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Fire in the settlement in Embakasi: help the Lakeview district rebuild

The fire in the settlement damaged 34 homes in the Lakeview district. We are raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

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Akinyi Ruth Massawe
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Embakasi
The fire in the settlement hit the Lakeview district on 27 August. My home was one of 34 damaged, and 9 families are still in temporary shelter at the sports club. 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 $1,000 goes: • Clean water and purification supplies: $110 • Roofing sheets and timber: $670 • Food parcels for displaced families: $220 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
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  • Radha J. NandaQuestionID verified

    Is there anything that isn't money that would help Akinyi?

    • Akinyi Ruth MassaweOwnerAnswerID verified

      Thank you. If you're in Embakasi I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks, that means a lot.

  • Travis Tucker

    So sorry you're going through this. I hope things turn around soon. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Love from São Paulo.

    • Donal Fitzpatrick

      Thinking of you and your family, Akinyi. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Wish I lived closer to Lucknow so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Embakasi

      • Tithi Sultana Begum

        Stay strong. This could happen to any of us. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Embakasi

        • Gianna C. Tomas

          Shared this with my family. Wish I lived closer to Alexandria so I could bring a meal. God bless

          • Daniel S. Aguilar

            Stay strong. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from Mthatha

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