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Help Layla get through 5 hard months with a toddler and a seven-year-old

A single father in Jeddah needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Layla retrains.

🇸🇦 21463, Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia1,216 views
Layla Malak Fahmy
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Jeddah
Since the death of my husband in October, I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a retail cashier, 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 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. Every cent is accounted for. I'll share a simple monthly breakdown. Where the $2,600 goes: • Rent top-up: $780 • Childcare and after-school care: $890 • Groceries and school meals: $350 • Course fees and exam costs: $580 Thank you so much.
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Layla

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($298 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($188 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely. - Layla

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  • Dennis Hamisi Onyango 🇹🇿 · $50
  • Tayyaba Kiran Hanif 🇵🇰 · $21
  • Bennett B. Joseph 🇬🇧 · $25
  • Hridoy Nazrul Rahman 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Rajan R. Gala 🇮🇳 · $22
  • Anonymous 🇺🇬 · $25

    “God bless. Hope the December deadline works out. - Kampala”

  • André Borges 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Raúl B. Rojas 🇨🇴 · $70.50
  • Rodrigo Davi Nunes 🇧🇷 · $5

    “All the best. From Porto Alegre with love.”

  • Rima Leila Rahman 🇳🇱 · $100

    “God bless. Thought of Layla all day after reading this.”

  • Jung-ho Hyun-jun Lim 🇰🇷 · $10
  • Nusrat Moumita Ali 🇮🇳 · $35

    “Every little bit. My sister told me about this one. - Kanpur”

  • Alyssa E. Bell 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Emilia Lena Kwiatkowski 🇵🇱 · $20

    “All the best. Gave what I could this week. - Kraków”

  • Fitria Irma Rahman 🇮🇩 · $50
  • Natália Isabela Figueiredo 🇧🇷 · $5

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Layla all day after reading this.”

  • Liza K. Pascual 🇵🇭 · $73

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  • Lamia Sathi Rashid

    Best of luck, Layla. Looking forward to the next update.

    • Daniel Adewale ChukwuQuestion

      Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Layla.

      • Layla Malak FahmyOwnerAnswer

        It's all in the list in the story. rent top-up is the big one at $780, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. It helps to be asked.

    • Finn Kevin Kaiser

      I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We're a small family in Kochi but we're thinking of you. God bless

      • Kidist Roman BelayID verified

        Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Pune.

        • Piper Allen

          Hope things get better soon. Shared this with my family. Wish I lived closer to Liverpool so I could bring a meal.

          • Wawan Vino HalimAddress verified

            Sending love, Layla. Shared this with my family.

            $641.50 raised of $2,600

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