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Boulogne-Billancourt wildfire relief - the Hillcrest settlement

The wildfire damaged 45 homes in the Hillcrest settlement. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

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Jamila Malak Maalouf
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Boulogne-Billancourt
The wildfire hit the Hillcrest settlement on 18 September. My home was one of 45 damaged, and 3 families are still in temporary shelter at a borrowed warehouse. 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. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $4,750 goes: • Tools and labor for repairs: $2,100 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $860 • Food parcels for displaced families: $920 • Clean water and purification supplies: $870 Thanks for reading all this. - Jamila
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Jamila

  1. Quick update: $3,203 raised so far (67%). the plan for bedding, blankets and mattresses is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. 83% there. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.

  3. Update from Boulogne-Billancourt: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 51% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Gustavo Correia 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Silvia L. Santos 🇲🇽 · $30
  • Tetiana Moroz 🇺🇦 · $250
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Ioanna Georgia Theodorou 🇬🇷 · $47
  • Khalid Usman Gill 🇵🇰 · $20
  • Bikash Suresh Ghimire 🇳🇵 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $20

    “Hang in there. Please keep us posted. - Essen”

  • Keith Fox 🇬🇧 · $5

    “Good luck. Thought of Jamila all day after reading this. - Coventry”

  • Rocco Longo 🇮🇹 · $100
  • Gabriela B. Villalobos 🇪🇸 · $75
  • Okta Tan 🇮🇩 · $48.50
  • Lata D. Awasthi 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Thought of Jamila all day after reading this. - San Antonio”

  • Manisha K. Yadav 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Naledi J. Williams 🇿🇦 · $50
  • Rosa G. Torres 🇪🇸 · $200
  • Lucas Felipe Borges 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Fernando W. Francisco 🇵🇭 · $20

    “Good luck. Thought of Jamila all day after reading this. - Iloilo City”

  • Jerome H. Valdez 🇵🇭 · $76
  • Nomsa H. Lombard 🇿🇦 · $10

    “Hang in there. Been where you're, it gets better. - Soweto”

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  • Leo B. Pascual

    Thinking of you and your family, Jamila. Shared this with my family. Sent it to 8 people at work. Love from Nagpur.

    • Pedro Heitor Cunha

      Stay strong, Jamila. Hope you get there. Love from Derry.

      • Faith G. Dean

        sending strength. It takes guts to ask. Well done. All the best!

        • Namukasa Aisha Mutebi

          Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Fort Worth!

          $5,842 raised of $4,750

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