{"id":4632,"date":"2025-12-11T15:50:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T04:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/?post_type=project&#038;p=4632"},"modified":"2026-03-30T17:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:00:36","slug":"gaza-orphan-support","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/project\/gaza-orphan-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaza Orphan Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Memory Is All They Have Left<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For thousands of children in Gaza, the only remaining trace of a parent is a memory \u2014 a moment held onto because everything else has been taken from them. Their homes, their loved ones, and the small keepsakes that once made them feel safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These children now face the world alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Harsh Reality No Child Should Live Through<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Winter is approaching, and the conditions are severe.<br>Many orphaned children are living in thin tents with barely enough clothing to stay warm.<br>Meals are limited. Hygiene items are scarce.<br>And the emotional weight they carry is far heavier than any child should bear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MAA\u2019s Response: Bringing Care Back Into a Child\u2019s Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>MAA International has launched the <strong>Gaza Orphan Support Project<\/strong> to reach <strong>2000 orphaned children<\/strong> with the essentials they urgently need \u2014 and moments that remind them they are still children deserving of care and joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each child will receive:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A vegetable pack<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A fruit pack<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A hygiene kit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A complete winter pack including a jacket, pyjamas, and thermals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But our support goes beyond essentials.<br>Each orphan will also experience a <strong>day designed for them<\/strong> \u2014 a day to play, to laugh, to feel safe, and to reconnect with the innocence of childhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A day that tells them: <em>your Ummah remembers you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Your Support Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supporting one orphan costs <strong>$250<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your contribution is not just aid.<br>It is warmth in the cold.<br>It is nourishment they can rely on.<br>It is a moment of relief in a life filled with uncertainty and loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a child who has no parent left to comfort them, <strong>your support becomes that comfort.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Give Today<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The hardest part of Gaza\u2019s tragedy isn\u2019t only what these children have lost, <strong>it\u2019s what they are forced to live without now.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give an orphan warmth, care, and a moment of childhood they desperately need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Memory Is All They Have Left For thousands of children in Gaza, the only remaining trace of a parent is a memory \u2014 a moment held onto because everything else has been taken from them. Their homes, their loved ones, and the small keepsakes that once made them feel safe. These children now face [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4641,"template":"","country":[50],"project_type":[18,29,41],"class_list":["post-4632","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","country-palestine","project_type-islamic-giving","project_type-orphan-aid","project_type-zakat"],"value":"250","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/CMSWebParts\/wp\/v2\/project\/4632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/CMSWebParts\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/CMSWebParts\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/CMSWebParts\/wp\/v2\/project\/4632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/CMSWebParts\/wp\/v2\/media\/4641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/CMSWebParts\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/CMSWebParts\/wp\/v2\/country?post=4632"},{"taxonomy":"project_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/CMSWebParts\/wp\/v2\/project_type?post=4632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}