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Flood in Bahir Dar: help Orchard village rebuild
Neighbors in Orchard village are rebuilding after the flood; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.
🇪🇹 Bahir Dar, Amhara, EthiopiaPosted Oct 1, 2026734 views
The flood hit Orchard village on 5 September. My home was one of 32 damaged, and 6 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 $800 goes:
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $145
• Food parcels for displaced families: $195
• Clean water and purification supplies: $75
• Roofing sheets and timber: $385
With deep gratitude,
Habtamu
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is there anything that isn't money that would help Habtamu?
Thank you. If you're in Bahir Dar I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Good question.
Wishing you peace. Hope you get there. Love from Minneapolis.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Habtamu!
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. bedding, blankets and mattresses is the biggest at $145.
Stay strong, Habtamu. Your post was clear and honest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings.
Thanks for sharing this, Habtamu. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. God bless.
Take care, Habtamu. I hope things turn around soon. I hope November is when things finally get easier. All the best
Hope it all works out. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Thinking of Bahir Dar.
how is Habtamu doing now?
Wishing you peace, Habtamu. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Thinking of Bahir Dar.
stay strong, Habtamu. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Jakarta Barat.
You're not alone, Habtamu. Looking forward to the next update. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Bahir Dar.
Thinking of you, Habtamu. I hope things turn around soon.
Thinking of you and your family. This could happen to any of us. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home
Hang in there, Habtamu. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust
Wishing you peace. Shared it with a few friends. Sent it to 6 people at work. Love from Jakarta.
Good luck, Habtamu. Shared this with my family
sending love, Habtamu. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Please keep us posted. Blessings.
Best of luck, Habtamu. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Bahir Dar.
Thanks for sharing this. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings.
Hope things get better soon, Habtamu. Hope this works out for you. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. All the best.
Thinking of you, Habtamu. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My neighbor in Accra donated after I showed her your page.
Sending strength. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Bahir Dar.
so sorry you're going through this, Habtamu. Your post was clear and honest. Take care
Hang in there. Your post was clear and honest. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out!
Keep going. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Mapo.
Stay strong, Habtamu. I hope things turn around soon. Please keep us posted!
Take care, Habtamu. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.
Sending good thoughts, Habtamu. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Bahir Dar.