Gaza Family Sponsorship: A Project That Can Transform Lives

By Othman Moqbel, CEO, Action For Humanity

In Gaza today, the bombs may have quieted, but the crisis is far from over. Headlines have moved on, yet families remain displaced, homes lie in rubble, medicines are scarce, and unemployment is near total. Goods can now enter the markets, but without income, families cannot afford food, water, or basic necessities. Shelves may be stocked, but for most people, they might as well be bare.

This is why we are launching Gaza Family Sponsorship, a family-to-family initiative. For £150 a month, your support provides a reliable, dignified lifeline to households with no other means of income.

This is more than sponsorship. It is solidarity in action, one family extending its table to another, so no household in Gaza is left alone.

A Lifeline That Works

During our pilot phase, Action For Humanity supported 98 families, widows, orphan-led households, and families caring for injured or disabled children. Multi-purpose cash was delivered directly, allowing each family to prioritise what mattered most.

Every family reported that the support helped them meet essential needs. Almost all said cash assistance protected their dignity and gave them the flexibility they needed. Most were able to meet most of their basic needs thanks to sponsorship. The impact was immediate, human and deeply felt.

Nabila: “It brought us back to life.”

Displaced for over a year, Nabila described the support she received as “help from the sky.” Her children celebrated when she returned with food, clothing, and essentials they had long gone without. She used part of the support to pay university fees for her daughters — a rare act of hope in a place where futures feel out of reach. Sponsorship allowed her to feel like a parent again, like she could provide.

Heba: A mother fighting for her child’s future

Heba cares for her young son, whose hearing was damaged by conflict trauma. Before the pilot, she could not afford medication or devices. Cash support helped her stabilise, seek medical care, and cover essentials. Her words were simple: “I could breathe again.”

Fatima: Holding a family together

Fatima, a widow caring for three children, one with a disability, said cash support spared her from taking loans she could never repay. She used the assistance for food, medicine, hygiene supplies, and school materials.

“I felt respected,” she told us. “Someone thought of us.”

Why Sponsorship Matters Now

Many assume the ceasefire has brought relief. It hasn’t. Gaza’s emergency is now defined by economic collapse. Markets exist, but families do not have the income to buy even the most basic items. Parents are still living in overcrowded shelters or tents. Children are still going to bed hungry. Healthcare remains out of reach for those who cannot pay. Education is slipping away because families cannot cover fees or transport. Cash is the missing link, the support that allows families to stabilise, stay fed, avoid debt and keep children in school.

How Gaza Family Sponsorship Works

For £150 a month, a family receives predictable multi-purpose cash that they can use for food, clean water, medical treatment, school supplies, clothing, hygiene items, or repairs to damaged homes. Our pilot showed clearly that families know best what they need, and those needs shift week to week in an environment shaped by uncertainty. Sponsorship restores choice and strengthens dignity at a time when both are under threat.

A Personal Connection

This programme builds a human connection between the sponsoring and sponsored families. Supporters receive profiles, regular updates, and information on progress, allowing them to see how their contributions are helping a household rebuild. Over time, this becomes more than assistance; it becomes a bond, a shared responsibility, a relationship based on compassion and action.

As the Qur’an reminds us: “They give preference to others over themselves, even if they too are in need.” (59:9)

A Once-in-a-Generation Project

The humanitarian system in Gaza is stretched beyond capacity. Traditional aid alone cannot meet the scale of need, but predictable income can stabilise households, strengthen local markets, reduce dependency, prevent harmful coping strategies and rebuild psychological resilience. A ceasefire has not ended the struggle. Families now need support to recover, not just to survive, but to rebuild their lives with dignity.