Donor Transparency
Operation Realife conducts our aid distribution under our umbrella program called the Harvest Program. 99.15% of our funds currently go to this program. There are two divisions, the first being aid distribution into Gaza and the second is aid distribution within Gaza.
Part One: Aid distribution into Gaza is a long-term solution for Operation Realife to collect our own items and deliver them into Gaza. Logistically, this is extremely challenging to do and resource intensive. We aren’t at this point yet, but we’re hopeful that in the coming months we will launch this half of the Harvest Program.
Part Two: The other half of the Harvest Program is aid distribution within Gaza. We rely on other organizations bringing aid into Gaza, and Operation Realife coordinates with (I)NGO’s and/or purchases items for it to then be distributed effectively through our Harvest Initiatives. Additionally, we source items locally within Gaza to help support local businesses. We have internal measures to verify that our partners and every person we work with is impartial and not affiliated with criminal activity of any kind.
Every Harvest Initiative has a designated ID number, scope, funding proposal, requirements threshold, and target beneficiary population. These Initiatives will be published on our website through Press Releases upon their successful fulfillment and completion. Please note that an initiative’s funding being achieved does not mean the Press Release will occur immediately after.
In some instances we are not able to implement the Initiative right away - this is due to the constantly changing landscape of Gaza (geopolitical and otherwise). For example, sometimes the intended aid of an initiative may not be readily available. We have safeguards in place to ensure that all of our Initiatives are achieved, even if it means waiting for a period of time to fulfill it. Moreover we have contingency plans and other measures in place to ensure that we take every action to fulfill an initiative as intended. In the event that an Initiative cannot be fulfilled, we will be fully transparent about its unfulfillment through a Press Release. The bottom line: an initiative’s cancellation is a very last resort.
We are proud to announce that approximately 99.15% of donations have gone directly to Palestine, with the other 0.85% allocated for overhead funds that help us operate. Our operational costs are things such as legal and compliance fees, necessary licensure, this website, and other key business operations. We try to minimize these costs as much as we can so we can make the most impact through our aid program.
*Currently, every person involved in Operation Realife is purely volunteer.
*Our volunteer’s safety - especially those on the ground doing work in the field - is our top priority.
Last updated 21 Jun 2025.