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A fresh start in Toronto: help the Mukiza family resettle

The Mukiza family are rebuilding in Toronto after leaving Somalia; your gift pays for housing basics.

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Léa Marie Richard
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Toronto
My family left Somalia 9 months ago after we could no longer live safely. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Toronto. We're a family of five and we're safe, but we arrived with very little. Our resettlement agency has provided 2 months of rent, and that support ends in August. I was a nurse 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 $3,300 goes: • Rent deposit and first month: $1,400 • Beds, table and basic furniture: $810 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $300 • Language classes and bus passes: $490 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $300 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.

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  • Rafael Henrique Bastos 🇧🇷 · $1,000
  • Samuel Kwame Donkor 🇬🇭 · $250
  • Maryna Alina Kozlov 🇷🇺 · $100

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Léa all day after reading this. - Novosibirsk”

  • Natalia Joanna Kamiński 🇬🇧 · $100
  • Satria Agus Sihombing 🇮🇩 · $100
  • Lukas Luis Schuster 🇩🇪 · $100
  • Eleanor W. Peters 🇦🇺 · $100
  • Gabriela T. Cabrera 🇨🇴 · $100

    “Hope this helps. Hope the August deadline works out. - Medellín”

  • Carmen G. Franco 🇨🇴 · $100
  • Christopher D. Payne 🇦🇺 · $77
  • Iván Ángel Macías 🇪🇸 · $75

    “Thinking of you. Only $75 but hope it helps. - Móstoles”

  • Ife Fatima Ekwueme 🇳🇬 · $75
  • Rohit B. Shukla 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Rahim Habib Mondal 🇧🇩 · $50
  • Anita C. Arora 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Jumoke Modupe Eze 🇳🇬 · $50
  • Chebet Upendo Karanja 🇰🇪 · $50
  • Marlene G. Du Plessis 🇿🇦 · $50
  • Uzma Zainab Lashari 🇵🇰 · $50

    “Thought of Léa all day after reading this. - Faisalabad”

  • Lovisa Forsberg 🇸🇪 · $50

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  • keep going, Léa. Looking forward to the next update.

    • You're not alone. Shared it with a few friends. We're a small family in Coyoacán but we're thinking of you.

      • Take care. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My neighbor in Khon Kaen donated after I showed her your page. God bless.

        • Henry Rotimi KaluPhoto verified

          keep going. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money

          • Susanne GroßPhoto verified

            thinking of you and your family, Léa. Hope this works out for you. We're a small family in Cleveland but we're thinking of you. Take care

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

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