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A fresh start in Boulogne-Billancourt: help the Rahimi family resettle
Help a family of 6 start their new life in Boulogne-Billancourt: furniture, rent deposit and language classes.
🇫🇷 Île-de-France, France2,321 views
My family left Afghanistan 5 months ago after the war reached our town. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Boulogne-Billancourt. We're a family of seven and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 2 months of rent, and that support ends in October.
I was a mechanic 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.
Funds are managed by the Boulogne-Billancourt Welcome Table charity, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf.
Where the $3,600 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $2,050
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $730
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $410
• Language classes and bus passes: $280
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $130
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
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Wishing you peace, Odette. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home
Your post was clear and honest. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Boulogne-Billancourt.
Hope it all works out, Odette. Shared it with a few friends. Thinking of Boulogne-Billancourt!
Stay strong, Odette. It takes guts to ask. Well done. After 30 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything. All the best.
I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Monterrey.
Good luck, Odette. Looking forward to the next update. God bless