

Clean Shelter gUG
Providing Sanitary Needs and Shelter Solutions in Gaza
Our Mission: To provide immediate relief to displaced communities in Gaza by offering
essential sanitation and shelter solutions, including tents, toilets, community
structures, and access to clean water.
Our Vision: To alleviate the anguish of displacement while safeguarding communities against the threat of sanitary crisis.
Clean Shelter gUG is a non-profit organization, registered and based in Germany (tax no. 27/611/83976). It was founded in January 2024 by Seba Abu-Daqa, a Palestinian living in Munich, and Tom Kellner, an Israeli living in Berlin, as a response to the urgent sanitation needs and growing humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
Our Story:
We started out small - collecting donations for the construction of a few toilets in Al-Mawasi. But as weeks went by, we realized that many people are interested in supporting our work and wish, as we do, to provide essential aid and relief to displaced communities in Gaza; we received enough donations to build more toilets, then toilets with showers, and then take part in the establishment of a whole IDP camp together with our local partner Damour for Community Development. At that point, we formed a team of volunteers on the ground and began the lengthy process of registering as a charity organization in Germany, which was finalized in June 2024.
Till now, we’ve constructed and financed more than a thousand toilets, showers, tents, and community spaces and structures, benefiting approximately 10,000 displaced persons. Since May 2024 we have been also purchasing and delivering clean drinking water to approximately 2000 families on a daily basis; in July 2024 we’ve acquired our first desalination unit, powered by solar energy, which provides 4-5 cubic liters of clean drinking water per day - enough for the daily consumption of approximately 250 families. And all this has been possible thanks to our team of volunteers on the ground, led by Ahmed Sherif.
In short, we are a small, fast and flexible grassroots organization. Our team is able to reach displaced communities in Gaza in person and to offer real crisis relief in order to mitigate the devastating effects of displacement and war.
Geographical Impact: Gaza
Joined HSI Community: December 2024
HSI Relationship: Certified Grantee: GO for Impact (Model C)
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