Carla Cunningham organized a clothing drive to donate clothes to needy and orphaned children in Gaza. She cleaned out her own closets to donate what she could, hoping the clothes would be put to good use by children rather than just collecting dust. After dropping off the donations, she sat with Hala and her family where she felt out of place as everyone spoke Arabic and she understood nothing. However, the experience reinforced that the most important thing is helping people, regardless of religious differences affecting the political situation in Gaza.

1. CLOTHES FOR GAZA
NEEDY AND
ORPHANED
CHILDREN
Carla Cunningham

2. The Beginning
• After researching the topic I felt extremely inclined
and propelled to “do something” for these children

3. Continued
• War isn’t good for anyone or anything but it still will
always be a part of society
• However the effects of war shouldn’t affect our
need to help
• So Hala gave the idea that we should donate
clothes

4. Critical thinking?
• I already cleaned out my closets and drawers so I really did
not have much to give, but I gave anyways so it was like I had
to critically select what I wanted to give because I already
• I gave some shirts and I really hope a child will put then in to
good use (more than just collecting dust like they were for
myself)

5. Anything Else?
• I went to Hala’s house to donate clothes together and had
some food that was delicious!!! But I was sick and didn’t have
much of an appetite :(

6. And more
• After donating at the drop off site, I sat down with Hala and
her family and an important religious man, I suppose.

7. Confusion
• We sat for a while and I felt as if I was somewhere completely
foreign, because everyone was speaking Arabic, and I knew
NOTHING!

8. What an experience
• Even though much of the problems in Gaza are between
people of Jewish and Muslim faith, the need for resources in
the area was great. And it wasn’t just those religions
Christians, Jews and Muslims were being persecuted It
doesn’t matter who’s what as long as the cause and subject
revolving around the matter deals with the ultimate subject
which is helping the people

9. • It doesn’t matter who’s what as long as the cause and subject
revolving around the matter deals with the ultimate subject
which is helping the people

10. Lastly
• All in all I enjoyed giving, and this was another chance for
myself to give a little of what I had to make a child’s world
more easier