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Flash flood in Shubra: help the Orchard settlement rebuild

After the flash flood, families in the Orchard settlement need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇪🇬 Shubra, Cairo, Egypt352 views
Ibrahim Zaid Ghanem
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Shubra
The flash flood hit the Orchard settlement on 31 January. My home was one of 65 damaged, and 12 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. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $1,600 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $730 • Clean water and purification supplies: $160 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $230 • Food parcels for displaced families: $130 • Tools and labor for repairs: $350 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Ibrahim
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Updates from Ibrahim

  1. Quick update: $19 raised so far (1%). I made the first payment toward bedding, blankets and mattresses. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Update from Shubra: we've started the first stage. We're at 1% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Emeka Michael Fashola

    Thinking of you. Looking forward to the next update. After 8 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything

    • Adwoa Mabel Yamoah

      Sending good thoughts, Ibrahim. Hope you get there. I'll check back for the next update. Greetings from Stockholm

      $119 raised of $1,600

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