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Heatwave in Abbottabad: help the families of Orchard Lane rebuild

After the heatwave, families in the families of Orchard Lane need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇵🇰 Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan1,035 views
Bilal Hassan Awan
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Abbottabad
The heatwave hit the families of Orchard Lane on 28 November. My home was one of 50 damaged, and 11 families are still in temporary shelter at the community 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. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $1,050 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $340 • Clean water and purification supplies: $100 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $135 • Food parcels for displaced families: $210 • Tools and labor for repairs: $265 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
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Updates from Bilal

  1. Small update. $923 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. Update from Abbottabad: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 57% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Maryna Halyna Orlov

    Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Patna.

    • Janhavi G. Modi

      Stay strong. Looking forward to the next update. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home

      • Naresh A. Grewal

        thinking of you. I hope things turn around soon. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Abbottabad.

        • Santiago A. Galindo

          Wishing you the best, Bilal. Looking forward to the next update. Wish I lived closer to New Delhi so I could bring a meal. God bless.

          • Cynthia H. Russell

            Thinking of you and your family, Bilal. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did

            • Ella Brown

              Stay strong. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. God bless.

              • Noor Nadia Ibrahim

                Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Take care

                • Gonzalo P. Núñez

                  great idea, hope you get there. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Greetings from Kazan.

                  • Marcus Hill

                    Good luck, Bilal. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Saket

                    • Divina Ramirez

                      Good luck, Bilal. Shared this with my family. After 30 years in engineering I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Love from Embakasi

                      • Iqra Iqra Tarar

                        Thinking of you and your family, Bilal. Shared it with a few friends

                        • Carmen N. TreviñoID verified

                          Hang in there. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Wish I lived closer to Leipzig so I could bring a meal.

                          • Natalia T. Guerrero

                            Sending love, Bilal. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too

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