I am sure that people are becoming overwhelmed by all the requests for financial support from fediverse users in Gaza. I did some research:
There are about 250 campaigns listed on the Gaza Verified site. That is the bulk of our compañerxs in Gaza.
According to FediDB there are over a million monthly active users.
Back of an envelope stats:
Half the monthly active users have some spare money. Half of them believe in solidarity with people in Gaza. That gives 250,000 potential donors or
1000 fediverse users outside of Gaza per users inside Gaza.
Now, my friend Angham El-Khalil, https://www.chuffed.org/project/186653-urgent-assistance-for-angham, needs about $500/month to keep her family of four housed. I cannot see why we collectively cannot manage to keep her and all our friends in Gaza from being without basic needs.
What is required is that we put our money where our mouths are. The Gaza verified team could perhaps tweak their interface so that people can sign up, anonymously or otherwise, to commit to ongoing monthly support. It would prevent people having to beg all the time and give people a bit of stability.
Meanwhile, do please support Angham or anyone else who is in need.
#GazaVerified, #Solidarity, #Palestine, #Gaza
There are about 250 campaigns listed on the Gaza Verified site. That is the bulk of our compañerxs in Gaza.
According to FediDB there are over a million monthly active users.
Back of an envelope stats:
Half the monthly active users have some spare money. Half of them believe in solidarity with people in Gaza. That gives 250,000 potential donors or
1000 fediverse users outside of Gaza per users inside Gaza.
Now, my friend Angham El-Khalil, https://www.chuffed.org/project/186653-urgent-assistance-for-angham, needs about $500/month to keep her family of four housed. I cannot see why we collectively cannot manage to keep her and all our friends in Gaza from being without basic needs.
What is required is that we put our money where our mouths are. The Gaza verified team could perhaps tweak their interface so that people can sign up, anonymously or otherwise, to commit to ongoing monthly support. It would prevent people having to beg all the time and give people a bit of stability.
Meanwhile, do please support Angham or anyone else who is in need.
#GazaVerified, #Solidarity, #Palestine, #Gaza