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House fire that spread across the block in Lagos: help the Hillcrest district rebuild
Neighbors in the Hillcrest district are rebuilding after the house fire that spread across the block; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.
🇳🇬 Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria2,034 views
The house fire that spread across the block hit the Hillcrest district on 9 September. My home was one of 81 damaged, and 7 families are still in temporary shelter at a borrowed warehouse.
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: $560
• Clean water and purification supplies: $150
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $85
• Food parcels for displaced families: $115
• Tools and labor for repairs: $290
With deep gratitude,
Jide
Updates from Jide
We're at 28% thanks to 9 of you. the plan for roofing sheets and timber is now scheduled. More news soon.
- Sandesh B. Gala 🇮🇳 · $54
- Rabia Eda Kaplan 🇹🇷 · $10
- Anton Andriy Osipov 🇺🇦 · $44
- Ye-jin Seul-gi Kwak 🇰🇷 · $25
- Nova W. Romero 🇳🇿 · $15
“Thinking of you. Thought of Jide all day after reading this. - Auckland”
- Caleb L. Sullivan 🇺🇸 · $25
“Be well. Thought of Jide all day after reading this.”
- Jacob Butler 🇨🇦 · $100
- Nyambura Fatuma Kigozi 🇰🇪 · $50
- Olumide Chidi Daramola 🇳🇬 · $15
- Githinji Omondi Kimaro 🇺🇬 · $100
- Kumara Nalin Mendis 🇱🇰 · $15
- René Marc Cousin 🇫🇷 · $25
- Mustafa Hamza Rashid 🇪🇬 · $66.50
- Héctor J. Villalobos 🇺🇸 · $15
“Hope things get better. Hope the November deadline works out. - Atlanta”
- Neelam L. Jat 🇮🇳 · $5
- Priya N. Ngcobo 🇿🇦 · $200
- Gugu T. Mabaso 🇿🇦 · $38
- Kidist Tsion Bekele 🇪🇹 · $10
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $20
- Melek Gamze Avcı 🇹🇷 · $76.50
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Hang in there, Jide. Your post was clear and honest. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Davao City.
Good luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope November is when things finally get easier
Sending good thoughts. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I have a 15 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings.
Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Thinking of Lagos
Thinking of you, Jide. Shared this with my family. My neighbor in New York donated after I showed her your page. Blessings.