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Help Hellen get through 5 hard months with three children under 5

After a sudden redundancy, Hellen is raising three children under 5 alone and needs $550 to stay afloat for 5 months.

🇰🇪 Thika, Kiambu, Kenya1,880 views
Hellen Tabitha Kyagulanyi
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Thika
Last September I went through a sudden redundancy, and I'm now raising three children under 5 on my own. I work as a retail cashier, 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 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: • Childcare and after-school care: $140 • Groceries and school meals: $155 • Rent top-up: $255 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people. - Hellen
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Hellen

  1. Thank you all. We're at 16% now ($90). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for groceries and school meals is now scheduled.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($100 in total) the plan for groceries and school meals is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely. - Hellen

  3. Wanted to say thank you properly. 33% funded and I made the first payment toward rent top-up.

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RecentTop gifts
  • Srinivas J. Mudaliar 🇮🇳 · $5
  • Emilia Björklund 🇸🇪 · $25
  • Min Xiu Luo 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Thought of Hellen all day after reading this. - Oakland”

  • Mercy Lucy Njoroge 🇰🇪 · $30
  • Eugene W. McBride 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Jordan W. Elliott 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Maria E. Cruz 🇵🇭 · $13.50

    “Only $14 but hope it helps. - Quezon City”

  • Kun Chao Zeng 🇦🇺 · $10

    “From my family to yours. Thought of Hellen all day after reading this. - Brisbane”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $66

    “Thinking of you. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Worcester”

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  • Gabriel B. Vega

    You're not alone, Hellen. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We're a small family in Ballarat but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Ballarat.

    $319.50 raised of $550

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