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House fire that spread across the block in Chennai: 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.

🇮🇳 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India1,051 views
Uma Kurup
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Chennai
The house fire that spread across the block hit the Riverside settlement on 24 December. My home was one of 80 damaged, and 8 families are still in temporary shelter at the community 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 $1,200 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $550 • Clean water and purification supplies: $85 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $185 • Food parcels for displaced families: $185 • Tools and labor for repairs: $195 With deep gratitude, Uma

Updates from Uma

  1. Thank you all. We're at 14% now ($164). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for bedding, blankets and mattresses is now scheduled.

  2. Small update. $59 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  • Silvia K. Domínguez 🇺🇸 · $33
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  • Álvaro B. Delgado 🇲🇽 · $25
  • Sawsan Ines Soliman 🇸🇦 · $30
  • Antonella Antonella Ferraro 🇮🇹 · $50

    “Praying for you. My mother told me about this one. - Palermo”

  • Heike Kraus 🇩🇪 · $25
  • Katherine H. Ross 🇺🇸 · $23.50

    “Only $24 but hope it helps. - Rochester”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Ryan Thornton 🇬🇧 · $25

    “Hope this helps. From Newport with love. - Newport”

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  • Take care, Uma. Hope this works out for you. All the best

    • Hope things get better soon. This could happen to any of us. My husband and I read this together. Take care.

      • Wishing you peace, Uma. More neighborhoods should do this. All the best.

        • good luck. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. All the best.

          • Sending good thoughts, Uma. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 38 people at work. Love from Tel Aviv.

            • Thinking of you and your family, Uma. It takes guts to ask. Well done. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Dayton

              • Dipesh KhadkaPhoto verified

                So sorry you're going through this. More neighborhoods should do this. I'm in teaching myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Sacramento

                • Thinking of you and your family, Uma. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Blessings.

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