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Lungile and two young children need a bridge to stability after a sudden redundancy.

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Lungile J. Pienaar
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Cape Town
Since a sudden redundancy in March, I'm now raising two young children on my own. I work as a school kitchen assistant, 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. Money goes toward rent, groceries, after-school care and the cost of my course. I'll give a monthly update with receipts. Where the $600 goes: • Groceries and school meals: $190 • Rent top-up: $230 • Childcare and after-school care: $180 Thanks for reading all this. - Lungile

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  • Stay strong. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. Take care.

    • Hang in there. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Sent it to 15 people at work.

      • Wishing you the best, Lungile. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Cape Town

        • It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out.

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