Hi, and thank you for being here. For those of you who do not know me, my name is Lily - adventure seeker and lover of the natural world with a heart for helping all human beings shine the light that lives within them. I am profoundly pained by the situation in Palestine. My passion for advocacy and adventure will be crossing paths as I climb Mount Kilimanjaro this August with a group of determined individuals fundraising to support Gaza's children.

Our hike will be supported by HEAL Palestine,  which is where these funds will go, directly impacting children and youth with the nutritional care they so desperately need. Any amount you might be willing to donate would mean the world to me. And, if unable to donate, please do spread the word however that looks for you.

*all of the funds donated here will be directly donated to HEAL

Thank you for joining me as I venture on this journey to climb the world's tallest free standing mountain, carrying a bag on my back and Palestine in my heart. Peace.

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This August we will be climbing Kilimanjaro while raising funds for HEAL's program to provide food in Gaza. 

A Guardian Article outlines that all Gaza residents have reached a "crisis" stage of hunger, while 50% of them have reached "catastrophic famine". Yet the restrictions on imports of humanitarian needs into Gaza keep getting tighter resulting in more than 25 people killed purely from starvation (Jazeera). Almost all laws and acts like the Rome Statute Act declare this - purposeful imposition of hunger as a war crime, yet the conditions are getting worse and worse. 

With up to 50% of the population under the age of 18, children are disproportionately impacted by the disastrous situation in Gaza.  An entire generation of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip suffers from both physical conditions and life-changing injuries, as well as mental health disorders as a result of desperate living conditions and repeated exposure to war and violence.  Furthered by the lack of food/water which has reportedly caused 50% of the population to suffer from muscle wasting syndrome (where your muscles literally melt away so that your body can use it as fuel).

Kilimanjaro4Gaza is a project that aims to raise funds and awareness of the urgent situation in Gaza by teaming up with HEAL Palestine on the ground which is providing meals to the children who desperately need it in Gaza. Supporting this project has the potential to positively impact the lives of countless Palestinian children who urgently need your help.