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Back on our feet: Olivia and four children in Pretoria

A single mother in Pretoria needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Olivia retrains.

🇿🇦 0003, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa608 views
Olivia K. Mokoena
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Pretoria
Since a divorce in September, 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 dental nurse in the evenings, which will triple my income by November, 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 $550 goes: • Rent top-up: $270 • Childcare and after-school care: $190 • Course fees and exam costs: $90 With deep gratitude, Olivia
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Olivia

  1. Small update. $385 so far, I made the first payment toward childcare and after-school care.

  2. We're at 45% thanks to 4 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.

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  • Teresa Giovanna Palmieri 🇮🇹 · $200

    “Praying for you. I'm in Bologna, thinking of you. - Bologna”

  • Pradeep T. Naidu 🇮🇳 · $66

    “From my family to yours. Thought of Olivia all day after reading this. - Siliguri”

  • Hina Kausar Hanif 🇵🇰 · $50
  • Véronique Renault 🇫🇷 · $50
  • Thảo Lệ Luong 🇻🇳 · $25

    “Sending love. I'm in Thủ Đức, thinking of you. - Thủ Đức”

  • Harsh J. Gaikwad 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Thought of Olivia all day after reading this. - Pune”

  • Serenity Perez 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Theophilus Kojo Kyei 🇬🇭 · $20

    “Sending love. Thought of Olivia all day after reading this. - Tema”

  • Claudia A. Villalobos 🇲🇽 · $20

    “Hope the November deadline works out. - Xalapa”

  • Sneha C. Menon 🇮🇳 · $19
  • Ahmet Gökhan Aktaş 🇹🇷 · $15
  • Veronica Antonella Martino 🇮🇹 · $10
  • Liton Saif Talukder 🇧🇩 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $5

    “Sending love. Thought of Olivia all day after reading this.”

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  • Adhiambo Njeri Kamau

    sending love. Shared it with a few friends. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Pretoria.

    $530 raised of $550

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