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Flood in Richards Bay: help the Riverside district rebuild

The flood damaged 62 homes in the Riverside district. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

🇿🇦 Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa2,139 views
Charlene L. Mabaso
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Richards Bay
The flood hit the Riverside district on 28 July. My home was one of 62 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 $1,500 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $850 • Food parcels for displaced families: $400 • Tools and labor for repairs: $250 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Charlene
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Charlene

  1. Small update. $709 so far, we've started the first stage.

  2. Small update. $339 so far, the plan for tools and labor for repairs is now scheduled.

  3. Quick update: $158 raised so far (11%). I made the first payment toward tools and labor for repairs. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Khalid Imad Al-Farsi 🇪🇬 · $5
  • Shefali Sathi Mahmud 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $10
  • Adeline H. Steele 🇺🇸 · $15

    “Sending love. My mother told me about this one. - Orlando”

  • Chukwuemeka Usman Ogunleye 🇳🇬 · $35
  • Faith Mary Swai 🇰🇪 · $10

    “Thought of Charlene all day after reading this. - Mombasa”

  • Hamza Asad Khan 🇵🇰 · $50

    “Every little bit. Thought of Charlene all day after reading this. - Multan”

  • Quang Khoa Quach 🇻🇳 · $25
  • Sanjay M. Verma 🇮🇳 · $20

    “Stay strong. Hope the October deadline works out. - Mysuru”

  • Kiprop Collins Kato 🇺🇬 · $5
  • Kirana Irma Siahaan 🇮🇩 · $45
  • Micah K. Alvarado 🇺🇸 · $46

    “Happy to help. Only $46 but hope it helps. - Los Angeles”

  • Gamze Eda Ünal 🇹🇷 · $21.50
  • Guadalupe D. Chávez 🇲🇽 · $25
  • Mehul M. Thakkar 🇮🇳 · $500
  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $30
  • Siti Dinda Kartika 🇮🇩 · $30
  • Claudia S. Pérez 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Kiprop Waweru Bakari 🇺🇬 · $10
  • Janet Rose Onyango 🇰🇪 · $10

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  • Cooper A. OwensPhoto verified

    Stay strong, Charlene. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.

    • Pavithra G. Yadav

      I hope things turn around soon. We're a small family in Iztapalapa but we're thinking of you

      • Yash H. Maurya

        You're not alone, Charlene. Shared it with a few friends. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Richards Bay.

        $1,591 raised of $1,500

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