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Cologne storm relief - the Marketplace settlement

The storm damaged 41 homes in the Marketplace settlement. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

🇩🇪 Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany1,786 views
Karin Walter
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Cologne
The storm hit the Marketplace settlement on 30 April. My home was one of 41 damaged, and 13 families are still in temporary shelter at the community hall. 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 $4,900 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $1,750 • Clean water and purification supplies: $920 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $730 • Food parcels for displaced families: $760 • Tools and labor for repairs: $740 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Karin
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Karin

  1. Update from Cologne: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 19% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($726 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Candra Oky Winata 🇮🇩 · $50

    “You got this. Thought of Karin all day after reading this.”

  • Kalyani H. Nayak 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Tahmina Bithi Sen 🇧🇩 · $30

    “Take care of yourselves. I'm in Khulna, thinking of you.”

  • Agus Budi Salim 🇮🇩 · $10
  • Sohel Shakil Alam 🇧🇩 · $15

    “From my family to yours. Hope the July deadline works out. - Dhaka”

  • Krishna Subash Subedi 🇳🇵 · $75
  • Francisco Sebastião Tavares 🇧🇷 · $100

    “Best of luck. Gave what I could this week. - Duque de Caxias”

  • Rocío W. Rojas 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇺🇦 · $100

    “God bless. - Lviv”

  • Kerem Ömer Sarı 🇹🇷 · $15
  • Ashok G. Mittal 🇮🇳 · $75
  • Kidus Daniel Melaku 🇪🇹 · $50

    “Best of luck - Jimma”

  • Shivam G. Dhillon 🇨🇦 · $13
  • Garba Nonso Lawal 🇳🇬 · $5
  • Rowan E. Carter 🇬🇧 · $25

    “From my family to yours. Saw your post and had to give. - Nottingham”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Okello Kevin Hamisi 🇰🇪 · $10

    “From my family to yours. From Embakasi with love. - Embakasi”

  • Cristina B. Treviño 🇨🇴 · $10
  • Gleb Boyko 🇺🇦 · $58.50
  • Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $10

    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Karin all day after reading this. - Jakarta Selatan”

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  • Madelyn R. Spencer

    I hope things turn around soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Greetings from Nagpur.

    • Hendra Wahyu Prasetyo

      Sending love, Karin. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Blessings.

      • Koen Pieter Scholten

        Great idea, hope you get there. My husband and I read this together

        • Viktoria Vera Mikhailov

          Sending strength, Karin. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'll check back for the next update.

          • Asad Zeeshan MemonQuestion

            How is Karin doing now?

            • Rylee D. HendricksAddress verified

              Hang in there. Great idea, hope you get there. Thinking of Cologne.

              • Nhân Sơn PhanPhoto verified

                Hope it all works out, Karin. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.

                • Lakmal ZoysaID verified

                  Thinking of you and your family, Karin. Your post was clear and honest. Take care

                  • Joya Rina Banerjee

                    Keep going, Karin. This could happen to any of us.

                    • Perla P. Agustin

                      Hope things get better soon. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Cologne

                      • Emilia Wright

                        you're not alone. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My neighbor in Iași donated after I showed her your page.

                        $1,562.50 raised of $4,900

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