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Help Ishara get through 3 hard months with a teenage son and a daughter in primary school

Ishara and a teenage son and a daughter in primary school need a bridge to stability after the death of my husband.

🇱🇰 Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka1,015 views
Ishara Lakshmi Ranasinghe
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Colombo
After the death of my husband in February, I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school on my own. I work as a cleaner, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as a dental nurse 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. Every cent is accounted for. I'll share a simple monthly breakdown. Where the $900 goes: • Rent top-up: $390 • Childcare and after-school care: $160 • Groceries and school meals: $185 • Course fees and exam costs: $165 Glad we found this place. - Ishara
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Ishara

  1. Quick update: $234 raised so far (26%). the plan for course fees and exam costs is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them. - Ishara

  2. Update from Colombo: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 5% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Wanted to say thank you properly. 3% funded and the plan for rent top-up is now scheduled.

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  • Pandu Andi Pratama 🇮🇩 · $44

    “Every little bit. Thought of Ishara all day after reading this. - Jakarta Selatan”

  • Nhung Thanh Tieu 🇻🇳 · $5
  • Mahesh F. Joshi 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Julieta B. Medina 🇲🇽 · $50
  • Madeline C. Brewer 🇬🇧 · $5
  • Amber B. Lynch 🇦🇺 · $5

    “You got this. I'm in Mandurah, thinking of you.”

  • Musa Idowu 🇳🇬 · $179
  • Anonymous 🇺🇬 · $15
  • Naveen N. Chauhan 🇮🇳 · $5
  • Júlia Luana Souza 🇧🇷 · $5
  • Gheorghe Iulian Dinu 🇷🇴 · $20

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Ishara all day after reading this. - București”

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  • Paul Garcia

    Sending good thoughts, Ishara. I hope things turn around soon. Don't give up. Greetings from Laredo.

    • Nathan H. Bennett

      sending strength. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. Don't give up

      • Óscar J. Solís

        Take care, Ishara. Gave what I could, wish it was more. It's not much but it's yours.

        • Sabbir Shuvo Rashid

          Hope things get better soon, Ishara. This could happen to any of us. Don't give up. God bless.

          • Deepa A. Bhardwaj

            I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Leeds

            • Arief Zulkifli Utomo

              Thanks for sharing this, Ishara. Looking forward to the next update. All the best.

              $358 raised of $900

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