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Fire in the market in Dar es Salaam: help the Harbor settlement rebuild

The fire in the market damaged 20 homes in the Harbor settlement. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

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Imani Lilian Swai
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Dar es Salaam
The fire in the market hit the Harbor settlement on 25 January. My home was one of 20 damaged, and 8 families are still in temporary shelter at a borrowed warehouse. 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 $600 goes: • Tools and labor for repairs: $195 • Clean water and purification supplies: $90 • Food parcels for displaced families: $80 • Roofing sheets and timber: $235 Thank you so much. - Imani
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Imani

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($254 in total) the plan for food parcels for displaced families is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Quick update: $139 raised so far (23%). the plan for roofing sheets and timber is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Guillaume Quentin Morel 🇫🇷 · $50
  • Janet Sarah Ouma 🇹🇿 · $10

    “Take care of yourselves. Please keep us posted. - Dodoma”

  • Nenita H. Pascual 🇵🇭 · $5
  • Hesti Ayu Putra 🇮🇩 · $70.50

    “Thinking of you. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Yogyakarta”

  • Wouter Milan Van der Meer 🇳🇱 · $20
  • Raju Shyam Magar 🇳🇵 · $5

    “All the best. Shared with friends too. - Biratnagar”

  • Milon Parvez 🇧🇩 · $5
  • Amit B. Bansal 🇮🇳 · $10

    “Best of luck. Thought of Imani all day after reading this. - Jaipur”

  • Florian Ben Stein 🇩🇪 · $25
  • Brett D. Nkosi 🇿🇦 · $20
  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $25
  • Pratik A. Pandya 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Liam B. Barnes 🇺🇸 · $200
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $15
  • Lotte Lieke Kuipers 🇳🇱 · $25
  • Sorin Radu Munteanu 🇷🇴 · $20
  • Jorge Diego Martins 🇧🇷 · $30

    “Praying for you. Thought of Imani all day after reading this.”

  • Florence Léa Brunet 🇨🇦 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Cristian F. Gómez 🇪🇸 · $15

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  • Idris Osama Hegazy

    more neighborhoods should do this. Love from Kolkata.

    • Carolina Márcia Ribeiro

      More neighborhoods should do this. Thinking of Dar es Salaam.

      • Wafa Amal Maalouf

        Rooting for you, Imani. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Jakarta Barat.

        • Themba A. Fourie

          More neighborhoods should do this. After 15 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything

          • Sebastián H. Lara

            Rooting for you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from Cluj-Napoca

            $739.50 raised of $600

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