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A fresh start in Munich: help the Bakr family resettle

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

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Patrick Lange
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Munich
My family left Eritrea 7 months ago after we could no longer live safely. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Munich. We're a family of four and we're safe, but we arrived with very little. Our resettlement agency has provided 2 months of rent, and that support ends in October. I was a pharmacist in Eritrea, 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 $3,050 goes: • Rent deposit and first month: $1,450 • Beds, table and basic furniture: $460 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $560 • Language classes and bus passes: $410 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $170 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen. - Patrick

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    “All the best. I'm in Leeds, thinking of you.”

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    “All the best. Saw your post and had to give. - Nashik”

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    “Take care of yourselves. Hope you get the rest soon. - Peshawar”

  • Rafael Jorge Fernandes 🇧🇷 · $100

    “God bless. Small amount but sent with love. - Porto Alegre”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇬 · $100

    “Rooting for you. I'm in Kampala, thinking of you. - Kampala”

  • Kamrul Nahid Chowdhury 🇧🇩 · $75

    “Be well. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Narayanganj”

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    “Get well soon. Thought of Patrick all day after reading this.”

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  • Lotte Gerritsen 🇳🇱 · $50

    “God bless. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Rotterdam”

  • Regina Viviane Medeiros 🇧🇷 · $50

    “Hope the October deadline works out. - Uberlândia”

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  • Lidia Tetiana SorokinPhoto verified

    Wishing you peace, Patrick. Shared this with my family. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Take care.

    • Thinking of you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I went through something like this 13 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless

      • Your post was clear and honest. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. All the best!

        • hang in there. It takes guts to ask. Well done. God bless.

          • Shared this with my family. My neighbor in Nnewi donated after I showed her your page.

            • Shared this with my family. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Munich.

              • Hope it all works out, Patrick. Hope you get there. Don't give up.

                • you're not alone, Patrick. Your post was clear and honest. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless.

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