Fundraising for Gaza
Be there when communities need you most
Families in Gaza are facing catastrophic levels of famine, displacement, and a lack of basic services. The need is dire and urgent. Please help families in the Holy Land today.
Famine has been declared in Gaza, pushing an already devastated population to breaking point. Children are suffering the combined threat of homelessness, hunger and violence.
Humanitarian aid saves lives in times of disaster.
Read about the impact that your support achieves. Inspiring stories of strength, resilience and change, that are made possible with your support and generosity.
Emergency in Gaza
As the conflict in Gaza continues, 90% of the 1.2 million displaced people living in makeshift shelters without heating, leaving them exposed to dangerous weather conditions.
Your Emergency Fundraiser can help get essential food, water, shelter kits and hygiene supplies to families displaced by the war in Gaza.
Set up your fundraiser for Gaza now.
What is the scale of the suffering in Gaza?
Over 70,000 people have been killed in Gaza, including thousands of children.
Over 170,000 people have been injured.
1.7 million people displaced roughly 80–85% of Gaza’s population.
Up to 93% of homes have been severely damaged or destroyed.
What urgent humanitarian aid are our partners providing?
With support from people like you, our partners are urgently working to provide the following key areas of emergency aid.
Food, water and household items
Your support helps families access the basics they need to survive. Our partners are providing food, clean water and hygiene items, along with mattresses, blankets and other essentials for people who have been displaced from their homes.
Emergency Shelter
Many families have lost their homes and urgently need protection. With your help, our partners are providing temporary shelters and helping to repair damaged community infrastructure, ensuring people have more secure places to stay.
Healthcare
Access to healthcare is critical in this crisis. Your support enables our partners, working with the World Health Organization (WHO), to deliver essential medicines and equipment and to help damaged health facilities resume basic services.
Psychosocial Support
Conflict causes deep emotional stress. With your help, our partners are offering counselling and psychosocial support so individuals and families can cope with trauma and begin healing.
Your impact in Gaza
Thanks to your generosity, together with our partners on the ground we’ve been able to support:
Over 860,000 people supported in Gaza and thousands more across the region.
Over 820,000 people with food parcels.
Over 156,000 people with bedding supplies.
Over 115,000 people with hygiene supplies.
How Caritas Australia is responding to the Gaza crisis?
For decades, Caritas Australia has worked with deeply rooted local partners who have direct access to communities across Gaza.
Even before 7 October 2023, 80 per cent of people in Gaza relied on international aid, making these long-standing relationships vital.
Caritas Australia works through two trusted and long-established partners.
Caritas Jerusalem and CRS, who continue providing essential aid in Gaza and the West Bank despite increasing restrictions.
Their strong community presence and longstanding networks mean they can continue delivering support where it is urgently needed, adjusting their support to meet people’s changing needs and the realities on the ground.
Life in Gaza can change in an instant. Our response changes with it.
Caritas Australia’s partners remain focused on responding to both urgent physical needs and the emotional strain families face during times of crisis.
Working tirelessly on the ground, our partners adapt their approach as circumstances shift, ensuring that people who have been affected by the crisis continue to receive lifesaving assistance, care and compassion.
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