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Mecca flood relief - the Harbor neighborhood

The flood damaged 59 homes in the Harbor neighborhood. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

🇸🇦 Mecca, Makkah, Saudi Arabia2,237 views
Qasim Saeed Fahmy
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Mecca
The flood hit the Harbor neighborhood on 18 September. My home was one of 59 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. We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates. Where the $3,450 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $2,050 • Food parcels for displaced families: $690 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $710 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Qasim
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Qasim

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 35% funded and I made the first payment toward bedding, blankets and mattresses.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,528 in total) I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Update from Mecca: I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. We're at 14% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Nabirye Jepkoech Maina 🇰🇪 · $250
  • Vanessa B. Villanueva 🇵🇭 · $200
  • Mathilde Riviere 🇫🇷 · $100
  • Dustin L. Morris 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Thought of Qasim all day after reading this. - Hialeah”

  • Sumaiya Sultana Talukder 🇮🇳 · $79

    “Thought of Qasim all day after reading this. - Salem”

  • Mark B. Venter 🇿🇦 · $75

    “Thought of Qasim all day after reading this. - Paarl”

  • Heru Fajar Purnomo 🇮🇩 · $75
  • Vivaan K. Kapoor 🇮🇳 · $61.50
  • Fernando W. Moreno 🇺🇸 · $57.50
  • Mehmet Ömer Sarı 🇹🇷 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $50
  • Nathan L. Duncan 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Comfort Wunmi Olawale 🇳🇬 · $50
  • Karanja Opio Swai 🇰🇪 · $50
  • Claudia H. Guerrero 🇦🇷 · $50
  • Kumar W. Namboothiri 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Makoto Akira Nishimura 🇯🇵 · $44
  • Suren C. Cele 🇿🇦 · $33
  • Portia Abena Yamoah 🇬🇭 · $30
  • Anonymous 🇺🇦 · $30

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  • Jan Jonas Thomas

    good luck, Qasim. Shared this with my family. I'm in public service myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Thinking of Mecca!

    • Evans Musyoka Hamisi

      Hope it all works out, Qasim. Hope this works out for you. Sent it to 30 people at work. Take care

      • Grace Jemima Nkrumah

        sending good thoughts. Hope this works out for you. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. All the best.

        • Jameson Bates

          Sending good thoughts. More neighborhoods should do this. Wish I lived closer to Saint Petersburg so I could bring a meal. Take care.

          • Lawrence P. Padilla

            hope things get better soon, Qasim. Looking forward to the next update

            $1,930 raised of $3,450

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