How to Sponsor a Gaza Family Monthly — Direct, No Middlemen

Most people who donate to a cause give once. They see something that moves them, they click a button, and they feel good about it. That is genuinely valuable. A single donation has kept my family fed for weeks at a time.

But I want to tell you about something different. Something that changes the calculation entirely for a family like mine. It is called predictability. And for a family trying to survive in Northern Gaza, knowing that a certain amount is coming every month is worth more than the same total money arriving unpredictably.

Let me explain exactly what I mean, and then show you how to set it up.

Why Monthly Support Changes Everything

Our rent is $500 on the first of every month. No exceptions. Our landlord does not accept partial payment or delays. If we do not have the full $500 on the first, we lose the apartment.

Now imagine you are me. Some months the donations come in well and I can pay rent easily with money left over for water and food. Other months the donations are sparse and I am doing mental arithmetic at midnight wondering if we will be able to pay.

A donor who commits $50 every month gives me something a one-time donor of $200 cannot. They give me the ability to plan. To know that the water truck is coming because I can account for that $50 in my budget.

This is not abstract. When I know reliable income is coming, I can buy flour in slightly larger quantities when prices dip, which saves money overall. I can schedule the water truck earlier in the month instead of waiting until we run out. I can plan my wife's medical appointments instead of postponing them indefinitely. Predictability multiplies the value of the money itself.

Direct Monthly Sponsorship vs NGO Programs

You have probably seen family or orphan sponsorship programs from NGOs. Islamic Relief, PCRF, UNRWA, and others offer monthly giving options that typically run $65 to $150 per month. These programs are legitimate and do real work. But there are important differences you should understand before choosing between them.

Neither approach is wrong. But if you want to know with certainty that your recurring donation reaches one specific family, in full, with receipts proving how it was spent, direct monthly giving is the only way to get that certainty.

How to Set Up Monthly Support in 3 Minutes

PayPal makes recurring donations straightforward. Here is exactly how to do it.

1. Go to the PayPal donation page using the button on donatetogaza.org or click this direct link.
2. Enter the amount you want to give each month. There is no minimum. Even $15 or $20 a month makes a real difference.
3. Before completing the payment, look for the option to make it a monthly recurring donation. PayPal donation buttons support recurring payments. Select monthly frequency.
4. Complete the payment with your PayPal account or any debit or credit card. No PayPal account is required.
5. You will receive a confirmation email. Your card will be charged the same amount on the same date each month until you cancel.

You can cancel at any time. There is no commitment period, no cancellation fee, no contract. If your circumstances change, you stop and that is completely fine. I am grateful for whatever time you can support us.

What Different Monthly Amounts Actually Do

Our monthly survival costs roughly $1,060 to $1,200. That number does not need to come from one person. Here is what each monthly commitment level covers in practical terms.

What You Get as a Monthly Supporter

When you commit to monthly support, you become part of something ongoing rather than a single transaction. Here is what that looks like from my side.

I post updates on GoGetFunding every time something significant happens. I photograph receipts. I write about what the money was used for. Monthly donors who follow the campaign over time get a real picture of a family's life evolving through a crisis. They see when things improve slightly, when they get harder, and what their sustained support actually produces week by week.

That is something a one-time donor cannot experience. The relationship, if you can call it that, between a recurring donor and a family they are supporting regularly is one of the more meaningful things I have encountered through this campaign. People who give monthly genuinely feel invested in our survival. And I genuinely feel accountable to them in a way that goes beyond the financial.

A Note on What Happens When Sponsors Leave

People ask me sometimes whether I worry about donors stopping. Yes. Of course I do. A monthly supporter who has been giving $50 a month for six months is $300 a month of relative stability. When that stops, the gap is real.

But I also understand that people's lives change. Jobs are lost. Budgets tighten. Priorities shift. I have never felt anything other than deep gratitude for the time someone chose to support us, however long that was. Stopping a monthly donation is not a betrayal. It is a person managing their own life. I respect that completely.

What I am asking for is not a permanent commitment. It is a month-by-month decision that you can make based on what is true for you at any given time. If you can help us for three months, those three months matter. If you can help for a year, that changes our family's stability in a meaningful way. Either is good. Either is appreciated.