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Help Palesa get through 3 hard months with a teenage son and a daughter in primary school
Palesa and a teenage son and a daughter in primary school need a bridge to stability after my partner leaving.
🇿🇦 South Africa2,633 views
Last March I went through my partner leaving, and I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school on my own. I work as a part-time receptionist, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a pharmacy technician in the evenings, which will triple my income by May, 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 $650 goes:
• Course fees and exam costs: $175
• Rent top-up: $230
• Childcare and after-school care: $245
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
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- Iván W. Ruiz 🇲🇽 · $10
“Hope this helps. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Iztapalapa”
- Maina Dennis Swai 🇰🇪 · $59
“Every little bit. I'm in Machakos, thinking of you. - Machakos”
- Eoin K. Sheehan 🇮🇪 · $20
“Hope the May deadline works out. - Dublin”
- Khalid Ahmed Osman 🇺🇸 · $10
- Carmela L. Torres 🇵🇭 · $50
- Shawn B. Murray 🇬🇧 · $26
“Only $26 but hope it helps. - Southampton”
- Eugene P. Chavez 🇺🇸 · $55
- Aditi Sethi 🇺🇸 · $25
- Jacob Phillips 🇬🇧 · $5
- Sami Karim Zidan 🇺🇸 · $20
“Be well. Thought of Palesa all day after reading this. - Sacramento”
- Geeta H. Kapoor 🇨🇦 · $50
- Niall M. Martin 🇮🇪 · $50
“Gave what I could this week. - Galway”
- Chihiro Himari Murakami 🇯🇵 · $68
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
- Rashidi Opio Kiptoo 🇺🇬 · $10
“Praying for you. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Entebbe”
- Garima K. Goyal 🇺🇸 · $100
- Kemi Lilian Popoola 🇳🇬 · $20
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50
- Ji-yeon Soo-ah Son 🇰🇷 · $50
“Blessings - Suwon”
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rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best.
Rooting for you, Palesa. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. We're a small family in Saint-Denis but we're thinking of you. Thinking of East London.
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Palesa?
Thank you. If you're in East London I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Good question.
Stay strong. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Rohini
Good luck, Palesa. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like
Thinking of you. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. My husband and I read this together. Greetings from Aurangabad