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Help Nalini get through 5 hard months with two young children

Nalini and two young children need a bridge to stability after a house fire.

🇿🇦 South Africa339 views
Nalini C. Ngcobo
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Pietermaritzburg
Since a house fire in June, I'm now raising two young children on my own. I work as a cleaner, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as an electrician in the evenings, which will triple my income by September, 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 $950 goes: • Rent top-up: $490 • Childcare and after-school care: $145 • Groceries and school meals: $165 • Course fees and exam costs: $150 Thanks for reading all this.
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Nalini

  1. Small update. $620 so far, we've started the first stage.

  2. 65% there. the plan for course fees and exam costs is now scheduled. Thank you.

  3. We're at 45% thanks to 1 of you. I made the first payment toward groceries and school meals. More news soon.

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  • Ethan F. Chapman

    hope it all works out, Nalini. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. All the best.

    • Jayden J. Quarles

      Sending strength. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. Greetings from London.

      • Dinesh H. Tiwari

        Sending love, Nalini. Shared it with a few friends. Take care

        • Nancy Ruth Maina

          Stay strong, Nalini. Hope you get there. Greetings from Bogotá

          • Lola Lilian Bankole

            So sorry you're going through this, Nalini. I hope things turn around soon. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Pietermaritzburg

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