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Landslide in Bogotá: help the families of Greenfield Lane rebuild

The landslide damaged 62 homes in the families of Greenfield Lane. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

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Javier R. Chávez
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Bogotá
The landslide hit the families of Greenfield Lane on 1 April. My home was one of 62 damaged, and 7 families are still in temporary shelter at the local school gym. 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 $2,050 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $810 • Clean water and purification supplies: $125 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $220 • Food parcels for displaced families: $550 • Tools and labor for repairs: $345 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
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Updates from Javier

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 17% funded and the plan for bedding, blankets and mattresses is now scheduled.

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  • Ghassan Mustafa Belkacem

    good luck. Your post was clear and honest. Take care

    • Douglas M. Salazar

      this could happen to any of us. Love from Berlin

      • Stefania Caruso

        Sending love, Javier. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer.

        • Byung-hun Hyun-woo Park

          Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Yokohama

          • Jackson S. Dominguez

            Sending strength, Javier. Your post was clear and honest. Take care

            • Víctor A. Vega

              Thanks for sharing this, Javier. Shared it with a few friends. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Belo Horizonte.

              • Faisal Samir Mansour

                Keep going, Javier. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

                • Chidi Chinedu Abdullahi

                  Best of luck, Javier. Hope this works out for you. We're a small family in Riyadh but we're thinking of you. God bless

                  • Iwan Kurniawan

                    Wishing you peace. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. God bless.

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