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House fire that spread across the block in Belo Horizonte: help the Riverside settlement rebuild
Neighbors in the Riverside settlement are rebuilding after the house fire that spread across the block; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.
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The house fire that spread across the block hit the Riverside settlement on 5 August. My home was one of 54 damaged, and 11 families are still in temporary shelter at a mosque and church hall.
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.
Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters.
Where the $2,450 goes:
• Clean water and purification supplies: $290
• Roofing sheets and timber: $1,400
• Tools and labor for repairs: $760
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- Cláudia
Updates from Cláudia
Quick update: $595 raised so far (24%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Quick update: $535 raised so far (22%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Update from Belo Horizonte: we've started the first stage. We're at 21% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Cristian D. Campos 🇺🇸 · $20
- Santiago L. Vega 🇬🇧 · $10
“Hang in there. Thought of Cláudia all day after reading this. - Glasgow”
- Mubashir Zeeshan Niazi 🇵🇰 · $5
- Anonymous 🇪🇬 · $25
- Kurniawan Heru Lubis 🇮🇩 · $10
- Ronnie P. Velasco 🇵🇭 · $50
- Ifeanyi Ebuka Oyelaran 🇳🇬 · $10
- Megan J. Watts 🇺🇸 · $10
- Brian Davidson 🇺🇸 · $19
- Débora Eliane Peixoto 🇧🇷 · $50
- Doris N. Rios 🇺🇸 · $10
“Keep your head up. Hope the November deadline works out. - Tallahassee”
- Jomar H. Marquez 🇵🇭 · $446
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sending strength, Cláudia. Your post was clear and honest. Love from Newcastle.
Thanks for sharing this, Cláudia. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day!
Best of luck, Cláudia. More neighborhoods should do this. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Nairobi
Hope this works out for you. Love from Manukau.
Sending strength, Cláudia. This could happen to any of us. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from Rio de Janeiro.