A Door that Closes
When visiting a lady who only had a curtain as a front door, a question popped up in our minds: how does someone feel safe at night, protecting their family, when the only thing between them and the outside world is a piece of textile? While most of us has a front door to protect our valuables, many just want to be able to sleep well at night, feeling safe. This is why we want to fix doors.
Um Mohammed’s Door
Um and Abu Mohammed is an elderly couple who lives together with their son and their family. While the house is clean and tidy, their bathroom, which only has a squat toilet, is not suitable for elderly people and the door is a structure made with a few wooden planks and a zinc sheet. With your support, in addition to renovating the bathroom, we will also install a proper bathroom door that can withstand wind, sun and rain since their courtyard is totally exposed (not covered).
Location: Gaza Refugee Camp
Project Initiator: Ekhlas Harahsheh
Um majd’s Door.
Um Majd is the first wife in a polygamous marriage and a mother of three daughters. Her husband works as a construction worker with very sporadic income. Um Majd lives in a very simple one room house with a small courtyard that connects to their kitchen and bathroom. Several years ago, they started working on building an additional room, but money ran out and the work that has been done already will need to be redone. We are helping Um Majd complete this second room, which includes installing a simple but functional roof made of zinc sheets.
Location: Gaza Refugee Camp
Project Initiator: Ekhlas Harahsheh