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Back on our feet: Tracey and twin daughters in Cape Town
After a sudden redundancy, Tracey is raising twin daughters alone and needs $600 to stay afloat for 5 months.
🇿🇦 8009, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa1,427 views
After a sudden redundancy in May, I'm now raising twin daughters on my own. I work as a retail cashier, 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 August, 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:
• Childcare and after-school care: $310
• Groceries and school meals: $220
• Course fees and exam costs: $70
Thanks for reading all this.
- Tracey
Updates from Tracey
Update from Cape Town: we've started the first stage. We're at 25% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Opio Kato Otieno 🇹🇿 · $75
“All the best. Thought of Tracey all day after reading this. - Dar es Salaam”
- Wesley E. Griffin 🇺🇸 · $69
- Francesca Stefania Bellini 🇮🇹 · $35
- Daniel Segal 🇮🇱 · $25
- Faisal Mazen Lotfy 🇫🇷 · $25
“Take care of yourselves. Thought of Tracey all day after reading this. - Nice”
- Yogesh R. Naik 🇮🇳 · $25
- Esi Diana Amoah 🇬🇭 · $20
“Best of luck. Thought of Tracey all day after reading this.”
- Murilo Eduardo Machado 🇧🇷 · $10
- Julian Hicks 🇺🇸 · $10
“Rooting for you. From St. Petersburg with love.”
- Lokesh F. Raju 🇮🇳 · $10
- Ali Mustafa Erdoğan 🇹🇷 · $10
- Hamza Salim Nassar 🇺🇸 · $10
- Ratna Jihan Hidayat 🇮🇩 · $5
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You're not alone, Tracey. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope August is when things finally get easier.
So sorry you're going through this, Tracey. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. All the best.