So, after our big collection (led and organised by Maya Shalaby who has just done an absolutely incredible job and I’m so grateful to have met her…), here is the round up of everything donated by the Dahab community (and their friends) for children in Gaza.
Blankets 6
Clothes 255
Shoes 17
Books – English 75
Books – Arabic 201
Books – German 3
Books – French 1
Notebooks 21
Printer 1
Toys 60
Socks 9
Belts 1
Hats 10
Hair Stuff for girls 3
Microphones 5
Webcams 5
Soothers 8
Baby Cup 1
Diapers Baby 15
Colors, Pens,… (packages) 60
Office material 24
Different papers 32
Stickers 8
Bags 5
Baby Bag 1
Compass 24
CD Rom 4
Balls 17
Multi Paint 18
Ruler 30
Other Useful Things 4
Towels Baby 3
Powder milk 2
Pens 230
In addition, we collected nearly 2500LE which has been divided up to buy 30 tins of baby milk powder, and 60 boxes of antibiotics. These donations are hugely important, when you remember that some mums in Gaza simply cannot feed their babies OR access medicine for when they or their families are sick.
Donations came in from all over Egypt and also from Maya’s friends outside of the country. All of these items are going to help the Samouni Family Project… more information can be found here: http://www.indiegogo.com/Samouni-Family-Convoy-to-Gaza
To everyone that donated anything at all, THANK YOU SO MUCH. All of these items will mean a huge amount to a lot of people. (Maybe one day we can use the webcams to talk to the kids who received them!!!)
