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A fresh start in Orlando: help the Hosseini family resettle

The Hosseini family are rebuilding in Orlando after leaving Eritrea; your gift pays for housing basics.

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Vandana E. Srivastava
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Orlando
My family left Eritrea 12 months ago after the conflict closed our school and clinic. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Orlando. We're a family of eight and we're safe, but we arrived with very little. Our resettlement agency has provided 3 months of rent, and that support ends in March. I was a teacher 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 $3,600 goes: • Rent deposit and first month: $1,050 • Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,400 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $300 • Language classes and bus passes: $580 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $270 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Vandana
#refugees#resettlement#family

Updates from Vandana

  1. Quick update: $987 raised so far (27%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 26% funded and I made the first payment toward language classes and bus passes.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 14% now ($515). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward rent deposit and first month.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Akello Akoth Urassa 🇰🇪 · $50
  • Vikas F. Khanna 🇺🇸 · $15
  • Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $10
  • Marcus L. Ward 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Hope it all works out. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Peoria”

  • Sri Siti Wijaya 🇮🇩 · $50

    “Keep your head up. Please keep us posted. - Bekasi”

  • Riddhi K. Patil 🇮🇳 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $8
  • Gustavo E. Ibarra 🇪🇸 · $20

    “Keep your head up. - Barcelona”

  • Camille Maillard 🇫🇷 · $5
  • Nafula Mercy Mushi 🇰🇪 · $10

    “Best of luck. Thought of Vandana all day after reading this. - Nakuru”

  • Tizita Mulu Zerihun 🇪🇹 · $71

    “Get well soon. Thought of Vandana all day after reading this. - Adama”

  • Craig Schwartz 🇬🇧 · $53
  • Liên Đào Vo 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Walker N. Alvarado 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Hang in there. Hope the March deadline works out. - Fort Worth”

  • Hiba Wafa Shaker 🇪🇬 · $50

    “From my family to yours. From Heliopolis with love.”

  • Chioma Temitope Okonkwo 🇳🇬 · $57.50
  • Josiane Isabela Medeiros 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Sanjay T. Agarwal 🇦🇺 · $6

    “From Ballarat with love. - Ballarat”

  • Noah Bergqvist 🇸🇪 · $10

    “Hope it all works out. I'm in Södertälje, thinking of you. - Södertälje”

  • Novelette E. Barrett 🇯🇲 · $78

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  • Anan Nakpong

    Sending strength, Vandana. Shared it with a few friends.

    • Annika Siri Bengtsson

      Thanks for sharing this, Vandana. Gave what I could, wish it was more

      • Lorenzo D. Velasco

        Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Pelotas.

        • Samir Hamza El-Sayed

          Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Lagos

          • Wei Kun Tan

            Stay strong, Vandana. Hope this works out for you. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Blessings.

            • Bruna Luana Batista

              So sorry you're going through this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.

              • Mim Rina Alam

                Wishing you peace. Looking forward to the next update. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care

                • Ishita A. Awasthi

                  Wishing you the best. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Orlando.

                  • Rony Jewel Paul

                    thinking of you. Shared it with a few friends. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Kingston

                    • Khalid Marwan Sabbagh

                      Wishing you peace, Vandana. Your post was clear and honest. I have a 14 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Take care.

                      • Santiago B. Crawford

                        hang in there. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out

                        • Tayyaba Mahnoor Raza

                          Sending good thoughts, Vandana. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Manila.

                          • Kendall P. Rodriguez

                            Sending good thoughts. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Cairo.

                            • Shuvo Mizanur Hasan

                              Thinking of you and your family, Vandana. Your post was clear and honest

                              $1,936.50 raised of $3,600

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