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Karanja served ten years; now needs help to get home

A marines veteran in Kasarani needs help with a deposit on a one-bedroom apartment after leaving service with hearing damage and PTSD.

🇰🇪 Kasarani, Nairobi, Kenya1,460 views
Karanja Odhiambo Lyimo
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Kasarani
I served ten years in the marines and was discharged in 2023 with hearing damage and PTSD. I have been waiting seven months for support, and meanwhile I'm sleeping at my brother's place. I have a plan: a deposit on a one-bedroom apartment. The quote I have comes to $750. I'm receiving counseling through the veterans' clinic and am committed to my recovery. Structure and a stable place to live are the missing pieces. I'd be grateful for any help and will share updates on how I'm doing. Money will be paid to the training provider and the landlord directly. Where the $750 goes: • Essential household items: $100 • Training provider fees: $600 • Transport to appointments: $50 Every share and every dollar helps. - Karanja
#veterans#service#recovery

Updates from Karanja

  1. 45% there. I made the first payment toward transport to appointments. Thank you.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($194 in total) the plan for transport to appointments is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Wanted to say thank you properly. 9% funded and I met with the provider and confirmed the amounts.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Anonymous 🇫🇷 · $75
  • Sarah Cortez 🇺🇸 · $75
  • Ramesh L. Gupta 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Thinking of you. Gave what I could this week. - Gaya”

  • In-ho Jun-seo Kim 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Thought of Karanja all day after reading this. - Fresno”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $48.50
  • Tyler G. Moore 🇺🇸 · $30

    “Sending love. Thought of Karanja all day after reading this. - Tallahassee”

  • Henrique Wellington Martins 🇧🇷 · $30

    “Get well soon. Thought of Karanja all day after reading this. - São Paulo”

  • Suresh H. Srivastava 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Praying for you. My cousin told me about this one. - Tiruchirappalli”

  • Mateus Arthur Santana 🇧🇷 · $20.50
  • Anushka W. Gandhi 🇮🇳 · $20

    “Good luck. Thought of Karanja all day after reading this.”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $20

    “Hope things get better. Hope the June deadline works out. - Dhaka”

  • Antonio N. Ruiz 🇪🇸 · $20

    “From my family to yours. Please keep us posted. - Tarragona”

  • Mustafa Rashid Hamid 🇪🇬 · $10

    “You got this. Small amount but sent with love. - Luxor”

  • Chhaya P. Panwar 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Kajal W. Sathe 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Ivy Fuller 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Anwar Hamza Mourad 🇸🇦 · $5
  • Jocelyn F. Weber 🇦🇺 · $5
  • Peyton R. Gomez 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Imelda E. Perez 🇵🇭 · $5

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  • Chhaya G. Sood

    Wishing you peace, Karanja. Hope you get there!

    • Tamanna Mitu Rahman

      Hope this works out for you. I hope June is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Kasarani.

      • Ronan W. BrennanID verified

        Hope it all works out. Shared it with a few friends. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. All the best.

        • Maria Beatrice Fiore

          hope it all works out, Karanja. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Dhaka

          • Rubina Tayyaba Pasha

            It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out!

            $524 raised of $750

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