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Help Chantel get through 3 hard months with a toddler and a seven-year-old

After the death of my husband, Chantel is raising a toddler and a seven-year-old alone and needs $950 to stay afloat for 3 months.

🇿🇦 Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa1,614 views
Chantel J. Govender
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Ekurhuleni
Last March I went through the death of my husband, and I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a hairdresser, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as an electrician in the evenings, which will triple my income by May, 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 $950 goes: • Rent top-up: $500 • Childcare and after-school care: $160 • Groceries and school meals: $140 • Course fees and exam costs: $150 Thanks for being kind about this.
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Chantel

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 89% funded and we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  2. Quick update: $598 raised so far (63%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Wanted to say thank you properly. 42% funded and the plan for groceries and school meals is now scheduled.

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  • Wesley D. Holland 🇬🇧 · $10

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Chantel all day after reading this.”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Arnel D. Tomas 🇵🇭 · $10

    “Sending love. From Cebu City with love.”

  • Hiba Iman Hussein 🇫🇷 · $10
  • Luna H. Lopez 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Tariq Zubair Niazi 🇵🇰 · $4
  • Rose K. Quizon 🇵🇭 · $10
  • Davi José Peixoto 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Mariana M. Vega 🇦🇷 · $20
  • Wesley B. Douglas 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Balaji E. Prabhu 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Marcus H. Campbell 🇺🇸 · $42
  • Jewel Nazrul Begum 🇧🇩 · $15

    “Get well soon. Thought of Chantel all day after reading this. - Savar”

  • Deepak Khanna 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Anoma Kavindi Rajapaksa 🇱🇰 · $100

    “Be well. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Colombo”

  • Theresa Julia Jung 🇩🇪 · $25
  • Gerardo F. Muñoz 🇨🇴 · $73

    “Praying for you. Only $73 but hope it helps.”

  • Ismael T. Hernandez 🇵🇭 · $20
  • Rafael Luís Amaral 🇧🇷 · $30

    “Wish I could do more! - Brasília”

  • Jumoke Ifeoma Oyelaran 🇳🇬 · $100

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  • Viviane Aparecida Castro

    Hope this works out for you. My neighbor in Lansing donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Lansing

    • Khang Sơn VoID verified

      Hope it all works out, Chantel. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in Anaheim but we're thinking of you. God bless.

      • Việt Khoa Diep

        Wishing you the best. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Jakarta Selatan.

        • Howard F. McDanielPhoto verified

          hope it all works out. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Please keep us posted. God bless

          $924 raised of $950

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