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Earthquake in San Fernando: help the Marketplace settlement rebuild
The earthquake damaged 35 homes in the Marketplace settlement. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.
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The earthquake hit the Marketplace settlement on 11 August. My home was one of 35 damaged, and 12 families are still in temporary shelter at the sports club.
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 $1,800 goes:
• Roofing sheets and timber: $750
• Clean water and purification supplies: $95
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $165
• Food parcels for displaced families: $340
• Tools and labor for repairs: $450
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- Benjamin
Updates from Benjamin
We're at 43% thanks to 24 of you. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 23% funded and the first invoice got paid this week. - Benjamin
Update from San Fernando: the plan for tools and labor for repairs is now scheduled. We're at 19% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Cooper L. Peters 🇳🇿 · $15
- Tadeusz Nowicki 🇵🇱 · $20
- Verónica S. Serrano 🇪🇸 · $25
- Yevhen Kravchenko 🇷🇺 · $20
- Simiyu Omondi Kamau 🇰🇪 · $50
- Jose Marquez 🇵🇭 · $100
- Valentina J. Vargas 🇪🇸 · $25
- Heloísa Coelho 🇧🇷 · $75
- Vignesh N. Acharya 🇮🇳 · $5
- Anonymous 🇫🇷 · $25
- Nan Ping Yang 🇺🇸 · $10
- Jenny E. Agustin 🇵🇭 · $200
- Ruth E. Dunn 🇨🇦 · $5
- Nasrin Priya Parvez 🇮🇳 · $5
- Obiageli Peace Oladipo 🇳🇬 · $100
- Eka Sinta Siahaan 🇮🇩 · $20
- Hridoy Hasan Bhuiyan 🇮🇳 · $200
“Get well soon. Thought of Benjamin all day after reading this. - Nashik”
- Ayesha Rahima Chowdhury 🇧🇩 · $10
- Cynthia D. Zimmerman 🇺🇸 · $50
- Femi Lanre Falana 🇳🇬 · $50
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hope things get better soon, Benjamin. Hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of San Fernando.
Stay strong, Benjamin. I hope things turn around soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
Wishing you the best, Benjamin. Shared this with my family. Love from Nashik
Sending good thoughts. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My neighbor in Santos donated after I showed her your page.
Praying for you, Benjamin. Looking forward to the next update. Take care.
Sending love, Benjamin. Shared this with my family. Take care.
So sorry you're going through this, Benjamin. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. All the best
Stay strong, Benjamin. Shared this with my family. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care.