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A covered market stall space for the Freedom community hall: help our neighbors in Mumbai

Volunteers in Mumbai are raising $300 for a covered market stall space at the Freedom community hall.

🇮🇳 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India685 views
Apurva H. Gala
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Mumbai
For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a covered market stall space. This year a group of 24 volunteers, including a retired civil engineer, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Freedom community hall, but no funding. We have received donated paint, and the remaining cost is $300. It will serve about 207 people, including elderly neighbors living alone. We'll hold a build day in October and everyone is invited. We're a small team, and every dollar will be spent in the open - I'll post receipts and progress photos. All purchases will be made by two volunteers and logged publicly. Surplus funds will go to maintenance. Where the $300 goes: • Tools hire and delivery: $70 • Materials: $220 • Permits and inspections: $10 I hope life is good to you.
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Updates from Apurva

  1. Small update. $153 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

Donations

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  • Anonymous 🇷🇴 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇲🇽 · $50
  • Lemlem Hiwot Mulugeta 🇪🇹 · $25
  • Eka Ika Setiawan 🇮🇩 · $25
  • Baptiste Legrand 🇫🇷 · $25
  • Ousmane Thiam 🇫🇷 · $25
  • Scarlett K. Wood 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Itzel M. Robles 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Khadija Chiamaka Adebayo 🇳🇬 · $10
  • Rima Manal Hegazy 🇪🇬 · $5
  • Salman Babar Hanif 🇵🇰 · $5
  • Siddharth J. Deshpande 🇮🇳 · $4
  • Inés S. Villalobos 🇺🇸 · $4

    “From my family to yours. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Aurora”

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3.8(5 reviews)

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  • Alexandre Daniel Batista🇧🇷Verified helper
    Trustworthy helper

    Couldn't have asked for better support. They listened carefully, understood my situation deeply, and provided thoughtful advice that actually worked. Thank you so much.

  • Abigail L. Chambers🇺🇸Verified donor
    Honest and trustworthy

    The help I received was exactly what was described and more. This person follows through on their commitments and genuinely cares about making a positive impact.

  • Rohit W. Gokhale🇮🇳Verified donor
    Would recommend to anyone

    This is the kind of person who restores your faith in humanity. They didn't just offer help; they genuinely cared about my wellbeing and followed through on every commitment.

  • Chidinma Uche Musa🇳🇬Verified helper
    Helped when no one else could

    This experience has restored my faith in the goodness of people. The helper was professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely cared about my outcome.

  • Hanna Liya Abate🇪🇹Verified helper
    Outstanding person

    I was going through a tough time and this person's support was invaluable. They didn't judge, just helped. That kind of genuine compassion is rare these days.

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  • Ouma Barasa Macharia

    Hope things get better soon. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Put this on a community board in San Francisco this morning.

    • Gökhan Kaan Önder

      Hope things get better soon. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I have a 9 year old who wants to send good wishes too.

      • Hugo Gómez

        Hang in there, Apurva. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. God bless.

        • José G. Cabrera

          Stay strong, Apurva. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from Embakasi

          • Adnan Zain Ismail

            rooting for you, Apurva. Great idea, hope you get there. Blessings.

            • James Ouma Mollel

              more neighborhoods should do this. We're a small family in Fez but we're thinking of you

              $258 raised of $300

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