The first cold nights have reached Gaza · Protect a family before the next storm
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Urgent Winter Appeal · Gaza 2026

Keep a Family Warm, Safe & Dry Before the Next Storm

Thousands of displaced families in Gaza will face this winter in tents that can't keep out the rain, many with only the summer clothes they fled in. For $195, you can protect one family completely: a thermal blanket, a tarpaulin for their shelter, and a voucher to choose their own warm clothes.

FSH winter distributions · Last winter, 2025

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Protect a Family · $195 Give a Dry Night · $95
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What does it take to keep one family warm this winter?

Choose your gift. Every amount buys something specific, and you'll know exactly what.

$65 A tarpaulin to shield a family’s shelter from rain $95 A warm, dry night: blanket + tarpaulin Most impactful $195 A full Winter Kit for one family $390 Protect 2 families this winter
Protect a Family · $195

Less than a winter coat here. A whole family's winter kit there.

The Winter Kit · $195

Three essentials that get a family through winter

No vague promises. This is exactly what your gift buys, at what it really costs.
Thermal blanket distribution

Thermal blanket

$30
Holds in body heat even in a damp shelter, so a family can actually sleep instead of lying awake in the cold.
Tarpaulin being prepared for shelter Rows of emergency shelters

Shelter tarpaulin

$65
Heavy-duty sheeting that reinforces a shelter against rain and wind. The difference between a flooded night and a dry one.
A girl choosing a winter jacket in a local shop in Gaza

Winter clothing voucher

$100
Parents pick the right sizes and the clothes their children need from local shops. Their choice, their dignity.
$30 + $65 + $100 = $195 protects one family all winter
Send a Winter Kit · $195
Winter in the camps

This is what rain does to the tents, and the children, of Gaza

Last winter, torrential rain hit the camps on December 14. Tents flooded within minutes. Water ran under mattresses and blankets, ruining bedding, food and documents. Children spent the night in wet clothes with nowhere dry to sleep. This year, we want to be ready before the rain comes.

Tent floor covered in mud and water, a family's belongings scattered Soaked mattresses and bedding inside a tent after heavy rain Rainwater flooding the floor of a displaced family's tent

Gaza camps after heavy rain · Last winter

A boy in a Gaza camp standing beside his family's soaked mattresses after the rain
After the rain, children look for something dry to sleep under. There isn't any. Mattresses and blankets are hung out to dry, but night falls before they do. A thermal blanket and a tarpaulin mean a warm, dry night for a family's children. Documented by the FSH team · Last winter, December 2025
Children collecting firewood in the rain, when they should be in school With no electricity and no heating, children go out in the cold to find scraps of wood to keep their families warm. A warm coat and a thermal blanket give them back a piece of their childhood. Gaza · Photo: [Photographer / Agency]
A boy carrying pieces of wood for heating along a flooded street in Gaza
8 in 10 people in Gaza live in overcrowded tents (UNICEF)
Summer clothes only Many children have nothing but what they fled in
One thin blanket shared by a whole family on near-freezing nights
No insulation, no heat Just plastic and fabric between a family and the cold
A dry night shouldn't be a luxury. $95 = a thermal blanket + a tarpaulin. One family sleeps warm and dry, even when it storms.
Give a Dry Night · $95
A boy trying on a winter sweater in a local clothing shop in Gaza A girl choosing her winter clothes with an FSH voucher
Winter clothing vouchers · $100

Warm clothes. Their choice.

We don't hand out bags of random sizes. A voucher lets each family walk into a local shop and pick the sizes and items their children really need.

The right fit: a coat that actually fits, not one left in a corner.
Dignity of choice: families decide what they need, not us.
Local traders win too: buying locally keeps prices fair and money in the community.

Your children have winter coats. These children are still waiting for theirs.

Give a Clothing Voucher · $100

How your gift reaches a family: 5 clear steps

From your screen to a family's shelter in Gaza, and back to your inbox with an update.

1 You choose A blanket, a tarpaulin, a clothing voucher, or the full Winter Kit.
2 We find who needs it most Our team identifies the most vulnerable displaced families.
3 We buy locally Supplies are bought and distributed inside Gaza.
4 Families receive Blankets and tarpaulins in hand; vouchers spent in local shops.
5 We report back We document the distribution and send you updates.
FSH team preparing blankets and winter parcels for distribution in Gaza Winter aid supplies prepared for families in Gaza FSH team handing a blanket to a woman in Gaza
FSH Winter Project distributions · Last winter, 2025
Last winter, by the numbers

Last winter we reached 6,000 people in Gaza. This winter: 15,000.

6,000+ people supported
4,000+ received blankets
2,000+ received winter clothing
380 clothing vouchers

Winter Project 2026 goal: 3,000 displaced families, about 15,000 people, before the coldest weeks.

Winter support in Gaza
FSH team delivering winter supplies to an older man in Gaza
No one left behind

Those who feel the cold first, we reach first

Older people. Widows raising families alone. People with disabilities who can't easily move when a shelter floods. Newborns and infants. They're the first families we reach in every distribution.

Don't just help them survive this winter. Help them live it with dignity.

Protect Them Now

Swiss-certified. Trusted since 2009.

Fondation Secours Humanitaire (FSH) is a Swiss public-benefit foundation based in Geneva, with a long-standing presence in Gaza and teams who know local needs.

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ZEWO-certified Switzerland's seal of transparency
~93% to direct assistance of the Winter Project budget
CHS Alliance Member Committed to core humanitarian standards
UN ECOSOC Consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council

Annual activity reports published · Tax-deductible in Switzerland · Donation receipt by email

Parent to parent

Tonight, your children will sleep warm and dry.

Somewhere in Gaza, a mother will stay awake holding a tarpaulin over hers.

$195 means she can finally sleep too. Protect a Family Now

Your questions, answered

Does the aid really reach Gaza?

Yes. FSH has worked in Gaza for years with local teams and partners. Last winter our aid reached more than 6,000 people there.

How much of my donation goes to families?

About 93% of the Winter Project budget goes to direct assistance for families.

Are these photos from this year?

We date every photo and video. The images on this page are from last winter (2025). We'll add winter 2026 footage as distributions take place.

Why vouchers instead of handing out clothes?

Vouchers let families choose the right sizes and what they actually need, and they support local traders in Gaza.

I've never heard of FSH. Who are you?

Fondation Secours Humanitaire (FSH) is a Swiss foundation founded in Geneva in 2009. We're ZEWO-certified, a member of the CHS Alliance, and hold consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

Will I get a receipt? Is it tax-deductible?

Yes, you'll receive a donation receipt by email. Donations are tax-deductible in Switzerland; outside Switzerland, please check your local rules. Questions? Email us at [email protected].

Fondation Secours Humanitaire (FSH) · Rue Royaume 9, 1201 Geneva · Switzerland Swiss public-benefit foundation · ZEWO-certified Contact: [email protected]