Amina's Snowdon Challenge
Amina Olabi is raising money for Human Appeal
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Thank you for visiting my Justgiving page. I am going to climb Mount Snowdon- the highest mountain in Wales and England as part of the LivIsoc's Charity Week which aims to fund the building of an Intensive Care Unit in Gaza.
'According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health1, over 11,100 Palestinians, including 3,374 children, 2,088 women and 410 elderly were injured. Preliminary estimates indicate that up to 1,OOO of the children injured will have a permanent disability and up to 1,500 orphaned children will need sustained support from the child protection, welfare, and medical sectors.
The United Nations report on the Gaza crisis1 shows a harrowing picture:
- Over 500,000 Palestinians displaced at the height of the hostilities; Over 100,000 still displaced.
- Approximately 18,000 Housing units destroyed or severely damaged
- Approximately 108,000 Palestinians homeless
Over two months, Gaza suffered extreme destruction of its civilian infrastructure: hospitals, schools and places of worship were among the worst affected. Meanwhile thousands of innocent Gazans sustained severe injuries and were left homeless. As a result, the region's health services are being overwhelmed by an avalanche of acute and traumatic injuries. Moreover, the harsh inadequacies in access to shelter, clean water, heating, food, and medical supplies have caused a health crisis.'
These are not just numbers and figures I quote, these are people's lives.