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A fresh start in Newport: help the Okonkwo family resettle
Help a family of 3 start their new life in Newport: furniture, rent deposit and language classes.
🇬🇧 Newport, Wales, United Kingdom240 views
My family left the Democratic Republic of Congo 12 months ago after the war reached our town. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Newport. We're a family of six and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 4 months of rent, and that support ends in July.
I was a shopkeeper in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 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 $1,800 goes:
• Language classes and bus passes: $380
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $220
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $470
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $730
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
- Aiden
Updates from Aiden
Thank you all. We're at 9% now ($165). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage. - Aiden
Quick update: $57 raised so far (3%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them. - Aiden
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Shared this with my family. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Newport