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Help Rotimi get through 4 hard months with three children under 7
After a sudden redundancy, Rotimi is raising three children under 7 alone and needs $650 to stay afloat for 4 months.
🇳🇬 Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria1,318 views
Since a sudden redundancy in August, I'm now raising three children under 7 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 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 $650 goes:
• Rent top-up: $195
• Childcare and after-school care: $230
• Groceries and school meals: $125
• Course fees and exam costs: $100
I hope life is good to you.
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- Lungile L. Fortuin 🇿🇦 · $200
- Graciela G. Luna 🇲🇽 · $71
- Lei Ying Wang 🇺🇸 · $51
“Hope things get better. Only $51 but hope it helps. - San Francisco”
- Leandro Miguel Santos 🇧🇷 · $50
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $50
“Thinking of you. Thought of Rotimi all day after reading this. - Sheffield”
- Milon Rashid 🇮🇳 · $25
“Hope this helps. Hope the October deadline works out. - Hubballi”
- Thandi G. Du Plessis 🇿🇦 · $25
“Hope it all works out. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Pretoria”
- Walid Mahmoud Lotfy 🇪🇬 · $25
- Haile Haile Wolde 🇪🇹 · $25
- Mubashir Zain Ahmed 🇵🇰 · $20
- Hannah R. Jackson 🇺🇸 · $20
“Wish I could do more. Thought of Rotimi all day after reading this. - Tallahassee”
- Isla K. Cortez 🇺🇸 · $20
- Joy Tanvir Roy 🇮🇳 · $20
- Dhanush Mudaliar 🇮🇳 · $15
- Matthias Markus Jung 🇩🇪 · $12
- Jayson H. Rodriguez 🇵🇭 · $10
- Elise Martine Berger 🇫🇷 · $10
- Alexei Ivan Alexeev 🇷🇺 · $10
- Ilaria Alice Pellegrino 🇮🇹 · $5
- Anand B. Kushwaha 🇮🇳 · $5
“Keep your head up. Hope the October deadline works out. - Chennai”
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You're not alone, Rotimi. I hope things turn around soon. Wish I lived closer to Madrid so I could bring a meal. All the best
Hang in there, Rotimi. Hope you get there
I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. Greetings from Jakarta Selatan.