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Landslide in Jaffna: help the families of Riverside Lane rebuild

After the landslide, families in the families of Riverside Lane need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

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Chathurika Vindya Zoysa
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Jaffna
The landslide hit the families of Riverside Lane on 27 March. My home was one of 49 damaged, and 9 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 $1,400 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $630 • Clean water and purification supplies: $75 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $110 • Food parcels for displaced families: $310 • Tools and labor for repairs: $275 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure. - Chathurika
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Chathurika

  1. Quick update: $806 raised so far (58%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 33% now ($456). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts.

  3. Small update. $241 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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  • Nicolás R. Arias

    projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Rohini.

    • Dustin G. Flores

      Sending good thoughts, Chathurika. This could happen to any of us. Sent it to 17 people at work. Greetings from Peoria.

      • Valérie DavidPhoto verified

        You're not alone, Chathurika. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Jaffna.

        $1,275.50 raised of $1,400

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