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Cyclone in Mumbai: help the Sunrise settlement rebuild

The cyclone damaged 23 homes in the Sunrise settlement. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

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Seema H. Nanda
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Mumbai
The cyclone hit the Sunrise settlement on 28 July. My home was one of 23 damaged, and 14 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. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $650 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $390 • Clean water and purification supplies: $150 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $110 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Seema
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Seema

  1. Thank you all. We're at 98% now ($640). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for bedding, blankets and mattresses is now scheduled.

  2. Update from Mumbai: I made the first payment toward clean water and purification supplies. We're at 49% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Quick update: $130 raised so far (20%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Manfred Klein 🇩🇪 · $200

    “Hope things get better. Please keep us posted. - Dortmund”

  • Alexandra Simona Tudor 🇷🇴 · $100
  • Jade Solène Renard 🇨🇦 · $75

    “Praying for you. Been where you're, it gets better. - Sherbrooke”

  • Shawn B. Chavez 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Geeta F. Rawat 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Get well soon. Small amount but sent with love. - Hyderabad”

  • Raymond E. Vega 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Happy to help. Hope the October deadline works out. - New York”

  • Nghĩa Minh Ngo 🇻🇳 · $50
  • Collins Ouma Musyoka 🇰🇪 · $30
  • Kana Keiko Fujii 🇯🇵 · $30
  • Kunle Ebuka Adeyemi 🇳🇬 · $25
  • Kwesi Yaw Ofori 🇬🇭 · $25

    “Sending love. Thought of Seema all day after reading this.”

  • Anonymous 🇫🇷 · $25

    “Blessings. My father told me about this one. - Montpellier”

  • Jumoke Wunmi Ekwueme 🇳🇬 · $20
  • Popy Priya Ghosh 🇧🇩 · $20

    “Thought of Seema all day after reading this. - Savar”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇬 · $20
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  • Sofia Maria MikhailovPhoto verified

    Thinking of you and your family, Seema. I hope things turn around soon. Wish I lived closer to Mysuru so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Embakasi.

    $800 raised of $650

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