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House fire that spread across the block in Port Harcourt: help the Marketplace neighborhood rebuild
After the house fire that spread across the block, families in the Marketplace neighborhood need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.
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The house fire that spread across the block hit the Marketplace neighborhood on 12 May. My home was one of 23 damaged, and 10 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 $1,200 goes:
• Roofing sheets and timber: $430
• Clean water and purification supplies: $95
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $150
• Food parcels for displaced families: $185
• Tools and labor for repairs: $340
Thank you so much.
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Wishing you peace, Grace. Your post was clear and honest. Wish I lived closer to Awka so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Port Harcourt.
Stay strong, Grace. This could happen to any of us. All the best.
Stay strong. Your post was clear and honest. I'll check back for the next update
Praying for you, Grace. Hope you get there. God bless.
Thinking of you, Grace. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Sent it to 8 people at work. Greetings from Campinas.
Take care, Grace. Your post was clear and honest
wishing you the best. It takes guts to ask. Well done. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry!
thinking of you and your family, Grace. Hope this works out for you. I'll check back for the next update. All the best
Hope it all works out, Grace. I hope things turn around soon.
Shared this with my family. Thinking of Port Harcourt.