Ep. 24 Gaza Champions - the generosity of friendship.

Gaza Champions is a global community that may be solving two huge problems that plague traditional charities: how to make sure support stays long after the media circus has moved on. And how to get past donor fatigue. 

Stephen Barden talks to co-founders Anam Raheem and Matt Davis about how they helped put volunteers from across the world in touch with individual families in Gaza: a network of pen pals - or zoom pals. And the impact that has had - not just on the families in Gaza - but on the volunteers. 

Links referred to in episode:

Gaza Champions website: https://www.championgaza.xyz/

Gaza Champions instagram:https://www.instagram.com/p/DPMyhMaDt-v/

Mahmood fund-raising page:https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/gaza-champions

Anam Raheem's substack: https://substack.com/@anamraheem?r=2pc66t&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile

Anam's short story: https://www.wasafiri.org/content/tessellation-by-anam-raheem/

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