As UNRWA's Warehousing and Distribution Officer, Maha Hijazi wayenoxanduva lokufumana ukutya kumakhulu amawaka abantu abagxothiweyo abaye babalekele kwiindawo zabo zokuhlala.
Umsebenzi ongenakwenzeka
"Amaqela e-UNRWA eGaza asebenza nzima ukubonelela zonke iimfuno ezisisiseko kwabo bantu, kwaye inombolo yokuqala lukhuseleko nokhuseleko," watsho.
“Senza konke okusemandleni ethu nangona kukho imicelimngeni, nangona izixhobo zokusebenza zinqongophele, nangona kungekho mafutha. Kodwa sisemhlabeni senza umsebenzi ongenakwenzeka wokukhusela into esinokuyikhusela kubantu bethu. "
UNksz Hijazi naye ungumama kwaye kule veki usapho lwakhe lubalekele eYiputa kuba abantwana bakhe baza kukhuseleka apho.
Wathetha naye Iindaba ze-UN ngesigqibo esibuhlungu sokushiya iGaza, ikhaya nomsebenzi wakhe.
Olu dliwanondlebe luhlelwe ubude kunye nokucaca.
UMaha Hijazi: Akukho namnye kubantwana bam okanye nabaphi na abantwana bethu basePalestina abaziva bekhuselekile, bazive bekhuselekile, kwaye bazive bekhuselekile. Ubusuku nemini bonke beva iziqhushumbisi kuyo yonke indawo kwaye banombuzo omnye kuphela: Yintoni esiyenzileyo ukuze sibufanele obu bomi, kwaye siya kufa namhlanje okanye ngokuhlwanje?
Mihla le babendibuza ngaphambi kokuba silale, ‘Mama, ngaba siza kufa ngobu busuku, njengabamelwane bethu, ngokufanayo nezalamane zethu? Ngoko kwafuneka ndibawole ndibathembise ukuba xa sisifa, siza kufa kunye, ngoko asisayi kuva nto. Kwaye ukuba usiva isiqhushumbisi, ngoko ukhuselekile. I-rocket eya kukubulala, awuyi kuva isandi sayo.
Iindaba ze-UN: Ubaleke eGaza ngoMvulo usiya eYiputa. Sixelele ngohambo, ngakumbi njengoko abantu abasweleyo betshilo ukuba akukho ndawo ikhuselekile eGaza.
UMaha Hijazi: Ndiziva ndinomsindo kuba kufuneka ndilishiye ilizwe lam – ndishiye ikhaya lam, indawo endihlala kuyo, kwaye ndishiye nomsebenzi wam wemihla ngemihla wokuxhasa iimbacu – kodwa yintoni enye endinokuyenza kubantwana bam kuba benobuzwe ababini. Kufuneka ndifumane elithuba lokuba balale ndizive ukuba bayafana nabanye abantwana. Ke, andifuni kuphoswa leli thuba nangona kukho iintlungu ezingaphakathi.
Ndithi kuwe lonke olohambo bendilila nabantwana bam kuba singafuni ukuwushiya umhlaba wethu, asifuni kumka eGaza. Kodwa sanyanzeleka ukuba sikwenze oko sifuna ukhuseleko nokhuseleko.
Okunene ndandihlala kumbindi weGaza, eDeir al Balah, yaye ukuwela kuseRafah emazantsi. Abantu abaninzi abasandul’ ukufuduswa bebehamba kwisitalato iSalahadin kwaye babengenandawo yokuya. Sazibona kwaye sabona ibhombu ngexesha lohambo lwethu de safika kwi-Rafah ukuwela, ngendlela, kungekhona bonke abantu basePalestina abavunyelwe ukuba badlule. Kufuneka ube nobunye ubuzwe okanye enye incwadana yokundwendwela. Ngoko, bekunzima, kwaye andiyi kululibala olu suku.
Iindaba ze-UN: Ngowuphi umsebenzi wakho ophambili kwi-UNRWA?
UMaha Hijazi: Owona msebenzi wam uphambili ngexesha lonxunguphalo, okanye ebudeni bale mfazwe, yayiyindawo ekugxilwe kuyo ukutya kwigumbi lotyando eliphakathi. Ngoko ke, ndandinoxanduva lokukhusela izinto zokutya ezifunekayo kubantu abafudusiweyo (IDPs) ngaphakathi kwe-UNRWA shelters. Isicwangciso sethu yayikukuba ne-150,000 yasePalestina IDPs ngaphakathi kwe-UNRWA shelters ngoku ezifikelela malunga nesigidi esinye. Iimfuno zabo ziphezulu kakhulu kwaye kukho ukunqongophala kwemithombo, yiyo loo nto sisebenza nzima nje ukukhusela ubuncinci ukuze baphile.
Iindaba ze-UN: Isebenza njani i-UNRWA, kwaye iyakwazi ukunceda abantu baseGazan?
UMaha Hijazi: Abantu bafuna izikolo ze-UNRWA. Bafuna ukhuseleko phantsi kweflegi ye-UN, kwaye ke sinoxanduva lokubanika ukutya kunye nezinto ezingezizo ukutya, iingubo, oomatrasi, ukongeza kumanzi okusela kunye namanzi abalekayo.
Amaqela e-UNRWA eGaza asebenza nzima ukubonelela zonke iimfuno ezisisiseko kwabo bantu, kwaye inombolo enye yokhuseleko kunye nokhuseleko. Nangona kunjalo, akukho ndawo ikhuselekileyo eGaza, eyinyani kwaye ichanekile kakhulu. Kodwa senza konke okusemandleni ethu, ngaphandle kwayo yonke imiceli mngeni, nangona izixhobo zokusebenza zinqongophele, nangona akukho mafutha. Kodwa sisemhlabeni senza umsebenzi ongenakwenzeka ukukhusela into esinokuyikhusela kubantu bethu.
Iindaba ze-UN: Ngaba i-UNRWA yayifumana amafutha xa ulapho? Kuthekani ngokutya namanzi? Ngaba uyazifumana izinto ozifunayo?
UMaha Hijazi: Kwiintsuku zokuqala zokunyuka, sayeka ukufumana amafutha. Kwaye emva koko safumana njengamathontsi amafutha ukuze siqhube izithuthi zethu. Kutshanje, mhlawumbi kwiintsuku ezine okanye ezintlanu ezidlulileyo, siye savunyelwa ukuba sifumane amafutha, kodwa ibisisixa esincinane kakhulu. Ndikhumbula iintsuku zokugqibela ndiseGaza sasineelori zoncedo kwindawo yokuwela iRafah, kodwa kungekho mafutha kwiilori, ngoko iilori zaxinga kangangeentsuku ezimbini zilindele ukugalelwa amafutha. Iijeneretha zokubonelela ngombane, kunye nokumpompa amanzi, izityalo zogutyulo, yonke into ifuna amafutha, ukongeza kwiibhaka.
Ngokumalunga nokutya kunye namanzi, yimiyinge emincinci kakhulu kwaye ayonelanga kwiimfuno zethu njengoko inani le-IDPs lisanda kakhulu. Kodwa ayingobantu kuphela abangaphakathi kwe-UNRWA shelters. Kukho amakhulu amawaka abantu ngaphandle kwe-UNRWA shelters. Balambile kwaye abafumani kutya, nakwiimarike zasekuhlaleni. Intsapho yakowethu yayingekho kwikhusi laseUNRWA, kodwa ndikhumbula ukuba abazali bam babengafumani kutya kwaneleyo emarikeni. Sayingqina loo nto. Siye kwiimarike, kodwa azinamntu. Asifumananga nto yokuthenga. Sinayo imali, kodwa asinanto yokuthenga.
