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House fire that spread across the block in Lagos: help the Riverside neighborhood rebuild
After the house fire that spread across the block, families in the Riverside neighborhood need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.
🇳🇬 Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria3,452 views
The house fire that spread across the block hit the Riverside neighborhood on 16 August. My home was one of 52 damaged, and 4 families are still in temporary shelter at the sports club.
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 $1,450 goes:
• Roofing sheets and timber: $680
• Clean water and purification supplies: $75
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $240
• Food parcels for displaced families: $165
• Tools and labor for repairs: $290
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
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- Hossain Jewel Banerjee 🇮🇳 · $5
“Happy to help. Hope the November deadline works out. - New Delhi”
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“Take care of yourselves. - Saint-Denis”
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“Thought of Vivian all day after reading this. - London”
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“God bless! - Heliopolis”
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“Rooting for you. I'm in Nairobi, thinking of you.”
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“Thought of Vivian all day after reading this. - Pune”
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I hope things turn around soon. We're a small family in Haifa but we're thinking of you.
How is Vivian doing now?
Best of luck, Vivian. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Lagos.
You're not alone, Vivian. I hope things turn around soon. Sent it to 6 people at work.
Praying for you, Vivian. Your post was clear and honest. Please keep us posted
rooting for you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings
hope it all works out. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. After 7 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Take care.
sending strength, Vivian. Shared it with a few friends
Sending good thoughts, Vivian. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.