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Help Amaka get through 5 hard months with two young children

Amaka and two young children need a bridge to stability after the death of my husband.

🇳🇬 Epe, Lagos, Nigeria989 views
Amaka Comfort Olawale
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Since the death of my husband in September, I'm now raising two young children on my own. I work as a cleaner, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as a medical coder in the evenings, which will triple my income by December, but I need to bridge the gap until then. Some weeks I skip meals so my children can eat. I have never asked anyone for help like this before, and I'm doing it for them. Once I finish my course, I'll pay it forward. Money goes toward rent, groceries, after-school care and the cost of my course. I'll give a monthly update with receipts. Where the $550 goes: • Course fees and exam costs: $70 • Rent top-up: $360 • Groceries and school meals: $120 Thanks for reading all this. - Amaka
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Amaka

  1. Quick update: $35 raised so far (6%). I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 35% now ($190). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  3. Wanted to say thank you properly. 12% funded and the plan for groceries and school meals is now scheduled. - Amaka

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    “Thought of Amaka all day after reading this. - Lahore”

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  • Kasun Dilshan Fernando🇱🇰Verified donor
    Delivered on promises

    Perfect example of someone making a real difference. They took time out of their busy schedule to help me and never made me feel like a burden.

  • Jide Danjuma Obi🇳🇬Verified helper
    Practical and effective help

    This is the kind of person who restores your faith in humanity. They didn't just offer help; they genuinely cared about my wellbeing and followed through on every commitment.

  • Haris Omer Yousafzai🇵🇰Verified donor
    Helped when no one else could

    This is what community support looks like. They didn't just offer generic advice; they provided personalized help tailored to my specific situation.

  • Lucky H. Chetty🇿🇦Verified donor
    Made a real difference

    This is what community support looks like. They didn't just offer generic advice; they provided personalized help tailored to my specific situation.

  • Corazon N. Manalo🇵🇭Verified helper
    Exceeded expectations

    This is what community support looks like. They didn't just offer generic advice; they provided personalized help tailored to my specific situation.

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  • Emmanuel W. Flores

    Hang in there, Amaka. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Thinking of Epe

    $260 raised of $550

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