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A fresh start in Bristol: help the Tesfaye family resettle

Help a family of 7 start their new life in Bristol: furniture, rent deposit and language classes.

🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom2,875 views
Wendy J. Ashworth
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Bristol
My family left Yemen 7 months ago after the conflict closed our school and clinic. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Bristol. 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 September. I was an electrician in Yemen, 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 $1,700 goes: • Beds, table and basic furniture: $620 • Language classes and bus passes: $440 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $510 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $130 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Wendy
#refugees#resettlement#family

Updates from Wendy

  1. 53% there. I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.

  2. Quick update: $962 raised so far (57%). I made the first payment toward language classes and bus passes. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. We're at 13% thanks to 10 of you. the plan for phone and internet for school and job search is now scheduled. More news soon.

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    “Hope it all works out. Saw your post and had to give. - Freiburg”

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    “Wish I could do more. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Haarlem”

  • Ganesh C. Gala 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Hope it all works out. Hope the September deadline works out. - Nagpur”

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    “Praying for you. Hope the September deadline works out. - Istanbul”

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    “You got this. - Grenoble”

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    “Praying for you. Thought of Wendy all day after reading this. - Shubra”

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  • Brandon P. Harrison

    wishing you the best. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.

    • Declan E. Walker

      sending strength. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.

      • Tiffany S. Collins

        It takes guts to ask. Well done. Wish I lived closer to Mumbai so I could bring a meal. Love from São Paulo.

        $2,063.50 raised of $1,700

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