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Fire in the market in Jinja: help the Northside settlement rebuild
The fire in the market damaged 83 homes in the Northside settlement. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.
🇺🇬 Jinja, Eastern Region, Uganda321 views
The fire in the market hit the Northside settlement on 7 August. My home was one of 83 damaged, and 11 families are still in temporary shelter at the local school gym.
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:
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $155
• Food parcels for displaced families: $145
• Tools and labor for repairs: $300
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
Updates from Achieng
Thank you all. We're at 73% now ($437). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for bedding, blankets and mattresses is now scheduled.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($350 in total) I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Thank you all. We're at 17% now ($100). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for food parcels for displaced families is now scheduled.
- Ifeoma Temitope Alabi 🇳🇬 · $87
- Tomás T. Villalobos 🇦🇷 · $250
- Atieno Apio Mugisha 🇰🇪 · $100
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Sending love, Achieng. Hope this works out for you.
You're not alone, Achieng. Shared it with a few friends. Love from El Paso.
thinking of you and your family. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from New Delhi.
I hope things turn around soon. Love from Bhaktapur.
Hang in there. Looking forward to the next update. My neighbor in Madrid donated after I showed her your page
So sorry you're going through this, Achieng. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 13 people at work. Greetings from Pune
Hope it all works out. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Duisburg.
Take care, Achieng. Looking forward to the next update.
Best of luck. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Take care.