Fast company logo
|
advertisement
To help Palestinian protesters, this Facebook fundraiser raised over $1M in 3 days

[Photo: krystianwin/Pixabay]

BY Melissa Locker

In the wake of “wholly disproportionate” force used against Palestinian protestors, which left over 100 people dead, hospitals in Gaza have been overwhelmed by those injured. So the British charity Medical Aid for Palestinians, or MAP, did what many charities have done before—it launched a fundraising campaign on Facebook.

The aim was to raise money to help replenish supplies of medical items and medicine, and to restock trauma supplies, essential supplies for surgery, disposables for Gaza’s Central Blood Bank, limb reconstruction equipment, and more. The response to the charity’s Facebook campaign has been phenomenal—as of press time, it’s raised £851,634 GBP ($1,147,000) from 34,340 people in just three days.

advertisement

Recognize your brand’s excellence by applying to this year’s Brands That Matter Awards before the early-rate deadline, May 3.

CoDesign Newsletter logo
The latest innovations in design brought to you every weekday.
Privacy Policy

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Melissa Locker is a writer and world renowned fish telepathist. More


Explore Topics