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Cyclone in Dehiwala: help the Old Town neighborhood rebuild

The cyclone damaged 19 homes in the Old Town neighborhood. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

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Prasanna Nimal Wanigasekara
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Dehiwala
The cyclone hit the Old Town neighborhood on 23 July. My home was one of 19 damaged, and 8 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. We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates. Where the $650 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $240 • Clean water and purification supplies: $105 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $175 • Food parcels for displaced families: $130 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Prasanna
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Prasanna

  1. Thank you all. We're at 52% now ($335). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 38% now ($245). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($200 in total) the plan for bedding, blankets and mattresses is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Emre Ömer Yıldırım 🇹🇷 · $8

    “Get well soon. Thought of Prasanna all day after reading this.”

  • Arda İbrahim Şimşek 🇹🇷 · $100
  • Emma Möller 🇩🇪 · $10
  • Teresa Michalski 🇵🇱 · $10
  • Slamet Imam Tan 🇮🇩 · $10
  • Lâm Duong 🇻🇳 · $50

    “From my family to yours. My brother told me about this one. - Hanoi”

  • Million Gashaw Lemma 🇪🇹 · $20

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Prasanna all day after reading this.”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $10

    “Thought of Prasanna all day after reading this.”

  • Vani B. Sethi 🇮🇳 · $10

    “Every little bit. From Ludhiana with love.”

  • Brian Paul Opio 🇰🇪 · $25
  • Mateus Vinícius Souza 🇧🇷 · $90

    “Thinking of you. Been where you are, it gets better. - Maringá”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Khadija Juliet Odukoya 🇳🇬 · $10

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  • Joy Blessing ChukwuQuestionID verified

    Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Prasanna.

    • Prasanna Nimal WanigasekaraOwnerAnswer

      Roofing sheets and timber is $240 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page.

  • Kwesi Emmanuel Quaye

    wishing you peace. Shared it with a few friends. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings.

    • Wei Xue Ding

      thanks for sharing this, Prasanna. Hope this works out for you. All the best.

      • Prakash T. MalhotraQuestion

        how is Prasanna doing now?

        • Mwende Ssebuliba Temba

          Praying for you, Prasanna. Hope this works out for you. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from San Fernando.

          • Diego S. Quiroga

            Hope it all works out, Prasanna. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from Alcalá de Henares.

            • Joaquín C. Ramos

              thinking of you. Great idea, hope you get there. We're a small family in Half-Way Tree but we're thinking of you. Take care!

              $453 raised of $650

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