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Help Habtamu get through 5 hard months with three children under 11
A single mother in Bahir Dar needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Habtamu retrains.
🇪🇹 Bahir Dar, Amhara, Ethiopia1,308 views
After a divorce in May, I'm now raising three children under 11 on my own. I work as a care worker, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a web developer in the evenings, which will triple my income by July, 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.
Every cent is accounted for. I'll share a simple monthly breakdown.
Where the $450 goes:
• Rent top-up: $180
• Childcare and after-school care: $100
• Groceries and school meals: $125
• Course fees and exam costs: $45
I hope life is good to you.
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Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Habtamu.
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. rent top-up comes first ($180) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Good question.
Praying for you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. God bless.
I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. After 21 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything!
Hang in there. I hope things turn around soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care.
thinking of you and your family. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.