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Help Ngân get through 6 hard months with two young children

A single father in Hanoi needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Ngân retrains.

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Ngân Cao
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Since a sudden redundancy in June, I'm now raising two young children on my own. I work as a part-time receptionist, 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 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. Every cent is accounted for. I'll share a simple monthly breakdown. Where the $400 goes: • Course fees and exam costs: $90 • Childcare and after-school care: $160 • Groceries and school meals: $150 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.

Updates from Ngân

  1. We're at 55% thanks to 11 of you. I made the first payment toward course fees and exam costs. More news soon.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 44% funded and I made the first payment toward groceries and school meals.

  3. Wanted to say thank you properly. 25% funded and the plan for course fees and exam costs is now scheduled.

  • Valentyna Sofia Egorov 🇷🇺 · $20

    “Hope this helps - Saint Petersburg”

  • Wekesa Joseph Otieno 🇹🇿 · $25
  • Cris L. Quizon 🇵🇭 · $34

    “Hope it all works out. Only $34 but hope it helps. - Makati”

  • Tatiana Dmitriev 🇺🇦 · $5

    “Blessings. Hope the August deadline works out. - Kyiv”

  • Ilana David 🇮🇱 · $50

    “Hope it all works out! - Beersheba”

  • Álvaro R. Sánchez 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Ngân all day after reading this. - Austin”

  • Garima L. Tripathi 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Léa Émilie Dumas 🇲🇦 · $10
  • Khang Bui 🇻🇳 · $10

    “Be well. Thought of Ngân all day after reading this. - Nha Trang”

  • Swapna M. More 🇮🇳 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $5

    “Happy to help. My colleague told me about this one. - Los Angeles”

  • Kingsley Tunde Musa 🇳🇬 · $10

    “Get well soon. From Gwagwalada with love.”

  • Joko Teguh Hutapea 🇮🇩 · $30
  • Ilham Muhammad Siahaan 🇮🇩 · $10
  • Leo E. Simpson 🇬🇧 · $20
  • Chatchai Sakda Charoenpol 🇹🇭 · $15

    “Wishing you the best. Gave what I could this week. - Bang Khen”

  • Shireen E. Coetzee 🇿🇦 · $30

    “Thought of Ngân all day after reading this.”

  • Talha Rehman 🇵🇰 · $5
  • Ouma Njoroge Wafula 🇹🇿 · $10

    “Praying for you. From Kinondoni with love.”

  • Benjamin F. Johnson 🇺🇸 · $75

    “Hope the August deadline works out. - San Diego”

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  • Thinking of you and your family. This could happen to any of us. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care.

    • Sending love. Hope this works out for you. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Rockford.

      • How is Ngân doing now?

        • Sending good thoughts, Ngân. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Don't be hard on yourself for asking

          • Good luck, Ngân. I hope things turn around soon. My neighbor in Madurai donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Madurai.

            • Hope it all works out, Ngân. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Greetings from Mangaluru

              • Hope things get better soon, Ngân. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did

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