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A fresh start in Cologne: help the Hosseini family resettle
After fleeing Venezuela, the Hosseini family has arrived in Cologne with little more than their documents. They need help with a deposit, furniture and the first months.
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My family left Venezuela 14 months ago after the war reached our town. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Cologne. 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 December.
I was a pharmacist in Venezuela, 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 $2,350 goes:
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $640
• Rent deposit and first month: $1,250
• Language classes and bus passes: $460
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
Updates from Jana
Thank you all. We're at 7% now ($160). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward winter clothing and school supplies.
Quick update: $271 raised so far (12%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
We're at 15% thanks to 8 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.
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“Stay strong. Thought of Jana all day after reading this. - Quezon City”
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Wishing you peace. Hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Cologne.
stay strong, Jana. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings
Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Boston but we're thinking of you. Blessings.
Rooting for you, Jana. Hope you get there. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Greetings from Newcastle
Wishing you peace, Jana. Hope you get there. God bless.
take care, Jana. Shared it with a few friends. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Take care.
best of luck. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
Your post was clear and honest. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Vancouver.
Hang in there, Jana. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't give up
Wishing you the best, Jana. I hope things turn around soon.