Hello everyone! I’m here with an update on Maha’s current situation, and how the campaign is doing. I'm very sorry that it was down and people couldn't donate! That has been fixed.
This is the campaign link! https://chuffed.org/project/121032-iraqi-trans-woman-seeking-asylum
After much thoughtful consideration, she has decided that she’s not leaving Iraq asap since she only has a year left of college, this might provide a more stable future for her. She will try her best to bite the bullet a bit longer. Even if she wanted to leave for Canada asap, she was told by a friend that her brother said, if she’s leaving the country he will kill her. Because killing her will be better than having the family and his personal life be filled with shame…….. An extremely suffocating and horrific situation. This all makes everything even more dangerous, difficult, and makes it so much more planning has to be involved for this to work out. We sincerely appreciate all of your support.
So, we have decided to wire all of the funds raised to her (~$2640 that has deposited into the bank as if 3/26/2025) so Maha can survive off of one job while she is finishing college. She is at a high risk for— everything, right now she’s working three jobs, in college full time and can only get 3-4 hours of sleep per night. Not to mention she’s still recovering from cancer, having multiple chronic conditions, and disability. She’s running on fumes, and this fund will make sure she can afford to sleep at night and continue to stay alive!
As if 4/18/2025 we are still figuring out ways to get the money to her as Moneygram isn't operational, Western Union isn't working and bank wiring takes months if it works.
Maha requests to please make the donation number end in 5 or 0, haha, it is easier to calculate things this way, she’s very mentally ill and can’t comprehend numbers otherwise. (She requested me to say this)
If you cannot afford to send any financial support but are able to help in other ways, please reach out to me via signal, @SillyGoose.32
Maha needs more than just funds and any amount of support is appreciated!
Please. If you are able to help Maha secure a work visa in Canada so that she may be able to leave Iraq without finishing college first, reach out! If we can help her secure a job, that would be of great support to my friend’s survival and future, with that sort of help she can theoretically get to Canada in a month. She can work any white collar jobs, carpentry work, and anything that won’t be in a hot environment or asks her to do heavy lifting. She is an interior designer and proficient in Autocad, and is skilled in leadership, coordination, and problem solving. Over the years she has been teaching classmates and friends classroom concepts, making her a skilled educator. She’s fluent in Arabic and English, and can teach Arabic.
Last, love you all, stay safe 🫶 please, contribute however you can.
This is a repost coming too late! If you remember my Rat Valentine cards for Maha— I now have genuinely way too much art to introduce to everyone and have no idea where to begin! I’m looking into making an art selling website so the process is easier for everyone to support my art and my dear Iraqi friend in the process! (Bows sincerely)
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