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Back on our feet: Fernando and twin daughters in Caloocan
A single mother in Caloocan needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Fernando retrains.
🇵🇭 Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines1,260 views
After a sudden redundancy in July, I'm now raising twin daughters on my own. I work as a part-time receptionist, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a pharmacy technician 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 $650 goes:
• Childcare and after-school care: $145
• Rent top-up: $360
• Groceries and school meals: $145
Thank you so much.
Updates from Fernando
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- Ye-eun Da-eun Nam 🇰🇷 · $15
“Hang in there. Hope you get the rest soon. - Gangnam”
- Gang Guo Jiang 🇺🇸 · $10
- Halima Jumoke Danjuma 🇳🇬 · $200
- Caroline P. Reid 🇺🇸 · $4
- Vishal Ramesh Gill 🇨🇦 · $20
“Thinking of you. Hope you get the rest soon. - Hamilton”
- Anna K. Gardner 🇬🇧 · $25
- Ananya J. Chaudhary 🇮🇳 · $25
“You got this. Hope the October deadline works out. - Pune”
- Uzma Saima Lashari 🇵🇰 · $25
- Irfan Ahmad Rahman 🇮🇩 · $50
- Jameson D. Hendricks 🇺🇸 · $10
“Hang in there. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Atlanta”
- Halima Kehinde Ekwueme 🇳🇬 · $20
“Rooting for you. From Epe with love.”
- Emi Aoi Ishida 🇯🇵 · $75
- Adriana P. Tapia 🇺🇸 · $25
- Rina Putri Simanjuntak 🇮🇩 · $10
- Anonymous 🇫🇷 · $10
“Happy to help. Hope the October deadline works out. - Boulogne-Billancourt”
- Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $54
- Antônio Bruno Figueiredo 🇧🇷 · $20
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can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Caloocan.
Thank you. If you're in Caloocan I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Happy to explain more.
Hang in there, Fernando. Hope you get there. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
Hope things get better soon, Fernando. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. My husband and I read this together. Take care.
Sending good thoughts, Fernando. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Denpasar
Best of luck, Fernando. Hope this works out for you. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Take care.
how is Fernando doing now?
Praying for you, Fernando. This could happen to any of us. Love from Ribeirão Preto.
Take care, Fernando. Shared it with a few friends.
Rooting for you, Fernando. Shared this with my family. Love from Antalya
Keep going. Looking forward to the next update. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. All the best.
Sending love. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. I'll check back for the next update. Take care.
keep going. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Caloocan