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A fresh start in Gothenburg: help the Bakr family resettle
The Bakr family are rebuilding in Gothenburg after leaving Iraq; your gift pays for housing basics.
🇸🇪 Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden2,874 views
My family left Iraq 5 months ago after the war reached our town. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Gothenburg. We're a family of six and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 3 months of rent, and that support ends in December.
I was a mechanic 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.
All purchases will be documented and photos shared (with the family's consent).
Where the $2,600 goes:
• Language classes and bus passes: $570
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $145
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,150
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $735
Thanks for being kind about this.
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Take care, Lena. Hope this works out for you. I went through something like this 2 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Manchester.
Take care. Shared it with a few friends. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. God bless
take care. Shared it with a few friends. Please keep us posted. All the best.
Thinking of you, Lena. Hope this works out for you. My husband and I read this together. All the best
Wishing you peace. Shared it with a few friends. After 7 years in accounting I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Augsburg.