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Fire in the market in Zanzibar City: help Lakeview village rebuild
After the fire in the market, families in Lakeview village need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.
🇹🇿 Zanzibar City, Zanzibar Urban/West, Tanzania1,150 views
The fire in the market hit Lakeview village on 20 August. My home was one of 49 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 $900 goes:
• Roofing sheets and timber: $560
• Clean water and purification supplies: $105
• Tools and labor for repairs: $235
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
Updates from Dorcas
Quick update: $141 raised so far (16%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Quick update: $40 raised so far (4%). I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($210 in total) I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely. - Dorcas
- Caroline H. Moore 🇺🇸 · $25
“Thought of Dorcas all day after reading this. - New York”
- Todd Lee 🇬🇧 · $75
- Bethlehem Helen Hailemariam 🇪🇹 · $50
- Jessica Marlene Schubert 🇩🇪 · $8
- Bukola Yetunde Falana 🇳🇬 · $25
- Lovely R. Mendoza 🇵🇭 · $44
- Sérgio Leonardo Barbosa 🇧🇷 · $5
- Nora P. Jensen 🇬🇧 · $46
- Courtney Washington 🇺🇸 · $50
“Hang in there. Thought of Dorcas all day after reading this. - San Antonio”
- Laura K. Luna 🇦🇷 · $10
- Gustavo B. Medina 🇲🇽 · $25
- Ravi J. Meena 🇮🇳 · $5
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Sending strength, Dorcas. Shared this with my family. Take care.
Best of luck, Dorcas. Shared it with a few friends. Please keep us posted. Blessings.
hope this works out for you. Love from Glendale.
Rooting for you, Dorcas. Shared this with my family. I have a 13 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Take care
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Riyadh
So sorry you're going through this. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Gaziantep.
Hope things get better soon, Dorcas. Great idea, hope you get there. I'm in teaching myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. God bless.
Sending strength, Dorcas. Hope this works out for you. Wish I lived closer to Gwagwalada so I could bring a meal. Take care.
Sending good thoughts. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best.
Take care. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Thinking of Zanzibar City.
Keep going, Dorcas. Hope this works out for you. All the best.
Best of luck, Dorcas. Hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.
Sending strength, Dorcas. I hope things turn around soon. I'll check back for the next update.
Great idea, hope you get there. Love from Vitória da Conquista.
Hang in there. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Ibadan.
Rooting for you. More neighborhoods should do this. I have a 12 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Liverpool.
wishing you peace. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Hồ Chí Minh City.
Thinking of you. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Medina.
sending strength, Dorcas. Looking forward to the next update. Wish I lived closer to San Diego so I could bring a meal
Wishing you the best, Dorcas. Hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.
you're not alone, Dorcas. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Zanzibar City.
Wishing you the best, Dorcas. This could happen to any of us. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
Your post was clear and honest. Put this on a community board in Sandton this morning. God bless.
So sorry you're going through this, Dorcas. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Put this on a community board in San Nicolás de los Garza this morning. Take care
Thinking of you and your family, Dorcas. Hope this works out for you
Wishing you peace, Dorcas. Shared it with a few friends. God bless.
Hope it all works out, Dorcas. Hope this works out for you. Don't give up. Thinking of Zanzibar City.
thinking of you, Dorcas. Shared it with a few friends. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless