Mmastodon WarMiddle East first seen 3 d ago, last 3 d ago, peak #2
Teenager in Gaza appeals for help feeding siblings
Original: 💔 I am a 15-year-old boy, the oldest of my siblings and the sole provider for my family. My younger siblings need food a
A 15-year-old boy who says he is the oldest of his siblings and their sole provider is asking for $130 to buy food and warm winter clothes for his younger brothers and sisters. The appeal, circulating widely online, asks donors to treat his family as their own children. People are sharing it as an example of children forced into caregiving roles during the region's humanitarian crisis, where families struggle for basics like food and winter supplies.
Why now: Ongoing humanitarian hardship in the Middle East is driving attention to crowdfunding appeals from children
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