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Emilio is a single parent of four children - help us after a house fire
A single parent in Medellín needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Emilio retrains.
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After a house fire in August, I'm now raising four children on my own. I work as a cleaner, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as an electrician in the evenings, which will triple my income by November, but I need to bridge the gap until then.
Some weeks I skip meals so my children can eat. I have never asked anyone for help like this before, and I'm doing it for them.
Once I finish my course, I'll pay it forward.
Money goes toward rent, groceries, after-school care and the cost of my course. I'll give a monthly update with receipts.
Where the $900 goes:
• Rent top-up: $500
• Groceries and school meals: $190
• Course fees and exam costs: $210
If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
- Emilio
Updates from Emilio
Good news. Because of your gifts ($353 in total) I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Chirag Gala 🇮🇳 · $250
- Rohan W. Bhardwaj 🇺🇸 · $200
“Stay strong. Thought of Emilio all day after reading this.”
- Rodrigo D. López 🇺🇸 · $103
- Peace Nnamdi 🇳🇬 · $75
- Natália Fernanda Alves 🇧🇷 · $50
- Genesis McCoy 🇺🇸 · $48
- Wasantha Suranga Yapa 🇱🇰 · $38
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $30
- Anonymous 🇫🇷 · $30
- Delilah G. Hunt 🇺🇸 · $30
- Stelios Souris 🇬🇷 · $30
“Thought of Emilio all day after reading this. - Thessaloniki”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $26
- Lourdes B. Soto 🇲🇽 · $25
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“Keep your head up. My cousin told me about this one. - Saint Petersburg”
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- Vũ Dũng Lam 🇻🇳 · $25
“Get well soon. My mother told me about this one. - Da Nang”
- Josiane Tatiane Pereira 🇧🇷 · $20
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $20
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Hope it all works out, Emilio. This could happen to any of us. I have a 8 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
Thinking of you, Emilio. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like!
Hope things get better soon. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Saint-Denis.
hope things get better soon. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Medellín.