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Landslide in São Paulo: help the Riverside settlement rebuild

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

🇧🇷 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil1,861 views
Edson Rafael Farias
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São Paulo
The landslide hit the Riverside settlement on 14 February. My home was one of 40 damaged, and 6 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 $1,000 goes: • Clean water and purification supplies: $165 • Roofing sheets and timber: $470 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $365 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Edson

  1. 92% there. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 33% now ($325). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for bedding, blankets and mattresses is now scheduled.

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  • Oluwaseun Vivian Ekwueme 🇳🇬 · $25

    “Thought of Edson all day after reading this. - Enugu”

  • Johan B. Padayachee 🇿🇦 · $5

    “Hang in there. From Paarl with love.”

  • Ananya C. Dhawan 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Nikhil D. Panwar 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Nipa Shefali Alam 🇧🇩 · $58

    “Wish I could do more. I'm in Khulna, thinking of you.”

  • Gabriel C. Jackson 🇺🇸 · $9
  • Megan E. Hunt 🇬🇧 · $30

    “Hope it all works out. Shared with friends too. - Newport”

  • Hitesh H. Trivedi 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Edson all day after reading this. - Mumbai”

  • Hossain Saif Ali 🇧🇩 · $50

    “From my family to yours. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Khulna”

  • Anonymous 🇷🇺 · $50
  • Anand Bajwa 🇮🇳 · $5

    “Blessings. Hope the May deadline works out. - Jabalpur”

  • Adnan Talha Gill 🇵🇰 · $5
  • Angelica K. Zamora 🇵🇭 · $10

    “Hope it all works out. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - San Fernando”

  • Arvid Mikael Håkansson 🇸🇪 · $10

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Edson all day after reading this.”

  • Padma G. Mohan 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Nithya L. Prabhu 🇮🇳 · $200
  • Aaliyah L. Hudson 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Julia E. Stewart 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇳🇱 · $200
  • Sixten Olsson 🇸🇪 · $15

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  • Kezia Patience Ofori

    Wishing you peace. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. We're a small family in Lagos but we're thinking of you. Blessings

    • Malathi K. NamboothiriQuestionPhoto verified

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

      • Edson Rafael FariasOwnerAnswer

        The list at the bottom is the whole picture. clean water and purification supplies is the biggest at $165. Thanks for asking.

    • Yolanda M. Peña

      Sending love, Edson. Gave what I could, wish it was more.

      • Emilia Stępień

        Hang in there, Edson. Looking forward to the next update. God bless

        • Aishwarya R. Gaikwad

          Hope things get better soon, Edson. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care.

          • Bolaji Obinna Nwachukwu

            Wishing you peace, Edson. Hope you get there.

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