Hi my name is Rawan, I'm 16yo, from Gaza… and I'm still here..

I'm one of thousands of children who have lived through the past two years’ worst nightmares, nightmares that no one should ever experience, but for us, it’s reality ❗

Before the war, we lived a simple & peaceful life.

My father worked in a nice restaurant, and his salary was enough to cover all our needs.

I used to study, laugh, and dream… just like any other girl my age.

When the war started, I was 14, and now I'm 16…

2 full years of my life were lost > no school, no safety, no future, not even a feeling of normal life 🥺

Two years of fear, displacement, explosions, loss of loved ones, destruction of homes, and stolen dreams 💔

Our original home was in a 7-story building in northern Gaza, shared between us and My grandfather's fam ❤️‍🩹

We lived on the first floor… and all the floors above us were completely destroyed ‼️

So we had to move south… renting a place and struggling to survive [We were displaced during the war, perhaps 10 times or more]