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Help Maya get through 6 hard months with twin daughters
Maya and twin daughters need a bridge to stability after the death of my husband.
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Last August I went through the death of my husband, and I'm now raising twin daughters on my own. I work as a cleaner, 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 October, 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 $2,950 goes:
• Rent top-up: $1,100
• Childcare and after-school care: $1,100
• Groceries and school meals: $750
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
Updates from Maya
Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,327 in total) the plan for childcare and after-school care is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
We're at 31% thanks to 26 of you. I made the first payment toward groceries and school meals. More news soon.
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $100
- Maryam Nida Butt 🇵🇰 · $50
- Nisha D. Bhatia 🇮🇳 · $10
“Keep your head up. Thought of Maya all day after reading this. - Pune”
- Alessandro Enrico Ricci 🇮🇹 · $5
- Anonymous 🇳🇱 · $25
- Anonymous 🇿🇦 · $50
- Anonymous 🇹🇿 · $200
- Noman Noman Chatterjee 🇮🇳 · $100
- Samir Saeed Zerrouki 🇪🇬 · $15
- Vishal Negi 🇮🇳 · $10
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $61
“Blessings. Thought of Maya all day after reading this. - Surat”
- Jignesh R. Bhatt 🇮🇳 · $30
- Emil Theo Möller 🇩🇪 · $30
- Abhishek G. Kushwaha 🇮🇳 · $75
- Farhan Junaid Mughal 🇵🇰 · $10
“You got this. Thought of Maya all day after reading this. - Faisalabad”
- Waqas Kamran Rana 🇵🇰 · $10
- Gustavo Bruno Silva 🇧🇷 · $200
- Manee Anong Saelim 🇹🇭 · $73
“Only $73 but hope it helps. - Phuket”
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $100
- James Daniel Mussa 🇺🇬 · $50
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wishing you peace. This could happen to any of us. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Bogor
Sending good thoughts. Shared it with a few friends. Love from Cardiff
So sorry you're going through this, Maya. Hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking!
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. After 28 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Sending good thoughts. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Lansing.
thinking of you and your family, Maya. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.