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A fresh start in Amsterdam: help the Okonkwo family resettle
The Okonkwo family are rebuilding in Amsterdam after leaving Afghanistan; your gift pays for housing basics.
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My family left Afghanistan 9 months ago after the conflict closed our school and clinic. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Amsterdam. We're a family of five and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 2 months of rent, and that support ends in November.
I was a teacher in Afghanistan, 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.
All purchases will be documented and photos shared (with the family's consent).
Where the $3,900 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $2,400
• Language classes and bus passes: $280
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,220
Thanks for being kind about this.
- Kees
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Hope things get better soon. Shared it with a few friends. Sent it to 7 people at work.
Stay strong, Kees. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'll check back for the next update. All the best.
Hang in there, Kees. Shared this with my family. All the best.
sending good thoughts. Hope you get there. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of Amsterdam.
Thinking of you and your family. Shared it with a few friends. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Eindhoven.