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A fresh start in Malmö: help the Haddad family resettle

After fleeing Somalia, the Haddad family has arrived in Malmö with little more than their documents. They need help with a deposit, furniture and the first months.

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Hugo Svensson
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Malmö
My family left Somalia 9 months ago after the conflict closed our school and clinic. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Malmö. We're a family of eight and we're safe, but we arrived with very little. Our resettlement agency has provided 2 months of rent, and that support ends in May. I was a shopkeeper in Somalia, 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 $2,400 goes: • Beds, table and basic furniture: $730 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $550 • Rent deposit and first month: $1,120 With deep gratitude, Hugo
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Updates from Hugo

  1. 56% there. I made the first payment toward winter clothing and school supplies. Thank you.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($679 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($596 in total) I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Arianna L. Lucas 🇺🇸 · $30

    “God bless. Saw your post and had to give. - Anaheim”

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    “Praying for you. My brother told me about this one. - Gangnam”

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    “Wish I could do more. Saw your post and had to give. - Guadalajara”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Every little bit. Thought of Hugo all day after reading this. - Fresno”

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    “Hope this helps. - Durham”

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    “Get well soon. My brother told me about this one. - Fresno”

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    “Keep your head up. I'm in Bahir Dar, thinking of you. - Bahir Dar”

  • Francisco C. Sandoval 🇪🇸 · $100

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  • Bennett N. WoodsID verified

    Good luck, Hugo. This could happen to any of us. Love from Seoul

    • Emil Henry Peters

      Best of luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless

      • Márcio Renato Ribeiro

        You're not alone, Hugo. This could happen to any of us. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Malmö.

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