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A fresh start in El Paso: help the Okonkwo family resettle
Help a family of 7 start their new life in El Paso: furniture, rent deposit and language classes.
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My family left Yemen 13 months ago after the war reached our town. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in El Paso. We're a family of four and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 4 months of rent, and that support ends in June.
I was an engineer 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.
All purchases will be documented and photos shared (with the family's consent).
Where the $5,050 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $1,950
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,650
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $710
• Language classes and bus passes: $460
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $280
If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
- Amparo
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Keep going, Amparo. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Cairo
thanks for sharing this. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I'll check back for the next update. God bless.
Best of luck, Amparo. Shared this with my family. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings.
Sending love. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. All the best.
You're not alone. Hope this works out for you. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too
Sending good thoughts, Amparo. Shared it with a few friends. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.