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A service dog for Chidinma, an army veteran in Ibadan
After eight years of service, Chidinma is raising funds for a trained service dog and handler course.
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I served eight years in the army and was discharged in 2024 with a back injury. I have been waiting nine months for support, and meanwhile I'm sleeping at my brother's place.
I have a plan: a trained service dog and handler course. The quote I have comes to $650.
I'm receiving counseling through the veterans' clinic and am committed to my recovery. Structure and a stable place to live are the missing pieces.
I'd be grateful for any help and will share updates on how I'm doing.
Money will be paid to the training provider and the landlord directly.
Where the $650 goes:
• Training provider fees: $420
• Housing deposit and first month: $110
• Transport to appointments: $65
• Essential household items: $55
I hope life is good to you.
Updates from Chidinma
Update from Ibadan: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 55% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Fabio Mattia De Luca 🇮🇹 · $100
“My cousin told me about this one. - Salerno”
- Habtamu Samuel Gebremariam 🇪🇹 · $100
“From my family to yours. Gave what I could this week. - Adama”
- Esther Sarah Kiptoo 🇰🇪 · $100
- Emma S. Harris 🇬🇧 · $100
- Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $63
- Javier H. Herrera 🇺🇸 · $50
- Nour Hala Benali 🇸🇦 · $50
“Thought of Chidinma all day after reading this. - Riyadh”
- Umar Agus Susanto 🇮🇩 · $30
- Lindiwe N. Smith 🇿🇦 · $25
“Thought of Chidinma all day after reading this. - Pretoria”
- Harsha Nimal Wickramasinghe 🇱🇰 · $20
- Nazrul Tuhin Siddique 🇮🇳 · $20
“Rooting for you. Hope the November deadline works out. - Nagpur”
- Suren H. Fortuin 🇿🇦 · $20
“Rooting for you. Thought of Chidinma all day after reading this.”
- Hannah K. Crawford 🇺🇸 · $20
- Jannat Popy Rashid 🇧🇩 · $15
- Naufal Rizky Kartika 🇮🇩 · $10
- Kannan S. Balakrishnan 🇮🇳 · $10
- Varun C. Kapoor 🇮🇳 · $10
- Alejandro D. Urbina 🇺🇸 · $4
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Rooting for you. Hope you get there. My husband and I read this together. Love from Thiruvananthapuram.