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Help Malsha get through 4 hard months with a toddler and a seven-year-old
Malsha and a toddler and a seven-year-old need a bridge to stability after the death of my husband.
🇱🇰 Dehiwala, Western, Sri Lanka1,091 views
Since the death of my husband in June, I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a driver, 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 $700 goes:
• Rent top-up: $340
• Childcare and after-school care: $110
• Groceries and school meals: $175
• Course fees and exam costs: $75
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Malsha
Updates from Malsha
Good news. Because of your gifts ($248 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Quick update: $184 raised so far (26%). the plan for groceries and school meals is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
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- Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $5
- Seo-jun Jae-won Sung 🇰🇷 · $75
- Kariuki Maina Mollel 🇰🇪 · $10
“Hope things get better. Hope the August deadline works out. - Nairobi”
- Umar Bilal Warraich 🇵🇰 · $10
“Thought of Malsha all day after reading this. - Rawalpindi”
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“Keep your head up. Please keep us posted. - Nashville”
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is there anything that isn't money that would help Malsha?
hope this works out for you. Wish I lived closer to Málaga so I could bring a meal. Take care.
You're not alone, Malsha. Hope this works out for you. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.
hang in there, Malsha. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. My husband and I read this together. Greetings from Nairobi