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An air force veteran in Nairobi needs help with a vocational welding course and tools after leaving service with hearing damage and PTSD.

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Awino Halima Njoroge
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Nairobi
Joseph served four years in the air force and was discharged in 2022 with hearing damage and PTSD. He has been waiting nine months for support, and meanwhile is sleeping at a brother's place. The plan: a vocational welding course and tools. The quote comes to $800. Joseph is receiving counseling through the veterans' clinic and is committed to recovery. Structure and a stable place to live are the missing pieces. Money will be paid to the training provider and the landlord directly. Where the $800 goes: • Training provider fees: $280 • Housing deposit and first month: $360 • Transport to appointments: $90 • Essential household items: $70 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
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Updates from Awino

  1. Small update. $458 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($237 in total) I made the first payment toward transport to appointments. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • John Kiptoo Byaruhanga 🇰🇪 · $10
  • Ratna Anisa Tanoto 🇮🇩 · $56
  • Amparo S. Moreno 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Julián P. Medina 🇺🇸 · $30

    “Wishing you the best. Only $30 but hope it helps. - Joliet”

  • Rafael W. Medina 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Noman Emon Pramanik 🇧🇩 · $37.50
  • Thủy Thanh Quach 🇻🇳 · $25
  • Pablo N. Gutiérrez 🇦🇷 · $20
  • Noor Petra Meijer 🇳🇱 · $5
  • Joaquín D. Maldonado 🇲🇽 · $49.50
  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $10
  • Halima Idowu Bankole 🇳🇬 · $100

    “Get well soon. Thought of Joseph all day after reading this. - Abuja”

  • Lillian N. McDonald 🇺🇸 · $43

    “Keep your head up. I'm in Albuquerque, thinking of you.”

  • Dola Nargis Sarker 🇧🇩 · $50

    “Good luck. Thought of Joseph all day after reading this. - Sylhet”

  • Julián J. Espinoza 🇦🇷 · $25

    “Wish I could do more. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Córdoba”

  • Rekha K. Joshi 🇮🇳 · $18
  • Mim Nasrin Banerjee 🇮🇳 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $50
  • Manoel Flávio Pinto 🇧🇷 · $20
  • Charles D. Wheeler 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Best of luck. Shared with friends too. - Kansas City”

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  • Aravind SivakumarAddress verifiedPhoto verified

    So sorry you're going through this, Awino. This could happen to any of us.

    • Ebru Burcu DoğanPhoto verified

      You're not alone. Shared it with a few friends. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care.

      • Jericho D. Hernandez

        good luck, Awino. I hope things turn around soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Nairobi.

        • Fajar Reza Siregar

          Sending love, Awino. It takes guts to ask. Well done. God bless.

          • Natalia Pérez

            you're not alone, Awino. Hope you get there. Take care.

            • Divya S. Dubey

              praying for you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust

              • Mousumi Rashid

                looking forward to the next update. My neighbor in Savar donated after I showed her your page.

                • Serenity E. HollandPhoto verified

                  Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Nashik

                  • Kehinde Uche Anyanwu

                    Hope things get better soon, Awino. Looking forward to the next update. Blessings.

                    • Randall D. Oliver

                      Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Belém

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