MUTUAL AID

SUNBIRDS
AID

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who are we?

In light of the ongoing genocide, our para-cycling team has reverted all its resources to providing community-led aid to Gaza. To date, our athletes and staff have distributed over $520,000 USD worth of aid.

Regardless of how bad the situation gets, we are determined to continue supporting our communities through these tough times. Our grass roots network prepares and distributes parcels of essentials to the communities around us.

OUR WORK

120,000

KGs of Food Parcels

15,000

Hot meals distrubuted

33,000+

USD in UBI Scheme for people with disabilities

250+

Shelter for more than 225 people 

140

Toys Distrbuted

22

Bikes Fixed

55

Baby Essentials Packages

5

3 toilets and 2 Water systems for camps

As of 09/01/2025

Gaza Strip

The Gaza Strip is embroiled in a severe humanitarian and political crisis, compounded by the ongoing genocide. Gaza's infrastructure has been heavily damaged, with over half of its homes destroyed or damaged, and significant damage to commercial facilities, schools, hospitals, and places of worship.
 
The densely populated region, already suffering from a 16-year blockade by Israel, faces severe shortages of essential services, including food, healthcare, and electricity. Displaced residents are finding it increasingly difficult to find safe refuge, as evacuation orders and communication infrastructure have been inconsistent and unreliable. 100% of our team have lost their homes. We struggle to find food and water to sustain our families. There is no gas or electricity. Still, we are performing against all odds.

STATS

37,877
People Killed
86,969
People Injured
60%
Homes
Destroyed
18/35
Hospitals
Destroyed
88%
Schools Destroyed
10 daily
Child
Amputation
267
POW
Destroyed
100%
Teammates displaced
As of 01/07/2024

How We Work

We are not aid workers, but a group of athletes that knows how to make things happen in Gaza. We launched this community aid campaign to provide essentials to our communities. Our network of Staff, Athletes and Volunteers work together to secure and distribute resources across the South of the Gaza Strip.

We do not bring aid into Gaza. Instead, we source food from remaining farms, warehouses, and supermarkets and distribute them in areas where traditional aid organisations are no longer able to reach. Due to our smaller size, we are also able to respond to individual needs within the community.

FAQ

We distribute variety of goods to our community including shelter, food, essentials, water, sanitary products, toilets and more. Our team also distributes good provided by other organisations such as World Central Kitchen. We regularly engage in activities for youth such as performances, talks and bike repairs. The team currently manages a refugee camp with 27 families.

our aid focuses on servicing the communities directly around us as members of these communities. Volunteers from the people around us help distribute the support to people who need it. We're an organisations for Palestinians managed by Palestinians. 

90% of the aid we provide is actually purchased from within the Gaza Strip with exception of successful trials to get in Sanitary Pads, tents, Mattresses and Medication in. We work directly with farmers and food importers to get competitive prices to make our parcels and send them out. We also work in partnership with other NGOs to facilitate their distributions. We do not purchase goods brought into Gaza as aid for redistribution in our missions. 

We work with various Palestinian and international NGOs to spend funds in Gaza appropriately, our funds are audited by our fiscal hosts and partners to insure funds are spent adequately spent on the ground for their intended purposes.

We're a sports team, so we have an existing structure thats conducive of managing a team. Our administrative staff and athletes survey local markets to find the appropriate resources. Working with volunteers from the community the team prepares packages and distributes them. Our video team videos the whole thing to show the teams efforts and prove that goods were given out. We post the videos on our Instagram for now, but we will start posting them on the website soon.  

Not only are we audited by our international partners, but our funds are held with AMOS Trust for specific purposes. This means the money you send in for aid gets used for aid, and the money you send in for our other activities are held on the side too. Your money will definitely make it to Gaza, every month we are able to expand on the amount of services we are providing people. 

When the genocide ends the support we provide our communities will not stop until your funds are spent. We hope to use our future plans to expand the distribution of aid to people in need. If for any reason our aid efforts are forced to stop then your funds will be reallocated to our future programmes for providing amputees a cycling based rehabilitation after the war. If for any reason we are forced to stop our work completely, then your funds will be transferred to an organisation providing support to people in Gaza. 

Since all the money we raised is locked for use, we use our gift aid to cover our costs to keep the organisation running from websites, to volunteer management and content production. When you give gift aid it is money that will be matched for us from the government. We encourage everyone to give gift aid as it will cost you nothing and will help us greatly. 

Unfortunately to this date we do not handle referrals due to the sheer number that we receive and the strict policies of distributing aid around the strip. Unfortunately many organisations suffer the same restrictions and service area limitations. We value the safety of our team and our staff above all else. We also do not support with gofundme campaigns as it is beyond our teams capacity. For recommendations on accessing support please check out our signposting advice.

Partners

Work with us

AMOS Trust is our Fiscal Sponsor and supports with the audit of our work. We work with a range of partners to facilitate our work on the ground in Gaza, including ACS Italia and Sharek Palestine. We regularly partner with other NGOs to facilitate distribution in Gaza including the World Central Kitchen. Want to work with us?

telling stories

When we distribute aid, or do work within our community, we see it as a valuable opportunity to tell people about whats going on around us. We're introducing you to ourselves, our lives, our struggles, and how we're surviving this genocide together. We're also reporting on news happening around us to share our experiences as athletes with disabilities living through this. We've also worked on keeping us.  Our story has inspired thousands to take action and to share what is happening in palestine with the press. 
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5 years of delivery
Since 2020 we’ve logged five consecutive years of aid runs, sports programmes, and global campaigns—through war, siege, and displacement. That track record means trusted local networks, refined logistics, and the know-how to keep delivering when larger agencies stall.
video reporting
Every aid run is filmed end-to-end, from loading the truck to the hand-offs, so supporters can see precisely where their contributions go. We edit and share these clips within days, tagging donors and partners to celebrate our shared achievements and provide transparent, verifiable proof that the work on screen matches the pledges we make.
price concious
Getting money into Gaza is hard; maximising its impact is non-negotiable. Our field team scouts prices daily. With local connections and price comparisons, we lock in fair pricing to deliver services to the widest number of people possible.  
tripple audited
We are tripple audited by our local partners in Gaza, by our international team and by our International Charity Partners. Our funds are held with AMOS Trust for specific purposes. This means the money you send in for aid gets used for aid, and the money you send in for our other activities are held on the side too. Your money will definitely make it to Gaza, every month we are able to expand on the amount of services we are providing people.
impact focused
Aid is paired with story. Each food box or water tank we deliver is photographed or filmed with the family’s consent; the 60-second stories that follow have generated 3 million+ views and a wave of repeat donations. By linking needs to human faces, we transform one-off gifts into sustained community support.
5 years of delivery
Since 2020 we’ve logged five consecutive years of aid runs, sports programmes, and global campaigns—through war, siege, and displacement. That track record means trusted local networks, refined logistics, and the know-how to keep delivering when larger agencies stall.
Disability lead
Athletes with disabilities aren’t just beneficiaries here—they’re part of our leadership. From programme design to our teams long term vision, people with disabilities help shape every decision, proving that those most affected by violence and exclusion are best placed to drive bold, inclusive solutions. 
Community Run
The Sunbirds are a grassroots collective, led by Palestinians on the ground and in the diaspora. We make decisions close to the communities we serve, cutting out costly bureaucracy and ensuring that resources move quickly from donors to frontline action.

Athletes, team staff, and local volunteers manage every delivery route and training session. Our field team lives inside the camps we serve, so aid lists come from neighbours. Distributed  with a team structure, we move faster than large INGOs, intervening to support our community through a diverse range of interventions. 

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