Hello.

Thank you for your support. I’ve been really encouraged and reinforced by the response so far. This is to update you on how the campaign is going.

There’s a ‘ceasefire’ in place, however history tells us this will be broken at some point and the Genocide will continue. Israel’s final goal to empty Gaza of its people has not changed. Aid is now flowing but for how long? A colder stormy winter is approaching with a starved and weary population still living in worn-out tents! The outlook is bleak and babies still need feeding!
 

So far I have been able to provide funds ongoing to six families with small infants. They simply contact me ahead of when they need more. I’ve also sent money for milk to other families for older babies with specific health issues.

I still see enormous need that can’t be met in the short term, so I will continue to feed as many small babies as funding allows.

The condition of infants I find varies considerably. Many mums aren’t well nourished enough to breastfeed if at all, and the price of formula milk still in the markets is often well out of reach. There are posts all over social media asking for donations to buy a container of milk. Some are lucky but many are not and these babies get more malnourished as time passes. They cry continually for food. The few I can feed are luckier than most as they will continue to receive milk as needed.

Families who have been trapped in the north around Gaza City have recently emerged often with very malnourished infants. Anywhere else in the world they would be hospitalised, but the few hospitals still standing can barely cope with the victims of airstrikes so this is often not possible now. The risk of “Refeeding Syndrome” always requires caution when formula milk starts again after a period of starvation. I've been lucky to have my brother-in-law, Moin Saleem, a paediatrician in Bristol available, whenever I've had concerns about  the welfare of a baby. 

If you have the means, please make a further contribution but more important is to share this campaign to others in various ways, so it gets a life of its own and keeps moving. 
 Many thanks

Sarah