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A fresh start in Saint-Denis: help the Shevchenko family resettle

The Shevchenko family are rebuilding in Saint-Denis after leaving Sudan; your gift pays for housing basics.

🇫🇷 Île-de-France, France1,391 views
Marc Thomas
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Saint-Denis
My family left Sudan 11 months ago after the war reached our town. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Saint-Denis. We're a family of four and we're safe, but we arrived with very little. Our resettlement agency has provided 3 months of rent, and that support ends in April. I was a shopkeeper in Sudan, 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 $2,100 goes: • Winter clothing and school supplies: $490 • Language classes and bus passes: $380 • Rent deposit and first month: $1,230 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.

Updates from Marc

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($335 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely. - Marc

  • Roman M. Sutton 🇺🇸 · $200
  • Lungile Reddy 🇿🇦 · $100
  • Nazia Nazia Cheema 🇵🇰 · $100

    “Take care of yourselves. Gave what I could this week. - Mardan”

  • Mick O'Keeffe 🇮🇪 · $50

    “Hope this covers a bit of it. - Cork”

  • Lyudmila Kateryna Rudenko 🇷🇺 · $50
  • Willem A. Jones 🇿🇦 · $50
  • Caleb Rivera 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Herman Garcia 🇵🇭 · $50

    “Hope this helps. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Calamba”

  • Divina G. Salazar 🇵🇭 · $37
  • Raphaël Vidal 🇫🇷 · $30
  • Frank Donkor 🇬🇭 · $30
  • Gaurav J. Tripathi 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Paulette H. Thompson 🇯🇲 · $25
  • Florian Arthur Collet 🇫🇷 · $25
  • Omer Aslam 🇵🇰 · $20
  • Rania Zainab Mansour 🇪🇬 · $20

    “Happy to help. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Shubra”

  • Samuel Yared Teshome 🇪🇹 · $15

    “Take care of yourselves - Bahir Dar”

  • Angelo F. Mabini 🇵🇭 · $15

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Marc all day after reading this.”

  • Fatima Farah Naqvi 🇵🇰 · $10

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Marc all day after reading this. - Faisalabad”

  • Manuela Borges 🇧🇷 · $10

    “Take care of yourselves. My father told me about this one. - São Paulo”

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  • Hope things get better soon. Shared this with my family. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless.

    • Hope you get there. Put this on a community board in Bacolod this morning

      • How is Marc doing now?

        • Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Mexicali!

          • Sending good thoughts. Your post was clear and honest. After 10 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Saint-Denis!

            • You're not alone. This could happen to any of us. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Móstoles.

              • Hope it all works out, Marc. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My husband and I read this together. All the best.

                • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Marc

                  • Marc ThomasOwnerAnswer

                    Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. winter clothing and school supplies comes first ($490) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Fair thing to want to know.

                • Thinking of you and your family, Marc. Looking forward to the next update. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Saint-Denis.

                  • You're not alone, Marc. Shared it with a few friends. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.

                    • Stay strong. Shared this with my family. Take care.

                      • gave what I could, wish it was more. I'm in nursing myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you

                        • Thanks for sharing this, Marc. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.

                          • Rooting for you, Marc. Shared this with my family. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

                            • shared it with a few friends. Wish I lived closer to Yekaterinburg so I could bring a meal. Blessings.

                              • Wishing you the best. I hope things turn around soon. I hope April is when things finally get easier.

                                • Jacob L. HayesPhoto verified

                                  thanks for sharing this. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My husband and I read this together. All the best.

                                  • thinking of you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Zanzibar City but we're thinking of you.

                                    • Rooting for you, Marc. I hope things turn around soon. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home

                                      • So sorry you're going through this. It takes guts to ask. Well done. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

                                        • Wishing you the best, Marc. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Rajshahi

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