Biddun mai, fish heyya
An Arabic saying for a universal truth: “Without water, there is no life.”

Dear Friend,

Hello from Gaza. I’m the MECA Director of Gaza Projects and people know me as Dr. Mona.

Today is World Water Day, an international day to bring attention to the need for clean, safe water throughout the world. In Gaza, 98% of our ground water is polluted but MECA’s Maia (water) Project is able to provide children with safe, clean water every day.

Join the Children’s Circle
100,000 children are now getting water from 80 purification units MECA installed in schools, preschools, and neighborhoods.

Please join MECA’s Children’s Circle with a monthly contribution now and receive a special gift handmade by women in Gaza.

I’m proud to say that during the Israeli bombing last year in May, MECA was the first organization to reach families in shelters to ask them what they needed. We immediately distributed water bottles at 20 shelters, along with food parcels to families who fled their homes.

When you join the Children’s Circle with a monthly gift, you’ll help sustain all MECA’s vital projects to improve the children’s lives, including the Maia Project. For example:

  • $5 a month could provide materials for an educational workshop on water conservation and water rights
  • $10 a month could purchase a high-pressure pump for a kindergarten with 150-400 children
  • $25 a month could provide a new “membrane” filter for a purification unit that provides clean water to 1,500 children
  • $50 a month could cover the maintenance for a unit at a kindergarten for a full year so 150-400 children continue to access safe, clean water
  • $100 a month could cover the maintenance for a unit at an elementary school for a full year so 1,800 children continue to access safe, clean water

On this 2022 World Water Day, please give the gift of health and life for Palestinian children who are growing up under occupation and siege.

MonaShukran (Thank you).

From Gaza, with love,

Dr. Mona El-Farra
Gaza Projects Director

P.S. As a special thank-you for joining the Children’s Circle, with a contribution of any amount you choose, we would be pleased to send you a special gift handmade by women in Gaza. Many thanks.