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A fresh start in Auckland: help the Okonkwo family resettle
The Okonkwo family are rebuilding in Auckland after leaving Iraq; your gift pays for housing basics.
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My family left Iraq 8 months ago after the conflict closed our school and clinic. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Auckland. We're a family of six 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 teacher in Iraq, 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 $3,300 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $1,600
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $810
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $360
• Language classes and bus passes: $440
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $90
Thanks for being kind about this.
- Reagan
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Wishing you peace. Shared it with a few friends. I'm in teaching myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Greetings from New Delhi.
Rooting for you, Reagan. Hope you get there
Hope things get better soon, Reagan. Shared it with a few friends. Wish I lived closer to Quezon City so I could bring a meal. Take care.