About Us

Meet our team

Ciara Cronin

Founder - Digital Marketing/Admin - Ireland

Ciara is a mother of one, born in Dublin but has lived in both the West of Ireland and the East of Ireland at different times of her life. She created the TEA Collective in response to the ethic cleansing of Palestinians by Israeli Forces. Now she is focused on supporting Families and local iniatives for children by fundraising. 

Soha Al Atrash 

Co-Founder - English teacher - Cairo

Soha is an english teacher, origionally from the Gaza strip, who has recently evacuated to Egypt in early 2024. She has been staying with Samia while they wait for their relatives to leave Gaza. They have been organising a water supply into the Khan Younis area for a few weeks now so that they can help their relatives/friends survive.  

Samia Al Atrash

C0-Founder -  Journalist - Cairo 

Samia is a journalist from the Gaza strip who also evacuated in early 2024 to Egypt. She lost everyone including her nieces Lina and Massa in Oct 2023 when Israel launched a 2,000lb bomb down on her sister Samar and brother in Law Louay's house in Raffa. Ever since she evacuated she has been trying to help as many people in gaza as she can by fundraising for water trucks and Food.

FAQ?

Fundraiser's

Why do you verify families?
We verify family accounts to keep donars safe from Farudulent fundraisers and also to keep the families themselves safe from beneficiaries trying to take advantage of them by stealing their money once donated.

How are families/beneficiaries verified?

When families get in touch, we go through a verification process using our online form.  We ask for ID, social media tags, fundraiser confirmations and beneficiary verification. We also can ask for calls directly with families when we need further information. 

What benefit is it to the families?
Once verified, fundraising advice is provided to families by giving training and social media updates to them via email and social media. We can also consult with the family on how to improve their chances of fundraising online. We encourage content creation and create a reel for each family to share on their page to encourgae donations on their platforms. 

A list of families is available on our Home Page if you would like to donate to one of them. It is VERY important to these families to receive donations to support themselves. The prices in Gaza are rising everyday. There is little to NO food available most of the time and families would starve unless we can send them something to keep them alive. This is something easy we can all do when we feel so helpless and guilty. 

How do they get the money in Gaza?
Money can be sent from the bank account to the person in Gaza via Cash Co-ordinators. These people have acce


Education and Training 

We use our own media and marketing knowledge to educate (completely free of charge)  families in understanding the role social media play's in fundraising online. We teach our verified accounts how to use the various platforms and also how to succeed in having the best chance online for donations. 

Platforms include: 

  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • X
  • TikTok
  • Linked In
  • Snapchat
  • Go fund me
  • I donate
  • PayPal
  • Crowdfunder

Community Rebuilding Programs

Our various community rebuilding programs focus on long-term sustainability and development, working with local communities to rebuild infrastructure, restore livelihoods, and promote self-sufficiency.

We work closely with local partners and community leaders to develop tailored solutions that meet the specific needs of each community.

  • Water Wells
  • Food Parcels
  • Water Trucks
  • Fundraising for School Supplies
  • Community Activity 
  • Medical Aid 

Local Initatives

We endevour to support NGO's who are helping on the ground in Gaza. Ones we are happy to support include 

  • Al Bureij Rehabilition centre for the Hanidcapped. 
  • Lifeblood Foundation
  • Palestine Red Crescent
  • Doctors without borders
  • Heal Palestine
  • Save Gaza's Children
  • Gaza kind Relief
  • Soul of Souls Gaza
  • Healthcareworkers 4 Palestine
  • Palestine Children's reflief fund
  • Ahmed & Salem
  • Samia Alatrash