The Rachel Corrie Rebuilding Campaign in Gaza
With over 30,000 Palestinians in Gaza made homeless since 2000, the Rebuilding Alliance partnered with the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme to rebuild homes, schools, and communities. We started by rebuilding the home that Rachel sought to protect.
“I want people in Gaza to know that the commitmentRachel made continues.”
— Cindy Corrie, Rachel's mother
Rebuilding Alliance Board Member
Rachel Corrie, 23 years old, was killed on March 16, 2003 as she protected the Nasrallah family from the Israeli Army bulldozer that threatened their home.
Human Rights Watch report | “Rachel” by her mother | Rachel Corrie Foundation
Announcing the completion of the first home
With your help all along the path, the first home in the Rachel Corrie Rebuilding Campaing in Gaza, is now complete. On the very day we held a worldwide teleconference with Alan Kaufman moderating and the Nasrallah family, the Corries, and Diana Buttu as speakers. The emotion of the day surprised us all.
Beit Lahiya Home
And now we are ready to start raising funds for a home for the Al Bahry family.
Our Goal: This living memorial to Rachel and all who stand their ground for others is about rebuilding hope. Homes, construction jobs, and advocacy are so deeply needed in Gaza. We invite your support to help build the next home and the next school in the Rachel Corrie Rebuilding Campaign.
About our Building Partners
We are honored to have the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme partnering with us as the sponsoring NGO for the Rachel Corrie Rebuilding Campaign in Gaza. The Palestinian Center for Human Rights provides legal services for the project. It's a huge undertaking, but one that has the potential to turn the world's eye on this desperate situation. GCMHP's newsletter of April 2006.
Usually, The Rebuilding Alliance and its Sponsoring NGO partners rebuild homes on the family's own land. However, some areas of Rafah have been designated "security zones" -- and when we began this project, even stepping out onto this privately–owned, pulverized land would bring gunfire from the Israel border guard towers. So, with your help, we helped the family buy land in Deir Al Balah, where builders have completed their work without the threat of gunfire.
Your donation now will help us plan the next projects in the Rachel Corrie Rebuilding Campaign in Gaza. We want to restore a local school, and start rebuilding the next home. Please make a contribution that you think will make a difference.
