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Help Okello get through 4 hard months with two young children

A single father in Embakasi needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Okello retrains.

🇰🇪 Nairobi, Kenya869 views
Okello Ssebuliba Nakamya
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Embakasi
After a divorce in August, I'm now raising two young children on my own. I work as a care worker, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as a medical coder in the evenings, which will triple my income by November, 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 $550 goes: • Rent top-up: $135 • Childcare and after-school care: $190 • Groceries and school meals: $115 • Course fees and exam costs: $110 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Okello

  1. Quick update: $117 raised so far (21%). I made the first payment toward groceries and school meals. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 32% funded and I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts.

  3. We're at 15% thanks to 3 of you. I made the first payment toward groceries and school meals. More news soon.

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  • Zahid Hasan Islam

    Stay strong. Your post was clear and honest. I'll check back for the next update. Greetings from İzmir

    • Ebuka Chinedu Odukoya

      This could happen to any of us. My neighbor in San Nicolás de los Garza donated after I showed her your page.

      • Ella J. Ross

        Sending love, Okello. Your post was clear and honest. Please keep us posted

        • Heloísa Luciana Almeida

          Thanks for sharing this, Okello. Looking forward to the next update. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.

          • Laura N. Quintero

            Thanks for sharing this. Looking forward to the next update. My neighbor in Zapopan donated after I showed her your page. Thinking of Embakasi.

            $486.50 raised of $550

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