Roses of Humanity is an art installation featuring 15,000 handmade fabric roses repesenting children killed in Gaza and each rose can be sponsored to raise funds for child amputees in Gaza via PCRF's Gaza Amputee Project.

Roses of Humanity is a message of peace and love for all of humanity in the form of an art installation by Labour & Love in collaboration with Fundraisers BBS to be presented in Lahore, Pakistan and then shown at different venues abroad. It is a dedication to, and in remembrance of, the children of Gaza who have lost their lives since 7th October 2023. It is also a Project to help raise funds to provide prosthetic limbs for those children who have had their limbs amputated (the “Project”).   It is to remind us of hope, that all is not lost, and that the children who have departed, even after death, still live on in our hearts, minds and in the stars.

The Project will take the form of a rose garden in full bloom with fabric roses made from discarded material; each rose representing a child who has died - their name and age will be written on a notecard which will be displayed as part of the installation.  The women artisans at Labour & Love have made a total of 15,000 fabric roses which reflects the figure given by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in June 2024, that the total number of children killed in Gaza is estimated to be over 15,000.

We invite members of the public, from all over the world, to sponsor a rose for USD100 or any other amount and make their donation to the Gaza Amputee Project being run by Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF).  Please note donations of less than USD100 are also welcomed :)) Those funds will be used to provide prosthetic limbs to children who have undergone an amputation. UNRWA recently said that roughly 10 children a day lose a limb in Gaza. If each rose is sponsored for USD100 our maximum target to raise is  USD 1,500,000. The cost of a prosthetic limb can range from USD 1000-1800 approximately depending on which part of the body it is for. On that basis the Project could give a new lease of life to almost 850-1500 children in Gaza.

This collaboration between Labour &  Love and Fundraisers Bargain Basement Sale looks to promote peace and love in this world.  

By way of background:

Labour & Love - Labour & Love is a social enterprise that trains women in and around Lahore in handicraft skills, employing them to make a range of unique contemporary items so they can earn a living.  Women are paid a fair wage so as not to exploit them. 

Fundraisers BBS - The Fundraiser’s “Bargain Basement Sale” (“BBS”) is a platform for the retail industry to give back via the annual BBS sale which featuresitems donated by over 200 leading brands in Pakistan, which are sold at discount with 100% proceeds going to charity. BBS has teamed up with Labour & Love and will donate leftover clothing to be recycled into fabric roses by the women at Labour & Love.

Since 2019, PCRF has sponsored Gaza's sole humanitarian program for children with limb loss. This initiative offers medical care, new prosthetic limbs, rehabilitation, mental health support, social services, and caregiver training. We have provided specialized care to hundreds of amputee children in need. Your tex-deductible support can make a difference.