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What is it?
Cycling4Gaza is an independent initiative founded by a group of concerned young people in the wake of the 2009 war on Gaza. Their mission is to raise awareness about the ongoing blockade on the Gaza Strip and to raise funds for carefully selected non-profit organisations that provide critical educational and health support to vulnerable Palestinian communities; with a final goal of creating a sustainable project.
What is my involvement?
This Summer I am taking part in the Cycling for Gaza Challenge and I am pledging to raise an amount of 3,000$ that will go towards the 'Pediatric Mental Health Project ' by PCRF (Palestinian Children Relief Fund)
45 Cyclists from all over the globe will be cycling 300km over 3 days from Alkmaar to the Hague , Netherlands on the 24th of July
The Cause
The goal of this project is to assess children’s mental needs, provide them the service they require, and train social workers in Gaza on the topic .
Why should you Support a cycling event when you can just donate the money?
1. Yes by all means Donate !
2. In addition to raising funds the aim of taking a sport challenge for charity is to spread the importance of the cause
Mental health care, in a region where there are more pressing medical needs is often sidelined, but is essential for the children to prosper into healthy individuals.
3. Taking a challenge for a charity works .. Why ,because of individual momentum!
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The PCRF is a non-profit organization that predominantly provides medical relief for children under Israeli military occupation. It is the main organization in the region that sends injured children abroad for free medical care and brings in expert volunteer surgery teams to provide medical care and training for local medical personnel. Over 1,000 children have been sent to the US for free medical care and over 10,000 children have received local medical care from visiting surgery teams.
The 2014 war on Gaza left thousands of children injured not only physically but also psychologically. Today, approximately 373,000 children in Gaza suffer from emotional and psychological trauma and are in dire need of mental care support and reintegration into society.
The objective of the Gaza Mental Health Project is to assess children’s needs, provide them the service they require and to train social workers on administering screening questionnaires. Over 1,300 children have been screened by 5 field workers to date and their subsequent programs are currently being developed.
| Supporters | |||
| Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
| Anonymous Friend | 09/22/2015 | $640.00 | R Sayeed | 07/27/2015 | $50.00 | Well Done Nour! So amazing! Sayyada x | Najat Hage | 07/24/2015 | $50.00 | Good luck to you and Ruba:) | Anonymous Friend | 07/23/2015 | $100.00 | Anonymous Friend | 07/15/2015 | $10.00 | Anonymous Friend | 07/13/2015 | $20.00 | Anonymous Friend | 07/12/2015 | $10.00 | Anonymous Friend | 07/11/2015 | $15.00 | Anonymous Friend | 07/08/2015 | $30.00 | You are amazing for doing this! Let us all know in advance about future activities please. | Nour EL La | 05/27/2015 | $20.00 | Alan Shihadeh | 05/13/2015 | $250.00 | Anonymous Friend | 05/07/2015 | $135.00 | Anonymous Friend | 05/04/2015 | $27.00 | A It Hussamy-Kanj | 05/03/2015 | $500.00 | Anonymous Friend | 05/03/2015 | $80.00 | Shashidhar Chaturvedi | 05/01/2015 | $50.00 | Anonymous Friend | 04/30/2015 | $13.50 | Nour EL La | 04/27/2015 | $40.00 | Anonymous Friend | 04/23/2015 | $30.00 | Anonymous Friend | 04/13/2015 | $100.00 | Anonymous Friend | 04/13/2015 | $273.00 | Anonymous Friend | 04/12/2015 | $100.00 | Anonymous Friend | 04/09/2015 | $70.00 | Anonymous Friend | 04/09/2015 | $100.00 | So proud of you my friend! Best of luck | Sanaa Badawi | 04/07/2015 | $300.00 | May the children of Gaza have the privilege to live a life where they can be free to dream, to learn, to play and to hope they will have a better life. | Anonymous Friend | 04/07/2015 | $100.00 | Good luck Nour :) | Husam Aboulhosn | 04/03/2015 | $30.00 | Goodluck & Pedal hard... | Anonymous Friend | 04/01/2015 | $27.00 | Goodluck! all the way | Anonymous Friend | 03/29/2015 | $50.00 | Anonymous Friend | 03/27/2015 | $20.00 | Anonymous Friend | 03/26/2015 | $500.00 |
| Total | $3,740.50 | ||