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House fire that spread across the block in Nnewi: help Greenfield village rebuild

The house fire that spread across the block damaged 58 homes in Greenfield village. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

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Adewale Chidi Aliyu
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Nnewi
The house fire that spread across the block hit Greenfield village on 11 July. My home was one of 58 damaged, and 5 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. We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates. Where the $1,450 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $440 • Clean water and purification supplies: $145 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $210 • Food parcels for displaced families: $290 • Tools and labor for repairs: $365 Every share and every dollar helps.

Updates from Adewale

  1. Small update. $634 so far, I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 29% now ($424). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $200

    “Get well soon. Thought of Adewale all day after reading this.”

  • Roberta Silvestri 🇮🇹 · $200
  • Alejandro N. Macías 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Good luck. Hope the October deadline works out. - St. Petersburg”

  • Abdul Joy Bose 🇧🇩 · $100

    “Wish I could do more. Been where you are, it gets better. - Savar”

  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Shakil Rubel Howlader 🇧🇩 · $74
  • Daniel Gardner 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Jade J. Price 🇳🇿 · $50
  • Ezekiel Thomas 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇰🇷 · $50

    “Take care of yourselves. Hope the October deadline works out. - Seoul”

  • Theresa Wagner 🇩🇪 · $50

    “You got this. Thought of Adewale all day after reading this.”

  • Samuel C. Zimmerman 🇬🇧 · $50

    “Blessings. My sister told me about this one. - Birmingham”

  • Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $25
  • Rocco Alessandro Ferrara 🇮🇹 · $25
  • Hiền Lan Le 🇻🇳 · $20
  • Elif Büşra Bulut 🇹🇷 · $20
  • Karanja Odhiambo Mugisha 🇰🇪 · $20
  • Santiago H. Lawrence 🇦🇺 · $20

    “Thought of Adewale all day after reading this. - Newcastle”

  • Francesco D'Amico 🇮🇹 · $15

    “Keep your head up. My father told me about this one. - Verona”

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  • Take care, Adewale. Great idea, hope you get there.

    • Stay strong, Adewale. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer!

      • Thanks for sharing this, Adewale. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in!

        • is there anything that isn't money that would help Adewale?

          • Thank you. If you're in Nnewi I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Good question.

        • Rooting for you. Your post was clear and honest. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

          • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Adewale

            • Roofing sheets and timber is $440 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page.

          • Take care, Adewale. Hope this works out for you. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Nnewi

            • Keep going. More neighborhoods should do this. I hope October is when things finally get easier. Take care.

              • Good luck. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry

                • I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Nnewi.

                  • Praying for you, Adewale. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

                    • Laura R. SolísID verifiedPhoto verified

                      rooting for you, Adewale. Great idea, hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from Los Angeles

                      • Stay strong. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings

                        • Rooting for you. Shared this with my family. It's not much but it's yours. God bless!

                          • Thanks for sharing this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I hope October is when things finally get easier. Blessings

                            • Irma Irma FirmansyahPhoto verified

                              Good luck, Adewale. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out.

                              • Wishing you the best, Adewale. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Nnewi

                                • Stay strong. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Wish I lived closer to Campinas so I could bring a meal.

                                  • So sorry you're going through this. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I have a 13 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings.

                                    • More neighborhoods should do this. Thinking of Nnewi.

                                      • thinking of you and your family. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer.

                                        • Hope things get better soon, Adewale. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.

                                          • so sorry you're going through this, Adewale. It takes guts to ask. Well done. All the best

                                            • Wishing you peace, Adewale. Shared this with my family. All the best.

                                              • sending love, Adewale. Hope you get there. I have a 17 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings.

                                                • Sending strength, Adewale. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Blessings

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