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Emergency Appeal for Gaza



See the need. In Gaza’s enforced darkness, young minds keep hope alive by candlelight. More than a million people have only intermittent access to safe drinking water. Human waste goes untreated in dilapidated, powerless sewage plants. And nurses and physicians, overworked and unpaid, will stand round-the-clock over a patient to simulate the work of a respirator gone dead.

Dare to care. We know from experience that there is a quiet—but far from complacent—majority that sees this kind of suffering for what it is: unjust, unacceptable, and unsustainable. When pundits and politicians dismiss the human tragedy in Gaza as just so much propaganda, we get a modest check from one of our contributors, sometimes with a note attached: “Freedom for Palestine,” or “Please send to Gaza.” We take your trust in us very seriously, which is why we make sure that your contributions do make it to Gaza while complying fully with U.S. regulations. If you have any questions or concerns about giving to Gaza, we’re here to help. Please email or call us anytime.

Act now. From funding the vital work of healthcare professionals to corresponding with a disabled child, to hosting a fundraising event in your community, there is so much you can do to ease the suffering in Gaza. Buying time is not one of them.

Here's how you can help:

Sustain lives in this hour of need.

With the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, we have delivered more than 18 tons of food aid to Gaza in the last six months. Our partnership with UNRWA remains strong, and we are turning to you to help us continue to support the agency’s emergency food distribution efforts. Help us feed a hungry family today.

Invest in vital healthcare services.

Most of Gaza’s health crisis owes to one harsh reality: lack of access to professional medical services. That’s why we’re working with the internationally respected Palestinian Medical Relief Society to fund two mobile clinics that serve tens of thousands of Gaza’s most vulnerable. Already operational, the clinics need more funds to restock basic pharmaceuticals, purchase fuel, and support physicians who have gone without pay for months. Your contribution can help us make an immediate, positive impact on the medical crisis in Gaza.

Connect with a Palestinian child today.

In Gaza, where virtually all contact with the outside world has been cut off, a letter from a sponsor can mean as much as the modest monthly commitments our supporters make to the Child Sponsorship Program. Join hundreds of UPA Child Sponsors, and connect with a Palestinian child in need today. Your support helps provide clothing, food, school supplies—and, most of all, hope—to a new generation of Palestinians. You can also make a one-time donation to help sustain this program.

Please help us provide emergency relief to the people of Gaza.
Contribute now through UPA's secure credit card server.

You can also send a check or money order payable to "UPA" to the following address:

United Palestinian Appeal, Inc.
1330 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Suite 104
Washington, DC 20036




In this Section
Emergency Appeal for Gaza (February 28, 2008)
UPA, DC Food Bank Join Forces (February 4, 2008)
Haidar Abdel Shafi, 1919-2007 (September 25, 2007)
Health Appeal: Mobile Clinics (September 10, 2007)
Emergency Appeal: Food Drive (December 8, 2006)



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