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Back on our feet: Samuel and a toddler and a seven-year-old in Warri
Samuel and a toddler and a seven-year-old need a bridge to stability after a house fire.
🇳🇬 Warri, Delta, Nigeria1,749 views
Since a house fire in August, I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a driver, 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 December, 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:
• Course fees and exam costs: $115
• Childcare and after-school care: $210
• Rent top-up: $275
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- Natália Gabriela Guimarães 🇧🇷 · $8
“You got this. Only $8 but hope it helps. - Caruaru”
- Florin Gabriel Dumitru 🇷🇴 · $10
“Blessings. Saw your post and had to give. - Iași”
- Miles F. Powell 🇺🇸 · $17
“Blessings. Saw your post and had to give. - Pittsburgh”
- Enzo Sebastião Alves 🇧🇷 · $65
- Revathi A. Mudaliar 🇮🇳 · $10
- Nasser Mazen Osman 🇪🇬 · $17.50
- Fajar Wawan Yuliani 🇮🇩 · $55
- Haruka Fumiko Inoue 🇯🇵 · $25
“Thinking of you. Thought of Samuel all day after reading this. - Kitakyushu”
- Jorge Enzo Marques 🇧🇷 · $5
“You got this. I'm in Caxias do Sul, thinking of you. - Caxias do Sul”
- Leah W. Leonard 🇨🇦 · $10
- Christian Perez 🇵🇭 · $14
“Get well soon. Please keep us posted. - Iloilo City”
- Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $68
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $25
- Mangesh E. Shinde 🇮🇳 · $50
- Ramon K. Mabini 🇵🇭 · $25
- Yann Mathieu Arnaud 🇫🇷 · $10
“Be well. Small amount but sent with love. - Toulouse”
- Shaista Ahmed 🇵🇰 · $20
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Rooting for you, Samuel. 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. Greetings from Entebbe
Hope it all works out, Samuel. Your post was clear and honest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.
Sending good thoughts, Samuel. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
Good luck, Samuel. Hope you get there. All the best.