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Flood in Addis Ababa: help Hillcrest village rebuild

Neighbors in Hillcrest village are rebuilding after the flood; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

🇪🇹 Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia2,028 views
Mulugeta Natnael Abera
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Addis Ababa
The flood hit Hillcrest village on 3 November. My home was one of 88 damaged, and 9 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 $800 goes: • Food parcels for displaced families: $175 • Tools and labor for repairs: $240 • Roofing sheets and timber: $240 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $145 Thank you so much.
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Updates from Mulugeta

  1. Thank you all. We're at 69% now ($553). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 32% now ($255). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  3. We're at 13% thanks to 3 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon. - Mulugeta

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  • Tunde Festus Yakubu 🇳🇬 · $74.50

    “Keep your head up. Saw your post and had to give. - Warri”

  • Danuta Adamczyk 🇵🇱 · $20

    “Wishing you the best. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Radom”

  • Yasmin Zahra El-Sayed 🇦🇺 · $8

    “Take care of yourselves. Only $8 but hope it helps. - Sydney”

  • Arthur Wagner Azevedo 🇧🇷 · $14

    “Thought of Mulugeta all day after reading this. - São Paulo”

  • Wondimu Bereket Ayele 🇪🇹 · $25
  • Wendy Hopkins 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Abril N. Hernández 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Taylor S. Mejia 🇬🇧 · $41

    “Sending love. Thought of Mulugeta all day after reading this.”

  • Sandra Viviane Moura 🇧🇷 · $77.50
  • Denise N. McCoy 🇺🇸 · $200

    “Sending love. Hope the January deadline works out. - Aurora”

  • Hazel M. De Leon 🇵🇭 · $20

    “Every little bit. Thought of Mulugeta all day after reading this.”

  • Shirley T. Lewis 🇬🇧 · $75
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Carlo R. Perez 🇺🇸 · $30
  • Armando B. Rojas 🇲🇽 · $50

    “Rooting for you. Hope the January deadline works out. - Celaya”

  • Parker Mason 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Oliver Norwood 🇺🇸 · $30

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  • Elsa Citra Hidayat

    Keep going, Mulugeta. Shared this with my family. After 6 years in farming I know how hard it is to ask for anything. All the best.

    • Asif Jewel HowladerQuestion

      How is Mulugeta doing now?

      • Umesh D. Parikh

        Take care, Mulugeta. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Corpus Christi but we're thinking of you. God bless!

        • Sofía R. García

          Great idea, hope you get there. After 9 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything

          • Kevin R. MunozPhoto verified

            so sorry you're going through this, Mulugeta. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Addis Ababa.

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