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Back on our feet: Ganesh and four children in Kochi
A single parent in Kochi needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Ganesh retrains.
🇮🇳 Kochi, Kerala, India1,819 views
Since a long illness in February, I'm now raising four children on my own. I work as a retail cashier, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a dental nurse in the evenings, which will triple my income by May, 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 $600 goes:
• Rent top-up: $310
• Childcare and after-school care: $160
• Groceries and school meals: $85
• Course fees and exam costs: $45
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Ganesh
Updates from Ganesh
Thank you all. We're at 20% now ($120). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.
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- Juliette Dufour 🇫🇷 · $50
- Grace F. Hudson 🇬🇧 · $165
- Manoel Nascimento 🇧🇷 · $10
“Hope things get better. - Juiz de Fora”
- Simon Maximilian Schumacher 🇩🇪 · $15
- Álvaro G. Rodríguez 🇲🇽 · $50
“Praying for you! - Monterrey”
- Mahesh Agarwal 🇮🇳 · $10
“Hope it all works out. Hope the May deadline works out. - New Delhi”
- Andrés E. Contreras 🇲🇽 · $15
- Sri Rahayu Sihombing 🇮🇩 · $30
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Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Ganesh
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. rent top-up comes first ($310) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. I'll keep the page updated.
Sending love. Hope this works out for you. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. All the best.
shared this with my family. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Kochi.
Thinking of you. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Kochi.