After the success of “An ice cream for Ukraine“, With which in 2022 about 25 thousand euros were donated to Emergency, the Italian frosts are now also joined for Gaza, with” an ice cream for peace “.
The July 19th Next, in fact, buying an ice cream or an watermelon granita – non -random choice – will mean Help doctors without borders in Gaza.
It is a small gesture – declare the organizers – but deeply human. We do not want to enter into the merits of geopolitical issues or judging. Wars are a defeat for everyone: behind each number there are children, mothers, fathers, broken lives. This is a civil mobilization, for those who have lost everything today and urgently need care, food and dignity.
The population in Gaza is struggling for survival against violence, hunger, thirst and lack of care. Those very few aid that enter are not even remotely sufficient to cover the needs of almost 2 million people – declares the non -profit organization. The bombings continue during the day and at night on the whole strip, even during food distribution. In the Nasser hospital, the injured patients are so many that the medical staff started donating their blood in the absence of stocks.
In the clinic in Gaza City we assist about 400 patients per day, including more and more children, pregnant women and severely malnourished women
The taste chosen to represent the initiative, which will be declined in ice cream or granita will be thewatermelonfruit that has become a silent symbol of resistance and hope for the Palestinian people over the years.
Its colors – red, green, black and white – recall those of the Papalestin flag, whose exposure has been prohibited in many circumstances. For this, the watermelon has appeared in posters, murals and digital content, transforming itself into a powerful, peaceful and immediately recognizable symbol.
Here you will find the map of the participating ice cream parlors.
