Mu'taz was born on May 24, 1995 and lives with his widowed mother and 2 brothers in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip.

His father Sa'eed died earlier this year and his family is very poor and reliant on charity. (R75)

August 30, 2008: Good news, Mu'taz has been sponsored!

Haneen was born on January 18, 1999 and lives with her family of 8 in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip.

Her brother Abdirahman suffers from chronic asthma.  Her father Mohammad is in poor health and cannot work to support his family.

The family is in need of financial assistance. (R77)

August 30, 2008: Good news, Haneen has been sponsored!

Sujoud was born on December 31, 2001 and lives with her family of 10 in Khan Younis refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.

Her 19 year old brother is intellectually handicapped and her sister Wafaa was born with hydroencephalitis and also suffers from chronic asthma. 

Her father Mohammad cannot work and support his large family and provide the medical care his daughter needs. (R78)

September 1, 2008: Good news, Sujoud has been sponsored!

Ghadir was born on November 2, 1993 and lives with her family in Jabalya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.

Ghadir is almost completely blind. Her brother Mahmoud has been a quadriplegic since 2004 and he cannot speak

Her family has is very poor and is in dire need of financial assistance. (R81)

August 25, 2008: Good news, Ghadir has been sponsored!