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Back on our feet: Alejandra and four children in Tarragona
After a long illness, Alejandra is raising four children alone and needs $2,000 to stay afloat for 5 months.
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After a long illness in April, I'm now raising four children on my own. I work as a hairdresser, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as an electrician in the evenings, which will triple my income by June, but I need to bridge the gap until then.
Some weeks I skip meals so my children can eat. I have never asked anyone for help like this before, and I'm doing it for them.
Once I finish my course, I'll pay it forward.
Money goes toward rent, groceries, after-school care and the cost of my course. I'll give a monthly update with receipts.
Where the $2,000 goes:
• Course fees and exam costs: $510
• Groceries and school meals: $790
• Rent top-up: $700
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Alejandra
Updates from Alejandra
9% there. we've started the first stage. Thank you. - Alejandra
- Jorge A. Rivera 🇨🇴 · $10
- Ruma Lamia Sen 🇧🇩 · $5
- Annabelle H. Jackson 🇬🇧 · $25
- Carmen A. Campos 🇺🇸 · $25
- Ignacio H. Contreras 🇺🇸 · $20
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $75
- Anoma Hasini Karunaratne 🇱🇰 · $20
- Hyacinth R. Bennett 🇯🇲 · $200
- Anonymous 🇺🇦 · $200
“God bless. Thought of Alejandra all day after reading this. - Lviv”
- Min-ji Hae-won Son 🇰🇷 · $25
- Merel Tess Van den Heuvel 🇳🇱 · $20
“Hope it all works out. Hope the June deadline works out. - Amsterdam”
- Samir Ibrahim Abbas 🇸🇦 · $50
- Jacques A. Singh 🇿🇦 · $50
“Thought of Alejandra all day after reading this. - Richards Bay”
- Gabriel Pierre Colin 🇫🇷 · $100
“Thought of Alejandra all day after reading this. - Toulon”
- Naomi M. Brown 🇺🇸 · $15
- Derek E. Merritt 🇬🇧 · $10
- Gabriel F. Austin 🇬🇧 · $5
- Maurício João Figueiredo 🇧🇷 · $15
- Jocelyn P. Whitaker 🇺🇸 · $10
- Soo-ah Soo-ah Joo 🇰🇷 · $30
“Blessings. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Seongnam”
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Your post was clear and honest. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Tarragona.
Keep going. Shared this with my family. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Konya.
take care. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Take care.