Gaza Emergency Response
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100% Zakat Eligible
Penny Appeal Canada’s Emergency Response is 100% Zakat-eligible, meaning your Zakat doesn’t get reduced by admin fees or overhead. Every dollar you give goes directly to those suffering through conflict and crisis, helping them with food, water, shelter, and other life-saving support when they need it most.
Your trust is an amanah. Your Zakat is a lifeline.
Our Response to Date
Delivering urgent relief across Gaza
Food
130,035 Hot Meals
11,075 Food Packs
3,500 Fruit & Veg Packs
3,300 Bread Bags
1,500 Baby Formula Tins
3,210 Frozen Meat Units
Medical
80,009 Medical Supplies
6,770 Hygiene Kits
1,500 Blankets
660 Surgeries
20 Doctors Deployed
100 Volunteers
Water Relief
3,852,100 Litres Delivered
Shelter
535 Tents Distributed
337 Families Resettled in Canada
Orphan Care
1,400 Children Supported
What is happening in Gaza?
The catastrophe in Gaza is one of the worst humanitarian crises of our time.
Despite a ceasefire announcement violence has not stopped. Hospitals and healthcare centres across Gaza have faced over 22 documented attacks since the start of 2026 alone. Today, only slightly more than half of Gaza’s hospitals remain even partially operational, and not a single one is functioning at full capacity. More than 43,000 people have sustained life-changing injuries, while rehabilitation services remain dangerously overstretched.
The water crisis is equally devastating. Reports estimate that 98% of the water available in Gaza is unsafe for human consumption, and nearly 90% of the territory’s water infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed.
Families continue to shelter in overcrowded tents, damaged schools, and crumbling structures, with no safe alternatives in sight.
Penny Appeal Canada has been able to deliver aid by sourcing essential supplies from within Gaza wherever possible, and finding every available avenue to reach families in need. The scale of need remains extremely high. Your support of the Gaza Emergency Response directly funds emergency food, clean water, critical medical care, and more. Please give today.
Latest Updates
June 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Penny Appeal Canada is taking an integrated approach by working directly with trusted local organizations, who are registered UN partners. Supplies and services will be secured through these organizations and local suppliers. We work with partner organizations who have undergone a rigorous screening process to ensure they comply with the requirements set out by the Canadian Government, as well as with Penny Appeal Canada programmatic and reporting requirements.
Yes. PAC also has representatives on the ground conducting needs assessments on an urgent basis, especially in the early days of the crisis, to determine who has been adversely affected and what kind of urgent or long term support they will require. We rely on the knowledge, capacity, and resources of local NGOs who conduct real time assessments of the situation on the ground as it develops.
Based on the updates we have received in the past 24 hours, the following needs are most urgent:
- Fuel to keep hospitals and medical equipment operational
- Medical supplies and medication
- Daily essentials for displaced families: food, clean water, hygiene kits
- Emergency kits for displaced families: blankets, first aid kits, solar powered lights.
Since the organizations we work with are based in Gaza and registered with the UN and other international agencies, they have access to the warehouses that stock relief items. Additionally, the staff and community members are invested in ensuring the relief items reach those in most need.
Distributions of the necessities take place in temporary shelters, hospitals and where most needed across the city. We also request proof of the distribution through photos and videos wherever possible.
ZAKAT
A Sacred Trust That Transforms
At Penny Appeal Canada, your Zakat is treated as an Amanah, a sacred trust. Every contribution is used responsibly according to Islamic jurisprudence to reach those most in need, while sustaining the hands that work tirelessly to deliver your Zakat with dignity and care. Together, we ensure your giving goes further, creating a lasting impact and blessings for our beneficiaries.
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