Thanks to you all for your support so far..

The situation  in Gaza is now worse than it's ever been!  The Ceasefire gave everyone hope, it also sent a message to the world things are beginning to normalise.  So attention towards Gaza shifted away and donations to families plummeted to almost nothing.

 Aid flow is limited and  the most urgent items generally don't get to the people at all - formula milk, blankets, tents, tarpaulins.

This is intentional and planned carefully by Israel to weaken and curb the population.

Winter storms have been fierce with torrential rain, high winds & flooding and now it is very cool at night. Living in damp damaged tents with few warm clothes or blankets, hypothermia is a constant danger. Babies, the most vulnerable, are now dying with sickening regularity. 

An army of volunteers from all over the world seem to be the first stop for many. We try to work together wherever possible,  but everyone is overwhelmed by the unrelenting need. We have all put in so much of our own money/ time but can only make a dent in this never ending misery.

I have multiple mothers depending on me to provide milk for their infants (+/- 14 babies) and many others can't afford to buy milk  despite being cheaper than before. These babies will be getting hungry and it is worrying because malnutrition is already so widespread.

I am working with a group (Instagram•ShelterFeedGaza) now that can source milk much cheaper with  bulk orders and it is delivered to my mothers all over Gaza  by a small team.  I pay an extra USD 5 on the cost of  a 400g carton approx USD15 -so USD 20 total. 

An infant < 6 mos consumes 2+ cartons p/w so the cost is still too high for many.

The wages paid  for delivery helps these young men provide for their families.   Also the small profit (ShelterFeedGaza) makes from the sales, allows  for provision of  housing (tents) and care for many orphans of this Genocide. 

Delivery of formula milk  is really a logistics operation from hell! My orders will simply include the name / phone number and area where the family lives. (Nuseirat, Gaza City, Deir-al-Balah…) 

But there are no addresses now, roads have appeared  out of nowhere and there is little infrastructure remaining.

Al Mawasi Camp for example is home now to a large part of  Gaza's population (2+ million) because families were forced south during the recent bombing campaign and have been forced from the East because the Occupation Forces have taken over half of Gaza with their ever encroaching Yellow Line.

Despite the challenges but with phones, the delivery somehow happens and milk gets to where it is supposed to at the end of the day! 

A donation would be wonderful  but getting  awareness of this  out into communities is really necessary as well. My reach will always have limits!  Please tell others /groups that may be willing to support this.

Thank you again  for your continued support with this initiative.

Sarah X

Hello, I am Sarah, living in the Netherlands and I have been assisting families in Gaza for quite a while now.

Over time I started to get requests for help from new mothers. However it was after contacting one young mum whose infant son was losing weight because she could not breastfeed and then was not able to afford  formula milk sold in the market, did I truly engage with the problem. Fed only water, the baby was hungry and distressed. This dear woman understood quickly that unless the situation changed, she would have to watch her small son wither and die before her eyes.

As a mother myself I can't imagine this torment and helplessness but thousands of new mothers in Gaza are facing this same horror right now. I raised the money, identified someone to handle a fast payment nearby with paypal/cryptocurrency, the funds were transferred and the milk purchased. Easy!

The cost of formula at local markets has ranged wildly and includes a ‘commission charge’ which also varies.   Israel has been systematically blocking its entry.  Even foreign medics entering to volunteer have had formula milk confiscated from their baggage! Getting milk via this route is inefficient and ‘buying time’ but the only option for now and it's saving lives!  

We must try our very best to keep these babies alive until all Aid waiting outside for months is given unfettered access. 

In Gaza the situation continues to deteriorate. Most live in tents with their extended families.  Food is scarce, extremely expensive and famine has been declared by the UN while the bombing and targeting of civilians continues without pause.