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Back on our feet: Felipe and three children under 8 in Niterói
Felipe and three children under 8 need a bridge to stability after a house fire.
🇧🇷 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1,801 views
After a house fire in June, I'm now raising three children under 8 on my own. I work as a hairdresser, 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.
Money goes toward rent, groceries, after-school care and the cost of my course. I'll give a monthly update with receipts.
Where the $600 goes:
• Course fees and exam costs: $210
• Groceries and school meals: $155
• Childcare and after-school care: $235
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- Felipe
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- Marcel Gijs Jacobs 🇳🇱 · $100
- Tariq Zeeshan Qureshi 🇵🇰 · $100
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100
- Arthur Gonzalez 🇫🇷 · $100
“Get well soon. Hope the October deadline works out. - Toulouse”
- Ngozika Okafor 🇳🇬 · $75
“Happy to help. My mother told me about this one. - Ikeja”
- Paul Chinedu Nwachukwu 🇳🇬 · $72
- Kelechi Usman Nwachukwu 🇳🇬 · $50
- Bryan K. Pangilinan 🇵🇭 · $50
- Jonas Paul Wolff 🇩🇪 · $30
“Take care of yourselves! - Frankfurt”
- Mathieu Louis Gautier 🇫🇷 · $25
“Wishing you the best. From Lyon with love. - Lyon”
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $25
- Grace Chukwu 🇳🇬 · $25
- Maryam Reem Fahmy 🇲🇦 · $20
“Hope it all works out. Saw your post and had to give. - Casablanca”
- Manisha A. Gill 🇮🇳 · $20
“Good luck! - Kolkata”
- Ziad Zakaria Sabbagh 🇨🇦 · $15
- Swetha M. Nair 🇮🇳 · $10
“Stay strong - Kolkata”
- Esteban J. Serrano 🇪🇸 · $10
“All the best. Thought of Felipe all day after reading this. - Móstoles”
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Hope things get better soon. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Put this on a community board in Palmira this morning. Love from Palmira
Keep going, Felipe. Hope you get there. Please keep us posted.
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Niterói!
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about course fees and exam costs, advice is welcome too. I'll keep the page updated.
Best of luck, Felipe. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Niterói.
Praying for you, Felipe. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Niterói.
hope things get better soon, Felipe. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together
Wishing you the best, Felipe. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Blessings.
Wishing you the best, Felipe. Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Birmingham.
Stay strong, Felipe. I hope things turn around soon. All the best.
This could happen to any of us. Love from Munich.
sending strength, Felipe. Shared this with my family. God bless.
best of luck, Felipe. Hope you get there. I hope October is when things finally get easier. God bless
Wishing you peace, Felipe. Shared it with a few friends. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Pokhara.
hope it all works out, Felipe. Looking forward to the next update.
Wishing you the best, Felipe. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. I'm in customer support myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you
Sending strength, Felipe. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Take care
Best of luck, Felipe. I hope things turn around soon. Please keep us posted. Take care
reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My neighbor in Suwon donated after I showed her your page. All the best.
wishing you peace, Felipe. Shared it with a few friends.
Best of luck, Felipe. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. Put this on a community board in Mississauga this morning. All the best.
So sorry you're going through this. Shared this with my family. Sent it to 25 people at work. Love from Rohini.
Thinking of you. This could happen to any of us. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best.
Hope things get better soon, Felipe. Hope you get there. Greetings from Pune.
good luck. Looking forward to the next update. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
you're not alone. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My neighbor in Nottingham donated after I showed her your page. Love from Nottingham.
praying for you. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from Guadalupe.
wishing you peace, Felipe. It takes guts to ask. Well done. After 8 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from Bengaluru