Escaping the Ghost of Unemployment

Some university graduates did not expect they would work in a field that is apart from their study field. Most of Gaza graduates do not work. They try and are still trying to knock every door of the employers so they might find their escaping future. Delivery service became a resort for some of those graduates. The difficulty of life in Gaza pushes them to try every chance. They do not want to be as useless as the mattresses they sleep on. They are still young and are determined to exploit their youth and strength to help their poor families. They charge the customer USD for every order.

They gave up on their dream of becoming lawyers, businessmen, nurses, teachers and so many other position needed for society. This is in preference to face their daily duties and burdens. Here in Gaza, one needs to work in a society to get some experience related to his study field. This costs money and time which most of them prefer to save for their families.

There work primarily depends on motorcycles because it is a fast and easy means of delivery. They face some problems that deter them from doing their jobs well. First of all, the shortage of electricity. Not only does this affects the delivery services, but almost all aspects of life in Gaza. The only and most important thing that does not requires electricity is breathing. Otherwise, I would not be writing this piece of writing. Delivery service needs 24/7 phone and mobile on and electricity cutoff negatively affects that. Light for the stores of distribution. Another serious problem is the lack of fuel due to the few amount that enters Gaza. Sometimes it does not worth it to drive from the distribution store to the customer’s for it is too far consuming fuel more than usual. Moreover, in the wintertime it forces the delivery services to use their private cars. The cars consume fuel more than motorcycles do. They also sometimes find it difficult to provide some kind of goods for the customers due to the repeated closure of the crossing borders.

Mosab Abu Toha