Keeping Palestine connected
314 lines are in use right now.
501(c)(3) nonprofit · $10 funds one eSIM
Example report
6
days of connectivity
Your gift has delivered 4 GB of internet access
Journey
The journalists and medics you see reporting from Gaza stay connected with eSIMs from Watermelon Warriors.
Watermelon Warriors is a Palestinian-run US 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We fund eSIMs, digital SIM cards, for journalists, doctors, aid workers, students and civilians in Palestine, hand them out through partners on the ground and top them up within a monthly data allowance. Each $10 funds one eSIM.
314
lines live right now
switched on and in use as of Oct 18, 2026
~$4,400
a month keeps everyone connected
eSIMs and refills bought in September 2026
since March 2026, when our own platform launched · as of Oct 18, 2026
“Each week we provide at least 300 eSIMs to our distributors on the ground.”
$10 through our partner Andalu, at cost.
Clinics, schools and aid groups on the ground give the eSIM to someone who needs it.
Automatically, within its monthly data allowance.
Once it's switched on: when it was handed out, each top-up and the data used.
Yes, any time, at andalu.com/donate/manage (opens in a new tab). Andalu's page also offers one-off and weekly gifts.
$10 buys one eSIM through our partner Andalu at cost, with no markup. The card processing fee is the only deduction from your gift.
Yes, for US taxpayers: we are a 501(c)(3) (EIN 99-4466024), so gifts are deductible as US law allows. Outside the US, check your local rules. You get an emailed receipt, and we can send a yearly summary of your donations on request. Many employers match gifts: ask yours.
You get a live page for an eSIM your gift is helping keep connected, emailed once it's switched on. It shows the line's journey, its top-ups and the data used.
Journalists, aid workers, doctors, students and civilians in Palestine, through partner organisations on the ground.
January 2024
We start handing out eSIMs in Gaza.
August 2024
We partner with Andalu, our eSIM provider.
February 2026
Another 200 eSIMs handed out in a single day.
March 2026
Our own platform launches; the figures above count from here.
Eid 2026
200 eSIMs given out that morning.
Today
314 lines in use right now.
235 posts · 14.8K followers · @watermelonwarriors.io, as of Oct 17, 2026
Mar 31, 2026
A tiny three-person, entirely volunteer team running a phone company. We provide thousands of eSIMs a month because of your donations.
Mar 20, 2026
Eid Mubarak. We have donated 200 eSIMs just this morning.
Feb 27, 2026
Today we were able to distribute another 200 eSIMs to those in need.
Jan 1, 2026
Each week we provide at least 300 eSIMs to our distributors on the ground.
Nov 13, 2025
It's not over until it's actually over. Hundreds of thousands of people still need to reach loved ones and aid groups. One, two or weekly eSIMs make a real difference.
Aug 19, 2024
August 19, 2024: we have partnered with Andalu, an eSIM provider. Once the eSIM you donated is activated, you receive a tracking link.
We do not hand out eSIMs directly, and there is no form to fill in. eSIMs reach people through our partners on the ground: humanitarian organisations, community groups, medical clinics and schools.
Ask a partner organisation, clinic or school near you. Or message us on Instagram. @watermelonwarriors.io (opens in a new tab)
نحن لا نوزّع الشرائح مباشرة، ولا يوجد نموذج لتعبئته. تصل الشرائح إلى الناس عبر شركائنا على الأرض: منظمات إنسانية، ومجموعات مجتمعية، وعيادات طبية، ومدارس.
اسأل منظمة شريكة أو عيادة أو مدرسة قريبة منك. أو راسلنا على إنستغرام. @watermelonwarriors.io (opens in a new tab)
Organisations that serve people in Palestine can hand out eSIMs with us: support@watermelonwarriors.io
A short primer. Our Instagram highlights are the companion: establishment, nakba, division, occupation, resistance, the west and you.
Open (opens in a new tab)$10 funds one eSIM, topped up within its monthly allowance, with a live page you can open any day.