a "prison without a ceiling."
While the residents have nowhere to flee to, the Israeli military has launched attacks on civilian facilities including hospitals and schools, as part of its attacks on Hamas. Civilians fleeing from their homes are subject to merciless and indiscriminate attacks, having to relocate even three, four or more times with their children and families in different areas of Gaza. It is reported that attacks are being conducted even on these evacuation areas, and people are facing severe shortages of the basic materials required to survive, including food, shelter and medical care.
Delivering Vegetables to the People of Gaza
Peace Boat has been conducting grassroots citizens exchange and providing support for Palestinian refugees for more than twenty years.
Since the beginning of the recent attacks on Gaza, we have strongly condemned Hamas' attacks on Israeli civilians, and strongly opposed the Israeli military's indiscriminate attacks on civilians in Gaza.
However, as the attacks have become more prolonged, the severe shortage of food and medical supplies in Gaza is leading to needless deaths as a result of starvation and disease.
As a way to assist even from far away, we are working with trusted local partners in Gaza to launch an emergency food aid programme.
Vegetable shortages worsening
According to the United Nations, nine out of ten children in Gaza are malnourished or stunted due to severe shortages of food. Knowing that the lack of vegetables, essential for children to grow and maintain their health, is worsening, Peace Boat has decided to support the deliver of fresh vegetables through the local Palestinian NGO "Youth Without Borders," based in Gaza's Khan Younis.
Approximately US$35 (about 5,000 JPY) can provide a set of vegetables for one family, equivalent to support five people for around four to five days.
We call for support to provide as much support for households and families in Gaza, as well as to continue to speak out and appeal for a ceasefire and an end to violations of international humanitarian law as soon as possible.
One package will provide the following vegetables (type and quantity subject to change depending on availability and price fluctuations):
3 kg tomatoes / 2 kg potatoes / 2 kg eggplants / 0.5 kg green peppers / 1 kg bell peppers / 2 kg molokhia / 2 kg onions / 2 kg cucumbers / 1 bunch of garlic / 1 kg lemons
About our Local Partner
Youth Without Borders is an NGO founded by Palestinian youth in 2002 and based in Khan Younis in the southern part of Gaza. Since its establishment, Youth Without Borders has been working with various international NGOs and European governments on projects to provide vocational training, capacity development and social participation to young people.
