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A fresh start in Addis Ababa: help the Haddad family resettle
The Haddad family are rebuilding in Addis Ababa after leaving the Democratic Republic of Congo; your gift pays for housing basics.
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My family left the Democratic Republic of Congo 5 months ago after the conflict closed our school and clinic. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Addis Ababa. We're a family of five and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 4 months of rent, and that support ends in November.
I was a nurse in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and I'm studying the language every evening. Our daughter and son have started school and are doing well.
We want nothing more than to be self-sufficient. This fund will help us through the first six months.
Funds are managed by a local church-run settlement group, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf.
Where the $200 goes:
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $25
• Language classes and bus passes: $30
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $145
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
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So sorry you're going through this. Hope this works out for you. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Addis Ababa
Thinking of you, Selam. Hope you get there. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Take care
keep going, Selam. Looking forward to the next update. I'm in logistics myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Take care!
How is Selam doing now?
Hope things get better soon. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I'm in retail myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you
Good luck, Selam. It takes guts to ask. Well done. God bless.
good luck. Looking forward to the next update. After 27 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless
Keep going, Selam. Hope this works out for you. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Thinking of Addis Ababa.