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We are raising funds to help a Bedouin family in Occupied Palestine, who are facing a demolition of their home. Um Salem is in need of a new prosthetic limb.
With your help we have managed to raise well over £3,000 so far which means we can replace the broken prosthetic leg for Um Salem and get her the solar panel upgrade so that she can store her insulin in the refrigerator. Thank you so much Amazing work people
Update:Um Salem Campaign
After speaking to friends that are working on the ground in Palestine keeping in touch with Um Salem & family, we have learned that Um Salem requires an outhouse building for sanitation purposes. We all know that human waste is harmful to health and can make people sick so addressing correct sanitation is an urgent requirement for this family.
We need to raise around £500 extra for an outhouse, which would bring the target amount to be raised at £3,500.
So please do keep donating, help make it happen for Um Salem & family, lets get that outhouse built people.
Um Salem’s Story
My name is Kajsa Anckarström. I have been working with humanitarian organizations in Occupied Palestine. Since returning from Palestine last year, I have kept in touch with these organizations. I have been made aware of a Bedouin family that are desperately in need of help.
The grandmother of the family Um Salem, five years ago had her leg amputated due to diabetes and has been using a prosthetic limb ever since. Her husband, Nasser Suliman Al Kaamneh, died 4 months ago. The problem is this prosthetic was only operational for 4 years and the limb is now broken but Um Salem is still using it to occasionally walk, even though it has given her an open wound. This causes her great pain. She describes the pain as “pulling the teeth out, without anesthetics” and this has limited her freedom to get around. The tin house where the family resides is currently facing a demolition order by the Israeli authorities.
Um Salem has 2 sons and 4 daughters. All of her children are married. The 2 sons with their wives and children live with Um Salem in a completely run down and basic make-shift house made of tin. The daughters have moved away after getting married and she hardly gets to hear from them due to the occupation of Palestine.
Um Salem has been a diabetic for a long time now and due to this condition she had her leg amputated. She requires constant insulin intake which requires a refrigerator to be present at her premises at all time. She does own a refrigerator but due to her location and the Israeli occupation they have denied access to resources such as a running water supply and electricity, so she does not have a constant electricity supply at her home. She uses a solar panel which is not enough to keep the refrigerator operational. The solar panel requires an upgrade.
After having a talk with friends working in Occupied Palestine, who know Um Salem and are aware of her situation, we have come to the conclusion that Um Salem needs a new prosthetic limb and an upgrade her solar panel in order to make life a bit easier for this brave woman living under brutal occupation.
We believe that a new prosthetic limb and an upgrade to her solar panel will benefit her and her household in the long run. She will be able to walk again with the donations that you give, and she will be able to store her medicines adequately in the refrigerator. The money that you donate will also help her to get treatment for the open wound due to the broken prosthesis which she is still using.
You will be improving Um Salem’s life and health, which alternatively will help Um Salem to spend some more good times with her grand children. Through your donations, however big or small, you will be empowering this lady to go out when she wills and see her grand kids run around and play.
Previously, me and some friends had run a fundraising campaign for al-Sharooq school for Visually Impaired children in Beit Jala, Bethlehem. Which was sucessful With your help, we managed to raise $5000 USD and the money raised was taken to the school and handed to the principal by the Chair of Manchester PSC last year. The money raised for Al-Sharooq school was spent on specialized equipment for the visually impaired children, health care and braille books. >> http://igg.me/at/Al-Shurooq/x/2342374
I will end this here with the following few words from my personal self.
“We are human beings and we don’t require borders or nationalities to recognize each other nor do we require to know a person’s color, creed or race to help them out in difficult situations. We just need to be humans and respect the right to life and freedom for everyone, everything residing on this planet. Please share this campaign with your friends and family. Make them aware that we can vastly improve the quality of someone’s life, living 1000s of miles away by just making a small donation.”
Thank you for taking interest and reading about Um Salem. Let’s get together and help Um Salem and her family. We will keep you updated through out this campaign.
Thank you
Update:Um Salem Campaign
After speaking to friends that are working on the ground in Palestine keeping in touch with Um Salem & family, we have learned that Um Salem requires an outhouse building for sanitation purposes. We all know that human waste is harmful to health and can make people sick so addressing correct sanitation is an urgent requirement for this family.
We need to raise around £500 extra for an outhouse, which would bring the target amount to be raised at £3,500.
So please do keep donating, help make it happen for Um Salem & family, lets get that outhouse built people.
Um Salem’s Story
My name is Kajsa Anckarström. I have been working with humanitarian organizations in Occupied Palestine. Since returning from Palestine last year, I have kept in touch with these organizations. I have been made aware of a Bedouin family that are desperately in need of help.
The grandmother of the family Um Salem, five years ago had her leg amputated due to diabetes and has been using a prosthetic limb ever since. Her husband, Nasser Suliman Al Kaamneh, died 4 months ago. The problem is this prosthetic was only operational for 4 years and the limb is now broken but Um Salem is still using it to occasionally walk, even though it has given her an open wound. This causes her great pain. She describes the pain as “pulling the teeth out, without anesthetics” and this has limited her freedom to get around. The tin house where the family resides is currently facing a demolition order by the Israeli authorities.
Um Salem has 2 sons and 4 daughters. All of her children are married. The 2 sons with their wives and children live with Um Salem in a completely run down and basic make-shift house made of tin. The daughters have moved away after getting married and she hardly gets to hear from them due to the occupation of Palestine.
Um Salem has been a diabetic for a long time now and due to this condition she had her leg amputated. She requires constant insulin intake which requires a refrigerator to be present at her premises at all time. She does own a refrigerator but due to her location and the Israeli occupation they have denied access to resources such as a running water supply and electricity, so she does not have a constant electricity supply at her home. She uses a solar panel which is not enough to keep the refrigerator operational. The solar panel requires an upgrade.
After having a talk with friends working in Occupied Palestine, who know Um Salem and are aware of her situation, we have come to the conclusion that Um Salem needs a new prosthetic limb and an upgrade her solar panel in order to make life a bit easier for this brave woman living under brutal occupation.
We believe that a new prosthetic limb and an upgrade to her solar panel will benefit her and her household in the long run. She will be able to walk again with the donations that you give, and she will be able to store her medicines adequately in the refrigerator. The money that you donate will also help her to get treatment for the open wound due to the broken prosthesis which she is still using.
You will be improving Um Salem’s life and health, which alternatively will help Um Salem to spend some more good times with her grand children. Through your donations, however big or small, you will be empowering this lady to go out when she wills and see her grand kids run around and play.
Previously, me and some friends had run a fundraising campaign for al-Sharooq school for Visually Impaired children in Beit Jala, Bethlehem. Which was sucessful With your help, we managed to raise $5000 USD and the money raised was taken to the school and handed to the principal by the Chair of Manchester PSC last year. The money raised for Al-Sharooq school was spent on specialized equipment for the visually impaired children, health care and braille books. >> http://igg.me/at/Al-Shurooq/x/2342374
I will end this here with the following few words from my personal self.
“We are human beings and we don’t require borders or nationalities to recognize each other nor do we require to know a person’s color, creed or race to help them out in difficult situations. We just need to be humans and respect the right to life and freedom for everyone, everything residing on this planet. Please share this campaign with your friends and family. Make them aware that we can vastly improve the quality of someone’s life, living 1000s of miles away by just making a small donation.”
Thank you for taking interest and reading about Um Salem. Let’s get together and help Um Salem and her family. We will keep you updated through out this campaign.
Thank you
