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House fire that spread across the block in Accra: help Old Town village rebuild

The house fire that spread across the block damaged 62 homes in Old Town village. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

🇬🇭 GA-965-5165, Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana1,064 views
Nana Lawrence Tetteh
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Accra
The house fire that spread across the block hit Old Town village on 23 April. My home was one of 62 damaged, and 13 families are still in temporary shelter at the local school gym. The first few days we shared what little we had. Now the cleanup has started, but we've no money for materials and winter or the rainy season is coming. Schools in the area have been closed, and the clinic lost its cold storage for vaccines. We're a small community of working families who have never asked for help before. We have formed a volunteer committee, and I'm the treasurer, so I'll post receipts for everything we buy. We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates. Where the $600 goes: • Clean water and purification supplies: $105 • Food parcels for displaced families: $300 • Tools and labor for repairs: $195 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Nana
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Nana

  1. Thank you all. We're at 61% now ($367). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. Update from Accra: I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. We're at 45% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Quick update: $71 raised so far (12%). the plan for tools and labor for repairs is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Lester C. Rodriguez 🇵🇭 · $50
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  • Emilio G. Santos 🇲🇽 · $75
  • Charlene S. Smith 🇿🇦 · $16
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    “Praying for you. Shared with friends too. - Edinburgh”

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  • Na-young Hae-won Jeon 🇰🇷 · $100

    “Keep your head up. Been where you're, it gets better. - Daegu”

  • Dung Trang Tieu 🇻🇳 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $10

    “All the best. Please keep us posted. - Khulna”

  • Anil Randhawa 🇮🇳 · $15
  • Portia Abena Boateng 🇬🇭 · $46

    “Hang in there. Only $46 but hope it helps.”

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  • Tetiana FedorovQuestion

    Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Nana.

    • Nana Lawrence TettehOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

      Sure. The biggest one is clean water and purification supplies, $105. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Ask me anything else.

  • Winda Irma Susanto

    Keep going. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Kolkata.

    • Swetha K. Thevar

      Gave what I could, wish it was more. After 27 years in public service I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless

      • Óscar M. Jiménez

        wishing you peace, Nana. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Blessings

        $607 raised of $600

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