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Fatima is a single parent of twin daughters - help us after a sudden redundancy
A single father in Cape Town needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Fatima retrains.
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Since a sudden redundancy in October, I'm now raising twin daughters on my own. I work as a cleaner, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a medical coder in the evenings, which will triple my income by January, 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.
Every cent is accounted for. I'll share a simple monthly breakdown.
Where the $1,050 goes:
• Rent top-up: $340
• Childcare and after-school care: $340
• Groceries and school meals: $250
• Course fees and exam costs: $120
With deep gratitude,
Fatima
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- Piper Garcia 🇺🇸 · $100
“Thought of Fatima all day after reading this. - Corpus Christi”
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“Wishing you the best. From Howrah with love. - Howrah”
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- Priscila Viviane Azevedo 🇧🇷 · $25
“Hope this helps. Hope the January deadline works out. - Niterói”
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- Julia C. Ashworth 🇺🇸 · $25
“Thought of Fatima all day after reading this. - Bakersfield”
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“Only $11 but hope it helps. - Los Angeles”
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“Thought of Fatima all day after reading this. - Alcalá de Henares”
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $27
“Best of luck. Only $27 but hope it helps. - Nagpur”
- Piotr Artur Wysocki 🇵🇱 · $10
“From my family to yours. From Radom with love. - Radom”
- Isaiah Tucker 🇺🇸 · $100
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A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Blessings!
Thanks for sharing this, Fatima. Hope this works out for you. We're a small family in Miami but we're thinking of you.
sending love. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
Thanks for sharing this, Fatima. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Cape Town.
thinking of you, Fatima. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Sent it to 13 people at work.
Hope you get there. After 20 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything. All the best.
Best of luck, Fatima. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps.
You're not alone. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. All the best.
looking forward to the next update. My neighbor in Ikeja donated after I showed her your page. God bless!
Take care, Fatima. Hope this works out for you. Love from Dundee.