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Help Kingsley get through 4 hard months with a toddler and a seven-year-old

After a house fire, Kingsley is raising a toddler and a seven-year-old alone and needs $500 to stay afloat for 4 months.

🇳🇬 Lagos, Nigeria841 views
Kingsley Emeka Balogun
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Badagry
After a house fire in June, I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a care worker, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as a bookkeeper in the evenings, which will triple my income by August, 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 $500 goes: • Rent top-up: $240 • Course fees and exam costs: $75 • Groceries and school meals: $185 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Kingsley
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Kingsley

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($194 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Small update. $184 so far, I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts.

  3. Small update. $84 so far, we've started the first stage.

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  • Abosede Titilayo Eze

    Thinking of you and your family. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Badagry

    • Giovana Fabiana Bastos

      Praying for you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. God bless

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