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Back on our feet: Ishara and two young children in Kandy

After a long illness, Ishara is raising two young children alone and needs $350 to stay afloat for 4 months.

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Ishara Rasika Karunaratne
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Kandy
After a long illness in February, I'm now raising two young children on my own. I work as a part-time receptionist, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as an electrician in the evenings, which will triple my income by April, 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 $350 goes: • Childcare and after-school care: $180 • Groceries and school meals: $120 • Course fees and exam costs: $50 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.

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  • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Ishara.

    • The list at the bottom is the whole picture. childcare and after-school care is the biggest at $180. Thanks, that means a lot.

  • take care. Shared it with a few friends. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you

    • Rooting for you, Ishara. Shared this with my family. I went through something like this 3 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless.

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