As students all over the world continued to pursue their education year after year, students in Gaza had their dreams shattered by the destruction of every aspect of life.
With universities bombed and internet access cut off, it felt like there was no hope left - no way to continue learning. But thanks to your donations, Rawan Gouda - who was a sophomore at the Islamic University of Gaza when the war began - recently completed her degree and graduated with distinction.
In her recent article on AlJazeera.net, Rawan reflects on what kept her going.
We weren't left alone ... initiatives and platforms ... like Gaza Online ... offered the real support we needed.
📚 Read Rawan's full story: here
A message from a different student in Gaza
Rawan is just one of thousands of students who reached out to us - asking for connection. To study. To take their finals. To keep believing their future still matters.
Your donations are what fuel that future. They turn solidarity and brotherhood into something material, something real.
Still wondering if people in Gaza need your support now that there's a ceasefire?
Since the shaky ceasefire went in place, demand hasn't dropped - it has doubled.
With no glimpse of public infrastructure returning, Gaza Online remains the only lifeline for many to stay connected.
Whether it's students, freelancers, teachers, doctors, or families - staying online is still a fight for survival.
We're continuing to innovate, adapt, and build to make sure this lifeline doesn't collapse.
In the Past Month Alone
- Over 6,300 new subscriptions were issued.
- More than 600 renewals processed
Each connection powers a household - unlocking access to study, work, medical care, and truth.
This is not just connectivity - this is a network that empowers
Over the past two years, Gaza Online has consistently enabled students in Gaza to continue their education - not just locally. We've supported students like Ibrahim, a software engineer, who pursued a Chevening scholarship and is now continuing his education in the UK.
Today, we've partnered with My Right to Learn - a U.S.-based nonprofit working to build that impact at scale by connecting students in Gaza with scholarships, mentorship, and global classrooms.
And while we've helped keep more than 60 journalists online throughout the past two years, this past month, we've joined hands with Unmute Humanity - a Palestinan-led U.S.-based movement working to amplify those voices. To preserve Palestinian truth, memory, and resistance against erasure.
But you can't amplify voices you can't reach.
And you can't organize movements without a network.
Gaza Online's digital infrastructure powers those connections - and it's all made possible by grassroots donors like you.
Keep the lifeline alive. Gaza deserves it.
You helped Rawan graduate.
But so many others are still waiting.
No one else is coming - but you are already here.
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In Solidarity,
Gaza Online Team
A few weeks ago, Gaza went silent. No calls. No messages. No internet. Families were cut off from loved ones, doctors from patients, journalists from the world.
Among those voices was journalist Anas al-Sharif, whose fearless reporting brought Gaza's reality to the world. This week, we mourn his loss — a stark reminder that staying connected is not a luxury — it is a lifeline for truth, education, healthcare, and hope.
And yet — because of you — the silence didn’t last.
Your donations, powering Gaza Online’s automated and resilient system, meant that within minutes of the blackout, we could surge into action. Connections were restored. Messages got through. Life-saving information flowed again.
In June & July alone:
📶 10,483 new eSIMs activated.
🔄 2,172 renewals processed.
💵 Cost: $71,000 — just $5.60 per connection.
Each eSIM keeps on average five people connected for an entire month — to study, work, seek medical care, and share their truth with the world. Even after the blackout, Gaza’s internet remains unstable. Connectivity isn’t a luxury here — it’s survival.
💙 With just $10 a month, you can sustain these lifelines and ensure that no one is left disconnected.
New Partner Spotlight – Taqat
This month, we welcomed Taqat — a freelancing platform built and run inside Gaza. With 3 coworking spaces for 700 active freelancers and a network of 3,000 more, Taqat is creating opportunities against all odds. Now, your donations help keep them online, too.
Even in the rubble, Gazans are building. They are teaching, innovating, healing. And with your help, they are staying connected to the world that believes in them.
Here’s how you can keep hope connected:
💙 Donate: gaza.online/donate
📢 Share this update with your network
📲 Follow us: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn
🌍 Traveling? Buy your roaming eSIM from our Travel Storefront — each purchase provides another eSIM to someone in Gaza.
In Solidarity,
Gaza Online Team