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Mapo house fire that spread across the block relief - the Sunrise neighborhood

After the house fire that spread across the block, families in the Sunrise neighborhood need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇰🇷 Mapo, Seoul, South Korea1,521 views
Hyun-jun Jung-ho Park
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Mapo
The house fire that spread across the block hit the Sunrise neighborhood on 9 August. My home was one of 68 damaged, and 7 families are still in temporary shelter at a mosque and church hall. 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 $4,050 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $1,100 • Clean water and purification supplies: $570 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $480 • Food parcels for displaced families: $780 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,120 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Hyun-jun

  1. Quick update: $1,269 raised so far (31%). the plan for roofing sheets and timber is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 15% now ($588). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($357 in total) the plan for food parcels for displaced families is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

Donations

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    “Sending love. Thought of Hyun-jun all day after reading this. - Kasarani”

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    “Hope it all works out. I'm in Caruaru, thinking of you. - Caruaru”

  • Julian T. Graham 🇬🇧 · $30
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    “Wishing you the best. From Cartagena with love. - Cartagena”

  • Usha F. Bisht 🇮🇳 · $20
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  • Usman Babar Ismail 🇵🇰 · $75
  • Beth Davidson 🇨🇦 · $30
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  • Kamau Athumani NabwireAddress verified

    Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My husband and I read this together. Love from Entebbe!

    • Lourdes CastilloVerified organizationPhoto verified

      Take care, Hyun-jun. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier

      • Lefteris Kostas Papadakis

        I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. God bless

        • Fernando B. Paredes

          Sending love. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best!

          • Irene Gifty Addo

            It takes guts to ask. Well done. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless

            • Dominik Paul WeberID verified

              sending love, Hyun-jun. More neighborhoods should do this.

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