Members of the Bangladeshi community in Australia have banded together to bring a family of 17 to Australia from war-torn Gaza.
A child reacts as internally displaced Palestinians gather to collect food donated by a charity group before breakfast, on the fourth day of the holy month of Ramadan in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, 14 March 2024.Tickets for the whole family cost $85,000, which was raised entirely with community support.Canberra resident Nazia Ahmed played a special role in fundraising.
Chief Executive Officer of the Social Outcomes Lab, Ahmed said that while the family had secured visas to flee the northern Gaza Strip, they had been unable to finance flights. “All six members of the family who arrived in Australia are adults; no children came with them. However, there are six children among the remaining 11 people in that family,” she added.Ahmed said, "Though everything was ready for them but for us was delayed. A mosque paid the expenses of these six people as a loan, and we will return it from fundraising."
“They might have died in there. But then they made it to Rafah, in a relatively safe way, and there a travel agent named Ya Hala arranged their flight, and it was through that agent that they arrived in Egypt. But for this, a large amount of funds was needed,” she said.“After arriving in Egypt, they were granted visas at the Australian Embassy, and from there, six members of the family were able to come to Australia.
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