The families in Gaza's displacement camps were forced out of their homes. Most have nothing to go back to. They live in tents that are wearing thin.
Cooking gas is almost impossible to find. Firewood prices have shot up. Baking bread at home, the most basic thing a family does, is now out of reach.
So UMMA bakes it for them. Our team works with Khayrat al-Sham Bakery inside Gaza to bake fresh bread and carry it straight into the camps. Every bundle holds 20 to 25 loaves. Children with disabilities, elderly people and pregnant women come first.
This is not a one-time delivery. Every time we go back into the camps, we post an update on this page: which camps, how many families, and what people told us. You will see exactly where your support went.
So far: 1,000 bundles. 500 families. At least 2,500 people. 5 camps.
On October 21 and October 27, our team ran two distributions. 500 bundles each time, to Ard al-Saraya, Ard Dahlan, Atyaf Al-Kheir, Al-Jawazat and Al-Jarmaq camps. 500 families. At least 2,500 people.
"Bread is essential," the director of Ard al-Saraya camp told us. "It lifts the weight off the families."
Um Ibrahim lives in Atyaf Al-Kheir camp. "Almost everything is lost," she said. "Everything except the camp we live in."
Abu Alaa, from Ard Dahlan camp, thanked the team for the bread. Then he told us what comes next. Their tents have stood for three years. They are tearing. And winter is coming.
Life in Gaza's camps has not got easier. One delivery helps for a few days. A steady supply is what lets a parent stop worrying about tomorrow's bread.
Now is not the time to look away. Give what you can, and we will keep the bread moving into the camps. The next update will be right here.
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