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Lanre served twelve years; now needs help to get home
An army veteran in Badagry needs help with a vocational welding course and tools after leaving service with a back injury.
🇳🇬 103353, Badagry, Lagos, Nigeria507 views
I served twelve years in the army and was discharged in 2022 with a back injury. I have been waiting fourteen months for support, and meanwhile I'm sleeping at my brother's place.
I have a plan: a vocational welding course and tools. The quote I have comes to $450.
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 $450 goes:
• Training provider fees: $175
• Housing deposit and first month: $200
• Transport to appointments: $30
• Essential household items: $45
I hope life is good to you.
- Lanre
Updates from Lanre
Small update. $99 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.
Quick update: $75 raised so far (17%). I made the first payment toward training provider fees. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Small update. $35 so far, we've started the first stage. - Lanre
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Wishing you peace. Your post was clear and honest. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Buenos Aires.
Good luck, Lanre. Hope you get there. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
Shared it with a few friends. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Badagry
Stay strong. Shared it with a few friends. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from Warsaw.
Keep going. Looking forward to the next update. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
So sorry you're going through this, Lanre. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Badagry!
Good luck, Lanre. I hope things turn around soon. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Badagry.
praying for you, Lanre. Shared it with a few friends. We're a small family in Lucknow but we're thinking of you. God bless
Best of luck, Lanre. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. It's not much but it's yours. Take care.
Rooting for you, Lanre. Looking forward to the next update. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too