How to Donate Directly to a Gaza Family in 2026 (Without NGO Fees)

My name is Mohammed Z. Al-Shanti. I am an agricultural engineer. I am also a father of two children, a husband, and a man who has been displaced from his home six times since the war started. I write this from a damaged apartment in Northern Gaza that costs $500 a month to rent. There is no running water. My son Ibrahim is five years old and has not been to school in over a year.

I built this website for one reason. People who want to help Gaza often do not know that they can skip the organizations entirely and send money directly to a family like mine. No middlemen. No admin fees. No months of waiting while your donation sits in a bureaucratic queue. Just you, PayPal, and a family that will have food on the table tonight because of you.

So here is exactly how it works.

Why Direct Giving Is Different

When you donate to a major NGO, a portion of your money goes to salaries, office rent, logistics, and overhead. Some organizations are more efficient than others, but even the well-run ones spend between 10% and 30% on administrative costs. That is not corruption. That is just what it costs to run a large organization.

But here is the reality in Gaza right now. A bag of flour costs $38. A water truck that fills our containers costs $60 and lasts about ten days. Rent for a damaged apartment that still has most of its walls intact costs $500 a month. These are not estimates. These are the prices I paid last month. I have the receipts.

When you send $50 directly to my family, $50 worth of food arrives. Not $35 worth of food after overhead. All of it.

That difference matters a lot when your baby daughter needs diapers and your five-year-old needs to eat.

Step 1: Verify the Campaign First

Before you send a single dollar anywhere, you should verify who you are sending it to. I want you to be skeptical. There are unfortunately people who take advantage of tragedies, and you should check every campaign you consider supporting.

For my campaign, here is what I provide for verification:

• Government-issued Palestinian ID card, partially redacted for privacy but viewable on my GoGetFunding page
• Video updates from Northern Gaza, geo-tagged and timestamped, showing our apartment, our neighborhood, and my family
• Receipts for every major expense, including rent payments, water purchases, and food
• 45+ campaign updates since 2023 on GoGetFunding with a consistent record

You can see all of this at donatetogaza.org/verification. Read it before you donate. Please.

Step 2: Choose Your Payment Method

There are two ways to donate directly to my family.

Option A: PayPal (Recommended)

PayPal charges no fees when you send money as a donation to a verified PayPal button. 100% of what you send arrives. It typically takes 24 to 48 hours to clear. This is the fastest and most direct option.

You do not need a PayPal account to donate. You can use any major credit or debit card. The process takes about three minutes.

Option B: GoGetFunding

GoGetFunding is a crowdfunding platform that provides an additional layer of third-party verification. They hold my government ID and have verified my identity. The platform charges a small processing fee of about 2.9%, but it gives some donors extra confidence knowing that a platform has reviewed the campaign.

My GoGetFunding campaign has been running since 2023 and has 45+ updates including photos, receipts, and video. You can see the full history of how donations have been used.

Step 3: Decide on an Amount

Any amount helps. That is not just something people say. Here is what specific amounts actually mean for my family in the current conditions in Northern Gaza.

Step 4: Check for Updates

After you donate, you will receive a receipt from PayPal or GoGetFunding. I post regular updates on my GoGetFunding page and on this website. You will be able to see exactly what your money was used for.

This is not a one-time fundraiser that disappears after it gets funded. I am here. My family is here. The war is still here. I will keep posting updates because the transparency is the whole point.

Common Questions People Ask

Is it actually legal to send money to Gaza?

Yes. PayPal operates in Palestine and transactions to verified Palestinian recipients are legal for donors in the US, UK, EU, and most countries. The PayPal button on this site has been verified and active since 2023. Thousands of donors have used it without any issues.

What if I am worried the money will not arrive?

PayPal sends you a confirmation email. I post receipts. If there is any issue with a transaction, PayPal has buyer protection and a full support system. In three years of running this campaign, I have never had a failed or disputed transaction from a legitimate donor.

Can I donate anonymously?

Yes. You can complete a PayPal donation without creating an account and without sharing your name publicly. The donation is between you and me.

What if I can only give a small amount?

Please give it. I mean this sincerely. $10 covers almost three days of drinking water for my family. There is no amount that is too small. The people who keep us alive are not always the ones who give the most. Sometimes it is ten people each giving $10. All of it matters.

A Final Note from Mohammed

I built this website because I was tired of feeling invisible. Every day I see news about Gaza but nobody knows my name. Nobody knows that Ibrahim cried last week because he heard explosions at night again. Nobody knows that my wife has not slept a full night in over a year.

You can change that. Not by fixing the war. Nobody can do that in a single donation. But by making sure one family has food, water, and a roof over their heads for another month. That is everything to us.

Thank you for reading this far. It means more than you know.

Mohammed Z. Al-Shanti
Northern Gaza, 2026