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Drought in Jimma: help Riverside village rebuild
Neighbors in Riverside village are rebuilding after the drought; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.
🇪🇹 Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia1,009 views
The drought hit Riverside village on 27 July. My home was one of 83 damaged, and 6 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 $300 goes:
• Food parcels for displaced families: $75
• Clean water and purification supplies: $85
• Tools and labor for repairs: $140
Every share and every dollar helps.
Updates from Tewodros
We're at 59% thanks to 5 of you. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
- Meet L. Naik 🇮🇳 · $100
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $64
- Shawn S. Kim 🇬🇧 · $32
- Nolan J. Guerrero 🇺🇸 · $29
- Sneha K. Mehta 🇮🇳 · $20
- Malee Kanya Jaidee 🇹🇭 · $15
“Wishing you the best. Shared with friends too. - Khon Kaen”
- Travis G. Black 🇺🇸 · $10
“Take care of yourselves. - Albuquerque”
- Oleksandr Boyko 🇺🇦 · $10
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $5
“Hang in there. Thought of Tewodros all day after reading this. - Abuja”
- Vijay E. Balakrishnan 🇮🇳 · $5
“Keep your head up. Thought of Tewodros all day after reading this.”
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Hang in there. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Put this on a community board in Ankara this morning.
you're not alone, Tewodros. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer.