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Help Tracey get through 4 hard months with four children

After a long illness, Tracey is raising four children alone and needs $1,200 to stay afloat for 4 months.

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Tracey D. Khumalo
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Since a long illness in December, I'm now raising four children on my own. I work as a cleaner, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as a dental nurse in the evenings, which will triple my income by April, 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 $1,200 goes: • Rent top-up: $620 • Childcare and after-school care: $310 • Groceries and school meals: $270 Every share and every dollar helps. - Tracey

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  • How is Tracey doing now?

    • Good luck, Tracey. This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Paris

      • Take care, Tracey. Gave what I could, wish it was more.

        • You're not alone. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Gwagwalada.

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