Mahdi is now in Grade 8 and his education progress records are good but life always deprives him of its beauty. The living conditions of the family is gravely harsh and intolerable. As the family lives in a tent, they can not bear the cold weather in winter nor the heat in summer. Gloomily, they have become completely dependent on the aid that regularly offered from the social affairs and other such organizations. These agencies deliver basic requirements of goods such as ( flour, cooking oil, beans….. ) but no essentials containing calcium C which means Mahdi has not received vegetables, fruit, milk and other foods that contain calcium C. This affects Mahdi negatively in terms of health and education. As mentioned above, Mahdi is 14 years old. As a result of the lack of vitamins, particularly Calcium C, he recently lost two teeth. His body is critically weak as a result as well.
Concerning Mahdi's educational progress, it has been turned up-side down as he is severely suffering from malnutrition. His scholastic achievements have fallen due to the dreadful environment he is living in. Waleed Saqa, Mahdi's teacher of English, stated that " Mahdi's behavior is a significant result of the conditions surrounding him. He feels that the entire world is fighting against him which affects him negatively in dealing with his school mates. He plays violently with his friends. That is because of the deprivation that he is experiencing" the teacher stressed.
With very little sources of income, Mahdi and his younger brother Mohammed go searching for scraps of iron and aluminum to sell in order to raise funds for their school expenses, which are very low.
The childhood of Mahdi leaves a few unanswered questions.... Why must life be like this for his family? What does the future hold for him? Is there not a UN resolution about rights of children? Why should children in
Mahi and his brother Mohammed in the tent they call home
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Ayman, Thank you for your wonderful pictures and words. They cause one to have deep thoughts of the situation in Gaza.
I am an American who visited Gaza in May of 2009. Though I knew conditions were bad I was shocked that the people of Gaza are being forced to live with so little and in rubble, destroyed homes, farms, orchards and fields. It is wrong!
I am ashamed that my country is helping Israel. That too is very wrong!
There are many of us in the US trying to help free Gaza, every day more people learn how terrible the situation is.
I pray and work for freedom and justice for Palestine...Gaza, the West Bank and refugees.
Susan Johnson
I have a blog:
http://seeingformyself.blogspot.com
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