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Earthquake in Iloilo City: help the Harbor neighborhood rebuild

Neighbors in the Harbor neighborhood are rebuilding after the earthquake; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

🇵🇭 Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines1,536 views
Orlando W. Rodriguez
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Iloilo City
The earthquake hit the Harbor neighborhood on 13 February. My home was one of 87 damaged, and 2 families are still in temporary shelter at a mosque and church 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. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $1,650 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $780 • Clean water and purification supplies: $140 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $190 • Food parcels for displaced families: $220 • Tools and labor for repairs: $320 Thank you so much.
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Updates from Orlando

  1. Thank you all. We're at 25% now ($417). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

  2. Update from Iloilo City: I made the first payment toward bedding, blankets and mattresses. We're at 14% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Quick update: $128 raised so far (8%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Usman Waqas Orakzai 🇵🇰 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $100
  • Sharmin Lamia Bhuiyan 🇧🇩 · $100
  • Petro Bohdan Korolev 🇮🇹 · $69
  • Aileen R. Tolentino 🇵🇭 · $62

    “All the best. Only $62 but hope it helps. - Taguig”

  • Willow D. Radcliffe 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $50

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

  • Mitu Maliha Bose 🇧🇩 · $50

    “God bless. Hope the April deadline works out. - Sylhet”

  • Komal T. Desai 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Halima Chioma Gbadamosi 🇳🇬 · $30
  • Annabelle Taylor 🇬🇧 · $30
  • Keith C. Norwood 🇺🇸 · $28

    “Keep your head up. From Kansas City with love. - Kansas City”

  • Jimena A. Castro 🇪🇸 · $25

    “Wishing you the best. Gave what I could this week. - Valencia”

  • Francisco R. Robles 🇪🇸 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $25
  • Sneha T. Raman 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Lalita Wongprasert 🇹🇭 · $24.50
  • Eleanor C. McBride 🇬🇧 · $22.50

    “Thought of Orlando all day after reading this. - Bristol”

  • Pavel Hossain Ahmed 🇧🇩 · $20
  • Muthoni Esther Bakari 🇺🇬 · $20

    “Stay strong. Gave what I could this week. - Jinja”

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  • Imran L. Nel

    Praying for you. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Iloilo City

    • Yasmin Farah Maalouf

      hang in there, Orlando. Great idea, hope you get there. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Thika

      • Amira Basma NasserAddress verified

        sending love, Orlando. Looking forward to the next update. I'm in retail myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Take care

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