This initiative is led by Anam Raheem and Matt Davis, two friends and former colleagues who worked at Gaza Sky Geeks, a community center and tech hub in Gaza City. Gaza Sky Geeks is an initiative of Mercy Corps, an international aid organization.
At Gaza Sky Geeks, Matt and Anam gained a big, beautiful community of coworkers and friends who now need our support to survive genocide.


For a Gazan to leave Gaza, they must pay fees at the rate of $5000/adult and $2500/child to Egyptian-state affiliated company Hala. Many people in Gaza have turned to GoFundMe to raise the funds needed to register their families for evacuation at the Rafah border crossing.

We are connecting allies from around the world who are interested in being a volunteer champion for a Gazan family's fundraiser. We assign an individual GoFundMe to the champion, and then they fundraise for the family using online and offline methods. We also connect them directly to the Gazan they are supporting as a pen pal.

So far, we have over 60 active champions who are in a supportive WhatsApp group sharing creative fundraising ideas. This initiative has gone above and beyond our dreams for it— in one week we saw the funds we've been championing raise over $96,000 and many individuals have been able to evacuate as a result.

Beyond directly supporting the safety of families in Gaza, this initiative offers other gifts. It gives us allies on the outside a chance to convert our passive support of Gaza into an active one by stretching our creativity and intellect and taking matters into our own hands. It roots us into our personal and collective power. If our government will not protect and uphold Palestinian life, then we will. It also gives us, some who are witnessing genocide and others who are enduring it, a chance to say, “I've made a new friend.” This is true solidarity, true resistance, and true love.

If you'd like to join our small but mighty movement, register by clicking the button below.