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House fire that spread across the block in São Paulo: help the Old Town settlement rebuild
The house fire that spread across the block damaged 67 homes in the Old Town settlement. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.
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The house fire that spread across the block hit the Old Town settlement on 6 August. My home was one of 67 damaged, and 12 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 $2,000 goes:
• Roofing sheets and timber: $970
• Food parcels for displaced families: $230
• Tools and labor for repairs: $600
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $200
Thank you for reading my story.
- Elaine
Updates from Elaine
61% there. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.
- Alexandra N. Fox 🇬🇧 · $100
- Mateo W. Morales 🇺🇸 · $25
- Alamin Rakib Rahman 🇮🇳 · $50
- Tejal A. Kale 🇮🇳 · $10
- Arnel C. Mendoza 🇵🇭 · $10
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $50
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $5
- Ryan Quincy 🇺🇸 · $25
- Winnie Zawadi Kamau 🇰🇪 · $10
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $25
- Priya H. Tandon 🇮🇳 · $25
- Maria Barbara Rossi 🇮🇹 · $10
- Mason R. Chambers 🇺🇸 · $30
- René Gabriel Perez 🇫🇷 · $20
“Hope it all works out. My mother told me about this one. - Limoges”
- Wunmi Hauwa Hassan 🇳🇬 · $69
- Nicolás B. Contreras 🇨🇴 · $25
“All the best. Thought of Elaine all day after reading this. - Bogotá”
- Faisal Talha Aslam 🇵🇰 · $20
- Salma Popy Chowdhury 🇧🇩 · $50
“Only $50 but hope it helps. - Bogra”
- Aubree C. Whitaker 🇺🇸 · $25
“Every little bit. Been where you're, it gets better. - Warren”
- Jonas Oskar Wikström 🇸🇪 · $25
“Hope things get better. Thought of Elaine all day after reading this.”
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Wishing you the best, Elaine. Shared it with a few friends. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. God bless.
Thinking of you and your family, Elaine. Great idea, hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours. Take care
sending love, Elaine. This could happen to any of us. Blessings.
Rooting for you, Elaine. Shared this with my family.
can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near São Paulo!
Take care, Elaine. Shared it with a few friends. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. God bless.
Hang in there. Hope you get there. Greetings from Brampton.
Thinking of you and your family, Elaine. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in Zagazig but we're thinking of you. Blessings.
Hope it all works out, Elaine. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I went through something like this 12 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care.