Salaam/Peace lovely family and friends, 

I have signed up to take part in the Palestine Half Marathon in 2019...Eeeek!

To express solidarity with the Palestinian people, I have pledged to raise funds for those living in refugee camps in Gaza and the West Bank. Whilst there, I will also be helping to distribute food parcels in the camps. Social justice is something which I am passionate about but sadly, the humanitarian situation in Palestine is deteriorating.

Palestinian people are experiencing violence, conflict, denial of access to employment, amongst other threats. Refugees have severely restricted access to the absolute basics such as food, water, sanitation, healthcare, housing, energy and education. They face severe protection issues and are subjected to disastrous social and economic conditions, having suffered a sharp increase in violence in recent years and the complete lack of progress towards the recognition of an official Palestinian state. 

I am raising funds to provide the Palestinian refugees with a very basic human need. Due to the economic situation, the cost of food is so high that already impoverished  families have to spend half of their incomes just to be able to eat, sacrificing their other urgent needs. Many people are now dependent on food distributions and other support from humanitarian organisations. 

I hope that I will be able to do my little bit to help those suffering from political oppression and injustice, those who have no voice and are denied basic human rights. This trip will be a personal challenge, but the cause is close to my heart. I hope that you will choose to support me in making a difference with your donations and prayers for the people of Palestine. 

In the meantime, I'll be doing lots of training to smash that 21km mark on the day insha'Allah

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this 

Mona :)

Please note that I am of course funding my own travel and expenses. All donations are going towards the cause.