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Help Thabo get through 4 hard months with three children under 5
A single parent in Ekurhuleni needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Thabo retrains.
🇿🇦 Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa2,125 views
Last December I went through a long illness, and I'm now raising three children under 5 on my own. I work as a care worker, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a bookkeeper in the evenings, which will triple my income by March, 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 $800 goes:
• Rent top-up: $370
• Groceries and school meals: $300
• Course fees and exam costs: $130
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
Updates from Thabo
Thank you all. We're at 52% now ($420). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for groceries and school meals is now scheduled.
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- Ikenna Kingsley Afolabi 🇳🇬 · $20
“Every little bit. Thought of Thabo all day after reading this. - Badagry”
- Terry S. Haynes 🇺🇸 · $5
- Grace Hall 🇺🇸 · $15
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $5
- Caio Rafael Paiva 🇧🇷 · $20
- Terry S. Pickett 🇺🇸 · $44
- Santhosh J. Krishnamurthy 🇮🇳 · $100
“Thinking of you. My neighbor told me about this one. - Madurai”
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- Pooja C. Bhosale 🇮🇳 · $15
- Noor Sawsan Fahmy 🇪🇬 · $20
- Komal P. Zaveri 🇮🇳 · $54
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- Emon Bappy Haque 🇮🇳 · $25
- Victor Tayo Okonkwo 🇳🇬 · $25
- Brandon D. Fourie 🇿🇦 · $75
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $70.50
“Sending love. My sister told me about this one. - Dasmariñas”
- Aubree G. Weber 🇺🇸 · $100
“Thought of Thabo all day after reading this. - Bakersfield”
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Rooting for you, Thabo. Looking forward to the next update. Blessings
So sorry you're going through this. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Wollongong.
thinking of you and your family. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. I hope March is when things finally get easier. Take care.
Good luck. This could happen to any of us. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too!