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Back on our feet: Lourdes and four children in San Nicolás de los Garza
After my partner leaving, Lourdes is raising four children alone and needs $1,150 to stay afloat for 3 months.
🇲🇽 San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico1,423 views
Last April I went through my partner leaving, and I'm now raising four children on my own. I work as a driver, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a bookkeeper in the evenings, which will triple my income by July, 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 $1,150 goes:
• Rent top-up: $440
• Childcare and after-school care: $330
• Groceries and school meals: $160
• Course fees and exam costs: $220
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
Updates from Lourdes
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- Christopher Torres 🇺🇸 · $50
“Get well soon. Hope the July deadline works out. - San Antonio”
- Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $25
- Kavita B. Jat 🇮🇳 · $30
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $200
“Hope this helps. Only $200 but hope it helps. - Abuja”
- Anh Dũng Mai 🇻🇳 · $50
- Adriana Gabriela Carvalho 🇧🇷 · $20
- Jakub Mazurek 🇵🇱 · $25
“Hope it all works out. Hope the July deadline works out. - Łódź”
- Deniz Keskin 🇹🇷 · $50
- Anonymous 🇱🇰 · $30
- Ana Isabela Guimarães 🇧🇷 · $50
- Ibrahim Nabil Shaker 🇲🇦 · $15
“Keep your head up. Hope the July deadline works out. - Casablanca”
- Kwaku Michael Antwi 🇬🇭 · $79
- Delphine Claire Bernard 🇫🇷 · $10
- Rima Popy Molla 🇧🇩 · $10
- Palesa T. Mthembu 🇿🇦 · $25
- Putri Maya Nugroho 🇮🇩 · $224
- Diệp Tâm Pham 🇻🇳 · $50
“Thought of Lourdes all day after reading this. - Hồ Chí Minh City”
- Petros Spyridon Karagiannis 🇬🇷 · $30
- Dũng Anh Doan 🇻🇳 · $10
- Finn Uwe Berger 🇩🇪 · $5
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Sending love. Hope you get there. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too
Praying for you, Lourdes. Shared it with a few friends. My neighbor in Maringá donated after I showed her your page
Hope it all works out, Lourdes. This could happen to any of us. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
You're not alone, Lourdes. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I'm in construction myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
take care, Lourdes. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.