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Back on our feet: Manoj and a toddler and a seven-year-old in Dwarka
After a divorce, Manoj is raising a toddler and a seven-year-old alone and needs $550 to stay afloat for 3 months.
🇮🇳 Delhi, India1,665 views
Since a divorce in March, I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a care worker, 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 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 $550 goes:
• Rent top-up: $310
• Childcare and after-school care: $175
• Course fees and exam costs: $65
With deep gratitude,
Manoj
Updates from Manoj
Thank you all. We're at 54% now ($295). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward rent top-up.
- Dennis Ssemwogerere 🇰🇪 · $100
- Mehwish Mahnoor Rana 🇵🇰 · $100
- Lydia T. George 🇬🇧 · $76.50
- Nandini H. Reddy 🇮🇳 · $75
- Mim Priya Chatterjee 🇮🇳 · $75
“Thinking of you. Only $75 but hope it helps. - Agra”
- Renata T. Zamora 🇪🇸 · $50
- Erik Isaksson 🇸🇪 · $25
- Moumita Moumita Uddin 🇧🇩 · $25
- Banjong Vichai Intharat 🇹🇭 · $15
- Gabriele Johanna Ludwig 🇩🇪 · $10
“Best of luck. Thought of Manoj all day after reading this.”
- Aurora E. Jones 🇬🇧 · $10
- Nusrat Sumaiya Chowdhury 🇧🇩 · $10
- Pablo B. Montes 🇪🇸 · $10
- Rowan Tran 🇬🇧 · $5
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Thinking of you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. After 8 years in construction I know how hard it is to ask for anything.
sending strength. Hope this works out for you. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Ibadan.
Thanks for sharing this. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. It's not much but it's yours!
Praying for you, Manoj. Shared it with a few friends. Love from Ubud
Shared it with a few friends. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Sacramento.