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Akinyi served fourteen years; now needs help to get home
Akinyi served fourteen years in the air force; $850 would cover a first month of rent and transport to job interviews.
🇰🇪 00153, Kasarani, Nairobi, Kenya2,056 views
Simiyu served fourteen years in the air force and was discharged in 2025 with a traumatic brain injury. He has been waiting eleven months for support, and meanwhile is sleeping at a brother's place.
The plan: a first month of rent and transport to job interviews. The quote comes to $850.
Simiyu 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 $850 goes:
• Training provider fees: $420
• Housing deposit and first month: $280
• Transport to appointments: $95
• Essential household items: $55
With deep gratitude,
Akinyi
Updates from Akinyi
Wanted to say thank you properly. 100% funded and the first invoice got paid this week. - Akinyi
Wanted to say thank you properly. 46% funded and the plan for housing deposit and first month is now scheduled.
We're at 40% thanks to 5 of you. I made the first payment toward training provider fees. More news soon.
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stay strong. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I have a 17 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best.
So sorry you're going through this, Akinyi. Looking forward to the next update. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.
Hope things get better soon, Akinyi. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in Parma but we're thinking of you. All the best.
Best of luck. Your post was clear and honest. We're a small family in Riverside but we're thinking of you
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from Medina
Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Kasarani.