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Dhaka flood relief - the Riverside district
After the flood, families in the Riverside district need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.
🇧🇩 Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh1,977 views
The flood hit the Riverside district on 24 August. My home was one of 72 damaged, and 11 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 $750 goes:
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $140
• Food parcels for displaced families: $180
• Tools and labor for repairs: $175
• Roofing sheets and timber: $255
Every share and every dollar helps.
Updates from Shapla
Good news. Because of your gifts ($181 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Quick update: $170 raised so far (23%). I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Hannah Sarah Krause 🇩🇪 · $63.50
- Kees Vos 🇳🇱 · $50
“Thinking of you. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Amsterdam”
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $20
“Hope it all works out. Hope the October deadline works out. - Taguig”
- Jackson Spencer 🇬🇧 · $5
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $5
- Rémi Picard 🇫🇷 · $10.50
- Purvi J. Zaveri 🇮🇳 · $75
- Valentina McCoy 🇬🇧 · $45
- Adewale Danjuma Ogunbanjo 🇳🇬 · $50
“Praying for you. My mother told me about this one. - Lagos”
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Rooting for you, Shapla. I hope things turn around soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day
Thinking of you and your family, Shapla. Shared it with a few friends. All the best.
More neighborhoods should do this. We're a small family in Leeds but we're thinking of you!
Take care. Your post was clear and honest. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings