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Help Akinyi patch the roof before winter
The roof at Akinyi's home is failing; materials are donated and we need hands.
🇰🇪 Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya387 views
I'm a widowed grandmother living in Nairobi. During the last storm water started coming through the ceiling in 2 places, and the kids' bedroom is no longer usable. A roofer quoted $900, which isn't something I can pay.
The good news: a local hardware store has donated the shingles and underlay. What I don't have is people to do the work. I'm looking for anyone handy who can help over one long weekend.
Experience helps, but it isn't essential - I'll have a licensed roofer supervising for safety. All you need is work boots and a hat. I'll provide lunch, water and lots of thanks.
The work will be done on the ground and roof with proper harnesses. If you can only help for a few hours, that's welcome too.
Thanks for being kind about this.
- effort
- one long weekend
- format
- In person in Nairobi
- skills
- roofing, carpentry, general labor
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People who offered to help
- Ricardo Maurício Nunes 🇧🇷
i live about 15 km from Nairobi. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need. Flexible on timing.
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Hope it all works out, Akinyi. Hope this works out for you. God bless
Hope it all works out, Akinyi. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. We're a small family in Jalandhar but we're thinking of you.
Wishing you the best, Akinyi. Hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Nairobi.
hope this works out for you. We're a small family in Warsaw but we're thinking of you. Take care
Shared it with a few friends. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from New York.