#GazaSoupKitchen Update
April 5, 2026 by #HaniAlmadhoun, Organizer
"Today is my birthday, and I wanted to share this note with you.
This week felt special.
We expanded. Two new kitchens came onlineāone in the south, in #Rafah, along the coast, in that narrow sliver of land that Palestinians in Gaza can still access. The other is in central Gaza, in the Middle Area, serving a camp known as #AlQuds.
People are gratefulānot just for the meals, but for the fact that we are still here. Many initiatives and charities slowed down or closed after Ramadan. We didnāt.
This brings us to fifteen kitchens in operation, along with two additional contracted sites supporting hospital meal programs. We are now covering four hospitals, from #KhanYounes to #GazaCity. Because of you, we are not just reactingāwe are positioned to do more, and to keep showing up.
Our water trucks are still moving, delivering fresh drinking water to communities that have nowhere else to turn. Our two learning centers continue to grow, with one now serving more than fifty studentsāchildren holding on to some sense of normalcy.
On the ground, our team has doubled down. Weāve increased field visits and continued distributing modified food parcels directly to tents and shelters.
Today, we also reopened registration.
We received requests from two groups. The first: new families who have not benefited from our work before. We registered 750 families, though after verification, we expect to serve around 500.
The second: 3,000 families signed up for a lighter food parcel. A small packageābut for many, it matters.
I donāt think any of us imagined we would be here this long.
The absence of headlines does not mean the absence of suffering. The trauma continues. The conditions persist. And people are still being lostāevery day. It is deeply unfair.
But hereās what I hold on to: you and I are doing something. It may feel small in the face of so much, but it is real. It is constant. And it reaches people who would otherwise be left with nothing.
In more personal news, Iāve submitted a manuscript to several publishing houses. Itās a book about the Gaza Soup Kitchenāour losses, the community weāve built together, and the relief efforts youāve made possible. It will take time, and I donāt expect much financially from it, but it feels important to document this chapterātruthfully and with care. If any of you are connected to literary agents or publishers, I would be grateful for a conversation.
I hope those of you who observed Passover or Easter found moments of peace and reflection as this holy season comes to a close.
Thank you for standing with usānot just in moments of urgency, but in the long, quiet stretch that follows.
We are still here.
In solidarity,
Hani"
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