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An army veteran in Embakasi needs help with a first month of rent and transport to job interviews after leaving service with hearing damage and PTSD.

🇰🇪 Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya1,222 views
Janet Naliaka Opio
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Embakasi
I served eight years in the army and was discharged in 2024 with hearing damage and PTSD. I have been waiting fourteen months for support, and meanwhile I'm sleeping at my brother's place. I have a plan: a first month of rent and transport to job interviews. The quote I have comes to $600. 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. I'll post invoices, with personal details hidden. Where the $600 goes: • Essential household items: $120 • Transport to appointments: $55 • Training provider fees: $425 Thank you for reading my story.

Updates from Janet

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 92% funded and I made the first payment toward training provider fees.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 35% funded and I made the first payment toward essential household items.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($65 in total) I met with the provider and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  • Neema Githinji 🇺🇬 · $20
  • Jordan B. Griffin 🇬🇧 · $20
  • Raghavan B. Mudaliar 🇮🇳 · $10

    “From my family to yours. Hope the March deadline works out. - New Delhi”

  • Dennis M. Tomas 🇵🇭 · $21
  • Sathi Fatema Miah 🇬🇧 · $10

    “Thought of Janet all day after reading this. - Nottingham”

  • Siddharth K. Kothari 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Mele Walker 🇳🇿 · $5
  • Githinji Mugisha 🇰🇪 · $25

    “Wish I could do more. From Machakos with love. - Machakos”

  • Priya H. Chaturvedi 🇬🇧 · $100
  • Maurício André Moura 🇧🇷 · $25
  • Zlata Larysa Alexandrov 🇺🇦 · $75
  • Júlia Valentina Cunha 🇧🇷 · $20
  • Jan Paweł Kalinowski 🇵🇱 · $20

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

  • Ketki D. Rathod 🇮🇳 · $75
  • Melek Şule Güneş 🇹🇷 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $75.50
  • Ángel S. Sánchez 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Leo Gray 🇺🇸 · $40
  • Arnel L. Lopez 🇵🇭 · $25
  • Ibrahim Sani Nnamdi 🇳🇬 · $20

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  • sending love. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Embakasi.

    • Take care, Janet. It takes guts to ask. Well done

      • Wishing you peace, Janet. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Blessings.

        • sending strength. This could happen to any of us. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Kobe.

          • you're not alone. Hope you get there. Love from Christchurch.

            • Thinking of you and your family, Janet. Hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Kingston.

              • you're not alone, Janet. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I have a 10 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings.

                • Sending love. Your post was clear and honest. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from Laredo.

                  • Best of luck, Janet. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Put this on a community board in Mecca this morning.

                    • wishing you the best, Janet. Shared it with a few friends. We're a small family in London but we're thinking of you. Blessings!

                      • Hang in there, Janet. Hope this works out for you.

                        • Keep going, Janet. This could happen to any of us

                          • Take care, Janet. I hope things turn around soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings.

                            • Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Please keep us posted. Love from Birmingham

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