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Ankara wildfire relief - the Riverside settlement

The wildfire damaged 46 homes in the Riverside settlement. We are raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

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Fatma Sevgi Duman
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Ankara
The wildfire hit the Riverside settlement on 11 January. My home was one of 46 damaged, and 4 families are still in temporary shelter at a mosque and church hall. The first few days we shared what little we had. Now the cleanup has started, but we've no money for materials and winter or the rainy season is coming. Schools in the area have been closed, and the clinic lost its cold storage for vaccines. We're a small community of working families who have never asked for help before. We have formed a volunteer committee, and I'm the treasurer, so I'll post receipts for everything we buy. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $1,500 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $700 • Food parcels for displaced families: $410 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $390 Thanks for reading all this.
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Updates from Fatma

  1. Update from Ankara: I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. We're at 14% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us. - Fatma

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 8% funded and the plan for roofing sheets and timber is now scheduled.

  3. 3% there. the plan for food parcels for displaced families is now scheduled. Thank you.

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    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Fatma all day after reading this.”

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    “Good luck. Only $47 but hope it helps. - Detroit”

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    “Hope things get better. Thought of Fatma all day after reading this. - Madrid”

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    “Thought of Fatma all day after reading this. - San Diego”

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  • Lei Yang SongID verified

    Wishing you the best. This could happen to any of us. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Medan

    • Francis Kojo ArmahVerified organizationPhoto verified

      thanks for sharing this. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Sent it to 26 people at work.

      • Iván W. Contreras

        Thinking of you and your family, Fatma. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Take care

        $358 raised of $1,500

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