2023 Humanitarian Crisis in Israel and Gaza Fund

Alliance For Middle East Peace Inc

How is ALLMEP supporting peacebuilders during the ongoing crisis?

A joint campaign for emergency funding and gathering basic needs for member NGOs, so that they can help the most vulnerable and at-risk people in Gaza and Israel. Tutoring member NGOs seeking emergency funding and connecting them to donors. Checking in individually with peacebuilders who have suffered most acutely, including those who have colleagues and their family members who have been killed or are missing. Connecting donors with humanitarian organizations assisting the most vulnerable people in Southern Israel and Gaza. A living resource page for our members, with tools for trauma-informed care, emergency response, and countering misinformation online. Coaching member NGOs to articulate their message amid a fraught political environment, creating spaces for honest conversations within the field, and to press the urgency for grassroots peacebuilding to solidify trust and gainful cooperation between societies. Amplifying the voices of our members, sharing their statements, perspectives, and efforts with our networks. Speaking to media around the world, adding context and analysis that pushes back against dehumanization and centers civilians, Israeli and Palestinian, who are suffering right now.

American Friends of Magen David Adom

MDA is operating 24 hours a day, responding to all reported incidents and emergency calls across Israel. EMTs and paramedics are treating the injured on the scene, providing lifesaving treatment often in the midst of rocket attack and gunfire. They are also transporting patients to hospitals via ambulances and helicopter to receive further treatment when necessary.

MDA is operating at full capacity, using all available vehicles, equipment, staff, and volunteers, at an additional daily cost of between 1 and 2 million shekels – above and beyond normal operating budget. In response to the crisis, MDA’s Sussman Family Foundation Human Milk Bank is increasing its supply of tested and processed breast milk tor babies whose mothers have been killed or injured.