feeding children in Gaza
Dear fellow Rotarians,
The famine in Gaza was officially confirmed in late August 2025, based on assessments by the United Nations, including agencies such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). We can’t let these children and families starve to death before our very eyes.
Facing this crisis as People of Action, the Intercountry Committees together with the Rotary Action Group for Peace are coordinating a vital humanitarian project :
“LET’S SAVE LIVES”
FEEDING CHILDREN IN GAZA
First Raise : 200,000 €
The sourcing and the supply of the right food is done by our local presence with ICC JORDAN in cooperation with JHCO, the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization.
Additional practical information is provided below the donation form.
We are counting on your commitment to alleviate the suffering of these children who only want to live in peace.
In order to successfully complete our project, various points needed to be addressed :
- Local presence
- How can we send to Gaza ?
- What should we send ?
- How can it be distributed ?
Local presence :
In Gaza, obviously we cannot be present. However there is a possibility from Jordan to send goods to Gaza. ICC Jordan is very active as well as all Jordanian Rotary Clubs. Ibrahim Kattan and Rana Rizkallah are supervising.
Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization https://jhco.org.jo
JHCO is still the only entity capable of delivering the goods from Jordan to Gaza borders.
JHCO has been successful in delivering (up to yesterday) a total of 8645 truckloads to Palestine.
ICC Executive Council and JHCO are signing a MOU to cooperate for the sourcing of the goods and the delivery up to Gaza border.
JHCO is a fully tax-free organization. This helps a lot budget wise. Their procurement department will launch tenders and we as ICC Jordan are invited to attend and share the decisions and issue purchase orders. Volunteer Dietitians and medical doctors will help giving advice.
How can we send to Gaza :
JHCO send their trucks to the Gaza border.
How can it be distributed :
Goods are delivered to World Central Kitchen & to UN World Food Program. They are taking care of the distribution. Each truck costs 2,200 US$ for transportation from Amman to Gaza border. It can accommodate 20 pallets.
What should we send :
We would like to concentrate on READY TO EAT goods such as meals etc. and JHCO agrees that there is a very high demand for that. There are number of Jordan factories specialized in such food so all can be sourced locally. Which saves a lot financially.
Budget :
Today it is impossible to establish the final budget, as we are now starting the procurement.
We must collect money immediately in order to start shipping the first trucks in the coming 2 to 3 weeks once we choose and get what to ship.
Control/Follow-up :
We are now setting up a control/audit committee with local esteemed Rotarians. Every step, details will be reported to guarantee full transparency as we usually do with Rotary projects as Global Grants.
We count on your generosity for this VITAL project.
PDG Nathalie Huyghebaert ICC Executive Chair 2024-2026
DGN Michel Davoudian ICC Executive Council Vice-Chair 2024-2026
PP Ibrahim Kattan, PP Rana Riskallah ICC Jordan
Alison Sutherland, ex Chair RAGFP Rotary Action Group for Peace
PDG Gianmichele Gancia, RAGFP Peacebuilder Club Italian Chapter
ICC Italy-Palestine National Section President