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Tomorrow, 1,000+ people will come together for the inaugural Atlanta Gaza 5K.This moment wouldn’t be possible without every person who donated, registered, fundraised, and showed up in solidarity with Palestine refugees. 🩵👟

We extend our gratitude to our 2026 Atlanta Gaza 5K sponsors for standing with us. Your support helps cover the cost of the Atlanta race on Saturday, February 14, so every dollar raised can go directly where it’s needed most—supporting UNRWA mental health services for refugee children in Gaza.

Huge thanks to our sponsors:
Elite Sponsor: The Gaza Strip Development (follow @samjamalawad for building updates)
Gold Sponsor: @mahmoudj_realtor
Silver Sponsors: @gomixte @homegalleryga @tonysfurniture_atl
In-Kind Coffee Sponsors: @967coffeeco @shibamatlanta @hrzcoffee_atlanta @baladicoffee
Community Partners: @atlantaarabamericans @cairgeorgiaofficial
Performers: @alfursanzaffah

We also want to thank our incredible Atlanta Gaza 5K Host Committee:
Shara Watson, Ilise Cohen, Marisa Pyle, Omar AlChaar, Dina Marto, Stephanie Nadi Olsen, Fonta High, Adam Horowitz, and Hamza Arman.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this event possible. If you haven’t registered yet or met your fundraising goal to unlock those amazing fundraising perks, there’s still time! Visit Gaza5K.org to register, fundraise, or donate today.

We can’t wait to see you bright and early—virtually or in-person—at the Atlanta Gaza 5K.
Interested in becoming a future champion for the children of Gaza? Learn more at gaza5k.org/sponsors

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🌙 Ramadan is fast approaching. This Ramadan, don’t just give Zakat—make sure it’s delivered.

Through UNRWA USA, 100% of your donation is delivered directly as cash assistance in the hands of Palestinian families in Gaza. Over two years of what experts know to be a genocide has taken a toll on Palestinian communities in Gaza and you have the ability to directly support them through UNRWA USA.

You can also turn your own platform—big or small—into impact. Start a peer-to-peer fundraiser in minutes and invite your community to give alongside you.

Your Zakat, delivered—efficiently, effectively, and with care to uphold dignity for Palestine refugees. Ramadan kareem 🤍 Start a fundraiser today through UNRWA USA.

Visit getinvolved.unrwausa.org/campaign/2026-ramadan-p2p…
to get started.

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It’s almost Valentine’s Day 🩵and today—and every day—our hearts beat for Palestine refugees.

This Valentine’s Day, make Palestine your Valentine by joining the Atlanta Gaza 5K on February 14. Whether you participate in-person or virtually, join UNRWA USA in showing Palestine refugees you care by raising critical funds to support mental health services for children in Gaza.

Here’s how you can step up for Palestine refugees this February:

🩵Start a team—run or walk in the Atlanta Gaza 5K, either virtually or in-person
🩵Fundraise—set a goal and reach it with the support of your community, while earning Palestinian-themed fundraising prizes
🩵Donate—can’t start a team or fundraise? Donate to a team and support their efforts for this Gaza 5K

Join us in Atlanta on February 14 to be in community and spread love for Palestine refugees. Visit gaza5k.org/ to register, start a team, or donate today.

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“You don’t have to do everything. You just have to do something.”

In this clip from Let’s Talk UNRWA Ep. 39: All That’s Left of You - Refugee Families’ Stories on Film + UNRWA’s Legacy, Executive Producer Stephanie Nadi Olson spoke with UNRWA USA Executive Director Mara Kronenfeld. Stephanie shared more about her Palestinian roots, and reminds us that change happens when each of us shows up in the ways we can for Palestine refugees. From donating, to speaking out, to making the call to your elected officials—every action matters.

The conversation aired live on February 3 and explores how storytelling fuels humanitarian action, following one Palestinian family’s journey from the Nakba to today, reflecting the lived reality of the nearly six million Palestine refugees UNRWA serves. We are grateful to be partnering with the Executive Producer of All That’s Left of You to ensure that more Americans learn about the Nakba and the plight of Palestine refugees and their humanity in the face of trauma.

UNRWA USA Executive Director Mara Kronenfeld closes by inviting our community in Atlanta to take action together at our Gaza 5K on Saturday, February 14 💌 It’ll be a day of family, solidarity, hope, and love—bringing UNRWA USA’s signature event to Atlanta for the first time ever. We are so proud that Stephanie Nadi Olson is serving on our inaugural Atlanta Gaza 5K host committee.

▶️ Watch the full livestream on YouTube
🎬 Find a screening of ‘All That’s Left of You’ at allthatsleftofyou.com/
🏃🏽‍♀️ Register today for the Atlanta Gaza 5K on February 14 at gaza5k.org/

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gaza5k.org/
Right now, it’s important to be in community and stay connected.

And Atlanta has always known how to organize and show up.
This year, for the first time ever, UNRWA USA is bringing our signature Gaza 5K to the Peach State, and we couldn’t do it without our amazing Host Committee. Thank you for showing up, lending your voices, and helping build this movement.

All funds from the Atlanta Gaza 5K support UNRWA mental health services in Gaza, providing urgent psychosocial care to children and families living through unimaginable conditions.

Join us in supporting this vital cause, earn fundraising prizes, support Palestine refugees, and move in solidarity together.
⏱️Saturday, February 14 (8am–Noon)
📍 West Side Park Playground (Shirley Clarke Franklin Park)
🩵 Make Palestine your Valentine!

Join us on Feb 14 for the Atlanta Gaza 5K.

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“This is an attempt, among many attempts, to limit the humanitarian aid that goes to Palestinians in Gaza.”

UNRWA USA Executive Director Mara Kronenfeld spoke with @BreakThroughNews following the January 12 storming and demolition of UNRWA’s headquarters in East Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank by Israeli forces. After demolishing the UNRWA headquarters, Israeli forces violently set what remained of the building on fire, in further defiance of international law.

The demolition marks a dangerous escalation in an ongoing pattern of Israeli attempts to dismantle UNRWA, threatening the dignity and safety of the nearly six million Palestine refugees registered with UNRWA—not only in the occupied West Bank but from Gaza to Syria, from Jordan to Lebanon, and beyond. UNRWA is being attacked precisely because it keeps alive two essential truths: the very existence of Palestine refugees and alongside it, the promise of a future Palestinian state.
As Mara explains in this interview, this is a dark day for international law and much bigger than UNRWA. This is a UN Member State invalidating a United Nations facility. What happens to UNRWA now sets a dangerous precedent for any humanitarian agency or diplomatic mission anywhere in the world.

UNRWA USA calls on the U.S. government to:
🔹 Publicly condemn the demolition of UN premises
🔹 Demand the immediate restoration of the UNRWA headquarters
🔹 Uphold international law and protections for humanitarian agencies
🔹 Restore U.S. government funding to UNRWA’s life-saving work
Take action with us by contacting your elected officials at www.unrwausa.org/contact-congress to demand the protection of international humanitarian institutions and #FundUNRWA.

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Whether you plan to walk or run with us in Atlanta on February 14th, or join virtually, we had to make sure you know about this year’s fundraising prizes!

Here’s what you can earn when you fundraise for Palestine refugees—beyond the cost of your Gaza 5K registration fee:

🏆 Raise $100+ and get this year’s exclusive 2026 Atlanta Gaza 5K t-shirt, designed by Palestinian designer Lena Kassicieh
🏆 Raise $250+ and get the t-shirt plus our signature canvas tote bag
🏆Raise $500+ and get the t-shirt, tote, plus our official 2026 Gaza 5K hoodie, designed by Rasha Tabbalat
🏆Raise $2,500+ and get an @alardproducts gift box filled with exclusive goodies imported from Palestine—and of course, everything above
🏆Raise $5,000+ and win every perk, plus an olive wood dish set, lovingly handcrafted by women in Palestine

And the most important gift is knowing you’ve done something for the children of Gaza.

Every dollar you raise or donate for the Gaza 5K helps fund UNRWA mental health and trauma support for Palestine refugee children in Gaza. Are you in? Start fundraising now and claim your Gaza 5K prize(s) at gaza5k.org.

Huge thanks to our Elite sponsor, The Gaza Strip Development—a brand-new, beautifully designed community space opening in the heart of Marietta, GA in early 2027. Be sure to follow the owner, @samjamalawad, for updates on this meaningful project honoring his Palestinian roots from Gaza while creating a welcoming, safe space for Middle Eastern communities.

Register today getinvolved.unrwausa.org/event/2026-atlanta-gaza-5…

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UNRWA USA is hiring!

We’re looking for an Islamic Philanthropy Consultant (Contractor), an expert-level fundraising strategist who can help deepen UNRWA USA’s relationships with Islamic philanthropy organizations across North America.

This short-term, remote consultancy will focus on expanding values-aligned partnerships that sustain and strengthen UNRWA’s life-saving work for Palestine refugees — from education and healthcare to protection and emergency response.
If you have deep familiarity with the landscape of Islamic giving, strong partnership-building skills, and a proven track record of securing strategic philanthropic support, we encourage you to apply.

🗓️ Priority deadline: February 20, 2026
🔗 Apply now: www.unrwausa.org/work-with-us

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January 2026 in Gaza.

This is one of the coldest winters Gaza has seen in decades. Freezing rain falls down on displaced families who have already endured over two years of what experts know to be a genocide. Damaged infrastructure and Israel’s relentless, ongoing assaults on Gaza make devastating conditions even more unbearable.

Gaza has been on all of our minds and the truth is we have the power to make a meaningful difference for Palestine refugees right now. Every picture you bear witness to, every story you share, every elected official you reach out to, all count.
You can learn more about how you can take action for Gaza with UNRWA USA by checking out www.unrwausa.org/contact-congress

Palestine refugees deserve to live in a world where dignity, safety, and the right to life are guaranteed and not under constant attack. Join us as we work toward making this a reality.

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UNRWA USA sent over $28 million to UNRWA in 2025, thanks to your generosity.

At a time of unprecedented humanitarian need and sustained attacks on UNRWA’s work, this funding helped keep life-saving services for Palestine refugees across UNRWA’s five areas of operation—especially in Gaza, where the majority of funds were directed.

These funds supported emergency response, healthcare, education, and rights protection—helping families access medical care, learning spaces, and critical assistance in the midst of ongoing crisis. Behind every dollar are UNRWA staff members showing up daily, often under impossible conditions, to serve their communities with care and dignity.

Swipe to see how this funding was allocated by location and program area—and what your solidarity made possible in 2025.

We are deeply grateful to everyone who gave, shared, and stood with Palestine refugees. If you’re able, help sustain this life-saving work by donating or becoming a monthly donor 🔗 www.unrwausa.org/give-your-way

We hope that 2026 brings a lasting and true ceasefire in Gaza and safety, dignity, and renewed hope for Palestine refugees.

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