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Back on our feet: Beatriz and a toddler and a seven-year-old in León
After a house fire, Beatriz is raising a toddler and a seven-year-old alone and needs $700 to stay afloat for 3 months.
🇲🇽 Guanajuato, Mexico790 views
After a house fire in August, I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a school kitchen assistant, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a teaching assistant in the evenings, which will triple my income by December, 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 $700 goes:
• Childcare and after-school care: $340
• Groceries and school meals: $220
• Course fees and exam costs: $140
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
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- Mason L. Brooks 🇬🇧 · $100
- Abubakar Musa Okoro 🇳🇬 · $50
- Deepak T. Kohli 🇬🇧 · $50
- Bhavna W. Thakkar 🇮🇳 · $50
“You got this. Thought of Beatriz all day after reading this. - Nagpur”
- Srinivas F. Reddy 🇮🇳 · $50
“Happy to help. Hope the December deadline works out. - Hyderabad”
- Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $50
- Bartosz Dariusz Zieliński 🇵🇱 · $25
“Best of luck. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Gdańsk”
- Vaibhav D. Kothari 🇮🇳 · $20
- Amir Qasim Youssef 🇪🇬 · $10
- Gerald C. Tillman 🇬🇧 · $10
“Praying for you. My neighbor told me about this one. - Swansea”
- Theodore J. Parker 🇨🇦 · $10
- Tomás T. González 🇺🇸 · $6
“All the best. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Charlotte”
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Hope things get better soon, Beatriz. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Blessings.
Rooting for you, Beatriz. Hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best
You're not alone. 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. All the best.
Thinking of you and your family, Beatriz. Looking forward to the next update. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too!
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Kraków.