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Back on our feet: Teklu and a teenage son and a daughter in primary school in Hawassa

A single father in Hawassa needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Teklu retrains.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia187 views
Teklu Nigussie
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Hawassa
Since a long illness in January, I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school on my own. I work as a cleaner, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as a pharmacy technician in the evenings, which will triple my income by March, 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 $500 goes: โ€ข Rent top-up: $220 โ€ข Course fees and exam costs: $70 โ€ข Childcare and after-school care: $210 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.

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  • Scarlett S. Flores ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $101

    โ€œYou got this. Hope the March deadline works out. - San Franciscoโ€

  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $50

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  • Wishing you peace. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out.

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