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Badagry house fire that spread across the block relief - the families of Lakeview Lane

The house fire that spread across the block damaged 52 homes in the families of Lakeview Lane. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

🇳🇬 Badagry, Lagos, Nigeria1,520 views
Bukola Yewande Alabi
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Badagry
The house fire that spread across the block hit the families of Lakeview Lane on 8 August. My home was one of 52 damaged, and 3 families are still in temporary shelter at the local school gym. The first few days we shared what little we had. Now the cleanup has started, but we've no money for materials and winter or the rainy season is coming. Schools in the area have been closed, and the clinic lost its cold storage for vaccines. We're a small community of working families who have never asked for help before. We have formed a volunteer committee, and I'm the treasurer, so I'll post receipts for everything we buy. We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates. Where the $1,150 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $530 • Clean water and purification supplies: $125 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $90 • Food parcels for displaced families: $230 • Tools and labor for repairs: $175 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Bukola

  1. 35% there. I made the first payment toward tools and labor for repairs. Thank you.

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  • Godwin Chidi Idowu 🇳🇬 · $5
  • Pieter F. Naidoo 🇿🇦 · $148
  • Lucky Kingsley Okoro 🇳🇬 · $75

    “From my family to yours. Gave what I could this week. - Onitsha”

  • Jaxon Willis 🇺🇸 · $30
  • Marcus B. Wilkins 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Zoe Moore 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $15

    “My brother told me about this one. - Pattaya”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $200
  • Femi Ikenna Uba 🇳🇬 · $20
  • Sebastián B. Domínguez 🇲🇽 · $10

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Bukola all day after reading this.”

  • Fikir Hiwot Abera 🇪🇹 · $20
  • Sushma Anita Acharya 🇳🇵 · $50

    “Praying for you. Thought of Bukola all day after reading this.”

  • Cristina G. Rangel 🇲🇽 · $100

    “Sending love. Hope this covers a bit of it. - San Nicolás de los Garza”

  • Tatiane Bruna Paiva 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Kato Brian Urassa 🇹🇿 · $10

    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Bukola all day after reading this. - Mwanza”

  • Thu Thảo Trieu 🇻🇳 · $79.50

    “Rooting for you. Hope you get the rest soon. - Nha Trang”

  • Emma D. Reyes 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇪🇬 · $100
  • Kennedy Wilkins 🇺🇸 · $30
  • Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $10

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  • Sophie T. Pearson

    thinking of you. This could happen to any of us. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend!

    • Kiran Eman Sandhu

      Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. After 15 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

      • Liat Einat Malka

        Wishing you the best. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Please keep us posted. All the best.

        • Iwona Zofia Grabowski

          Hang in there. Hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Rotterdam this morning. Love from Rotterdam!

          $1,282.50 raised of $1,150

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