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Kadıköy earthquake relief - the Northside settlement

Neighbors in the Northside settlement are rebuilding after the earthquake; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

🇹🇷 34019, Kadıköy, Istanbul, Türkiye1,540 views
Ebru Hülya Çelik
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Kadıköy
The earthquake hit the Northside settlement on 21 August. My home was one of 44 damaged, and 4 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. We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates. Where the $2,000 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $820 • Clean water and purification supplies: $260 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $160 • Food parcels for displaced families: $165 • Tools and labor for repairs: $595 Thank you so much. - Ebru

Updates from Ebru

  1. Thank you all. We're at 15% now ($308). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for clean water and purification supplies is now scheduled.

  2. Quick update: $154 raised so far (8%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  • Thảo Tâm Vuong 🇻🇳 · $20
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Wishing you the best. Been where you're, it gets better. - Colorado Springs”

  • Lukman Siahaan 🇮🇩 · $50
  • Eleanor M. Murray 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $59
  • Iresha Samanthi De Silva 🇱🇰 · $15
  • Bryan H. Pangilinan 🇵🇭 · $50
  • Marilyn M. Hatfield 🇺🇸 · $12.50

    “Hope it all works out. Only $13 but hope it helps. - San Francisco”

  • Shankar Prabhu 🇮🇳 · $30
  • Dawid Dawid Wysocki 🇵🇱 · $50

    “Wishing you the best. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Wrocław”

  • Lyudmila Daria Moroz 🇷🇺 · $75
  • Anonymous 🇺🇦 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇮🇪 · $5

    “Blessings. Hope you get the rest soon. - Kilkenny”

  • Hendra Budi Lestari 🇮🇩 · $20
  • Babar Rashid Mirza 🇵🇰 · $4
  • Cynthia D. Martinez 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Ha-joon Dae-hyun Baek 🇰🇷 · $5

    “Keep your head up. From Incheon with love.”

  • Josefa R. Díaz 🇺🇸 · $15
  • Anonymous 🇯🇵 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇪🇬 · $10

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  • Good luck, Ebru. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings.

    • Hope it all works out, Ebru. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. After 6 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from Dallas.

      • hang in there. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Kadıköy.

        • Thinking of you and your family. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My neighbor in Sheffield donated after I showed her your page. God bless.

          • So sorry you're going through this. 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. Love from Limerick.

            • You're not alone, Ebru. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier

              • is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Ebru.

                • It's all in the list in the story. roofing sheets and timber is the big one at $820, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Good question.

              • so sorry you're going through this, Ebru. Great idea, hope you get there. Thinking of Kadıköy.

                • Keep going, Ebru. Shared this with my family. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Mexicali.

                  • Keep going, Ebru. Shared this with my family. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Blessings.

                    • Khadija Hala BelkacemPhoto verified

                      Keep going. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Greetings from Busan.

                      • Thinking of you, Ebru. Your post was clear and honest. Blessings.

                        • Take care, Ebru. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out.

                          • best of luck, Ebru. Shared it with a few friends. Thinking of Kadıköy.

                            • Hang in there. More neighborhoods should do this. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless!

                              • Wishing you the best, Ebru. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I'm in nursing myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Pattaya

                                • Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Love from Augusta

                                  • Talha Talha LashariPhoto verified

                                    Praying for you. This could happen to any of us. I hope November is when things finally get easier. God bless.

                                    • hang in there, Ebru. Hope this works out for you. Wish I lived closer to Peshawar so I could bring a meal. Take care.

                                      • sending good thoughts. Looking forward to the next update. My husband and I read this together. All the best!

                                        • Great idea, hope you get there. We're a small family in Buenos Aires but we're thinking of you. Blessings.

                                          • Thinking of you and your family. More neighborhoods should do this. Thinking of Kadıköy.

                                            • Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Kadıköy.

                                              • Wishing you the best, Ebru. Gave what I could, wish it was more. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

                                                • Wishing you the best, Ebru. Hope this works out for you. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend

                                                  • You're not alone, Ebru. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We're a small family in Madrid but we're thinking of you

                                                    • so sorry you're going through this, Ebru. Hope you get there.

                                                      • Best of luck. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My neighbor in Eindhoven donated after I showed her your page

                                                        • stay strong. Hope this works out for you. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Kadıköy

                                                          • Wishing you the best, Ebru. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Petrópolis.

                                                            • you're not alone. Hope you get there. My husband and I read this together. God bless.

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