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Flood in Bloemfontein: help the Marketplace settlement rebuild
Neighbors in the Marketplace settlement are rebuilding after the flood; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.
🇿🇦 Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa2,627 views
The flood hit the Marketplace settlement on 5 September. My home was one of 82 damaged, and 6 families are still in temporary shelter at a mosque and church hall.
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 $1,300 goes:
• Roofing sheets and timber: $440
• Clean water and purification supplies: $135
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $185
• Food parcels for displaced families: $310
• Tools and labor for repairs: $230
Thank you for reading my story.
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Praying for you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Take care.
How is Fiona doing now?
Sending love, Fiona. Hope you get there. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.
Stay strong, Fiona. Great idea, hope you get there. I'm in nursing myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. All the best.
hope things get better soon. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. God bless.