Since 2025, we have provided direct financial aid and advice to select people in Gaza, all of whom experienced several displacements, starvation, severe trauma through losses of loved ones, and fear for their own lives.
Luna, the head and founder of the organisation, whose extensive experience as a medical doctor and public health professional in providing healthcare in conflict settings has shaped the organisation's strategy and activities. Her strong moral compass is rooted in Human Rights.
Considering that most Gazans did not have the opportunity to leave the Gaza Strip, and travel by foreigners into Gaza was mainly rejected, Luna (like so many others) met these individuals through Instagram. Before transferring any money, she had video calls (where needed, with the support of her husband, Iyad, a native Arabic speaker). Luna saw where the families lived, witnessed the destruction around their homes, and could hear the drones in the sky above them in real time. Luna is in daily contact with these individuals who have turned into friends, and cares deeply about their well-being.
Through a monthly newsletter, Luna shares information about the current challenges faced by these friends and their families, amplifying their voices. Some of them are medical professionals or students, and are involved in local initiatives supporting children or the sick in their communities. All of them deserve our time, attention, aid, and blessings.
With Healing for Humanity. world growing, we plan to register as an NGO in the Netherlands. However, as the required administration will take a considerable amount of time and funds, we decided to focus on life-saving immediate activities first.
A pivotal event in my life occurred in 1994. As a young person, I regularly watched the news to stay informed about global affairs.
I enjoyed engaging in political discussions with friends and sharing ideas about improving the world. Yet something shifted that year, changing my perspective on the world and on the act of “consuming news.” When reports of a conflict in Rwanda first surfaced in April, they were presented as little more than a footnote. Day after day, the updates seemed repetitive: fighting continued, many people were killed, even more were injured, and international organisations issued calls for peace. Over the ensuing months, the escalation in violence and the mounting death toll passed by almost unnoticed by those with daily updates. It was only four months after the Rwandan war ended that the whole truth emerged and the daily death toll was summed: it had been a genocide against the Tutsis, with an estimated 500.000- 800.000 people killed and countless atrocities committed.
I was stunned. How could this unfold before our eyes while we watched each day? I realised that a genocide is the culmination of countless overlooked atrocities, each of which seemed moderate in its significance, but as a sum, amounted to “the crime of crimes”. I promised myself I would never again passively observe a war, gather information without acting on it, and wait for it to conclude. Tragically, this was not the last genocide in recent history. Since then, the world witnessed the Srebrenica Genocide in 1995 and the Darfur Genocide from 2003 to 2008.
I was driven by the desire to be part of the solution in making this world a better place. This led me to study medicine, and I specialised in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. I joined Doctors Without Borders (MSF) for missions in Sierra Leone and Pakistan, where I provided healthcare to women in post-conflict and crisis areas. To have a greater impact and support systems change, I completed a Master's in Science (MSc) degree with a focus on public health, including conflict and crisis. Since then, I have worked in several Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs).
My focus for most of the last 15 years has been on how to ensure Sexual and Reproductive Health is accessible during emergencies (conflict, natural disasters, forced displacement). I am part of a global Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG) that developed guidelines for reproductive health in crisis settings, went through numerous security trainings for unarmed health care workers, and know the fear of being in a volatile emergency situation. In September 2023, I began working at my dream organization, the United Nations. Little did I know that just a couple of weeks later, the world would change and we would become witnesses to what is described as the best documented genocide in modern history, with record numbers of health care workers, journalists, and UN staff being killed, each of which is a war crime according to the Geneva Conventions. The Genocide of Palestinians in Gaza!
I founded the initiative HealingForHumanity.world because I refuse to accept a world where we stand by while people are murdered, where the progress of upholding Human Rights and international conventions are undermined, where justice is selective, and where war criminals act with impunity.
I do not care about the nationality, race, religion, or social status of either victims or perpetrators. What matters to me are actions and whether they adhere to international law and uphold human rights, rights and responsibilities that belong equally to all.
As we watch our leaders fail to stop the genocide in Gaza, as vital votes at the United Nations Security Council are blocked by a single veto, as new weapons are being tested on civilians to boost sales under the label “tested in combat,” and as the genocide economy thrives, it falls to us—the people—to demand change.
Thank you for joining me to bring healing back to Gaza, the Palestinians, and to all of us on the planet. Thank you for your support of Healing for Humanity!
Iyad provides operational support for Healing for Humanity.world. Iyad cares for human rights and global justice for all people.
He was born in a refugee camp to a Palestinian family in Lebanon and grew up in Beirut during the Lebanese civil war. Later, he migrated to the US, where he lived, studied, and worked before moving to Southeast Asia and later to Europe.
Iyad has been working in the high-tech industry for over 20 years in Silicon Valley and the Netherlands, and has a background in Electronics Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, and Project and Program Management, including product development. Iyad is Luna’s husband and has been supporting her in each step of setting up HealingForHumanity.world.
Felix’ involvement with HealingForHumanity.world began when a common friend tipped him about the project. His background in visual communications helped the team set up the Newsletter and Website.
For me, seeing the war unfold on social media made me log off for a bit.
Being only 23 years old and not very world-wise made me realise I had no idea how I could help, and in turn I froze. Joining Luna and asking myself how I could help with my skillset and experience has helped me become stronger and more impactful.
Iyad and Luna have been nothing but kind, and seeing them think bigger has inspired me as well. I hope you consider subscribing to the newsletter, and donating. It helps a ton, and you directly get to see how you are impacting people.