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Back on our feet: Ayumi and twin daughters in Sakai
A single father in Sakai needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Ayumi retrains.
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Last July I went through a divorce, and I'm now raising twin daughters on my own. I work as a retail cashier, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a web developer in the evenings, which will triple my income by October, 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.
Every cent is accounted for. I'll share a simple monthly breakdown.
Where the $3,400 goes:
• Rent top-up: $1,350
• Childcare and after-school care: $1,100
• Groceries and school meals: $490
• Course fees and exam costs: $460
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
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- Byung-hun Baek 🇰🇷 · $20
“Hope things get better. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Seoul”
- Michal Rachel Ben-David 🇮🇱 · $10
- Cesar K. Magsaysay 🇵🇭 · $20
“Stay strong. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Manila”
- Silvia N. Duarte 🇲🇽 · $10
“Blessings. My mother told me about this one. - Tlaquepaque”
- Mackenzie S. Harrison 🇺🇸 · $25
- Marina Nadia Sidorenko 🇺🇦 · $20
“Blessings. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Dnipro”
- Zoé Philippe 🇫🇷 · $10
“Blessings. Thought of Ayumi all day after reading this. - Boulogne-Billancourt”
- Romeo R. Dizon 🇵🇭 · $200
- Efe Folake Falana 🇳🇬 · $50
- Matteo Martini 🇮🇹 · $13
- Maya P. Hawkins 🇬🇧 · $10
- Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $25
- Shahana Sathi Akter 🇮🇳 · $200
- Vasileios Souris 🇬🇷 · $20
- Tania Lamia Chatterjee 🇮🇳 · $25
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $50
- Cecilia M. Uy 🇵🇭 · $20
- Joseph Barasa Juma 🇰🇪 · $10
- Jose K. Valdez 🇵🇭 · $10
“Hang in there. Thought of Ayumi all day after reading this. - Pasig”
- Yusuf Vino Nugroho 🇮🇩 · $50
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thinking of you and your family. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings
Stay strong. Shared it with a few friends. Sent it to 17 people at work. Take care
Sending strength, Ayumi. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Take care.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 12 years ago and strangers helped me out
Your post was clear and honest. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Sakai.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. Put this on a community board in Mumbai this morning. Thinking of Sakai
thinking of you and your family, Ayumi. This could happen to any of us
Best of luck. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Austin.