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Nairobi landslide relief - Eastgate village

The landslide damaged 76 homes in Eastgate village. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

🇰🇪 Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya1,950 views
Zawadi Karanja
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Nairobi
The landslide hit Eastgate village on 17 May. My home was one of 76 damaged, and 2 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 $1,550 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $700 • Clean water and purification supplies: $175 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $200 • Food parcels for displaced families: $175 • Tools and labor for repairs: $300 Glad we found this place.

Updates from Zawadi

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 69% funded and we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($466 in total) I made the first payment toward roofing sheets and timber. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  • Maria Honcharenko 🇺🇦 · $50
  • Dario Basile 🇮🇹 · $47
  • Rubel Rony Chowdhury 🇧🇩 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $25

    “Rooting for you. Small amount but sent with love. - Lahore”

  • Isla Stewart 🇬🇧 · $21

    “Wishing you the best. - Leeds”

  • Brigitte Émilie Lefèvre 🇫🇷 · $25

    “From Rennes with love.”

  • Umesh A. Sheth 🇮🇳 · $5

    “Get well soon. I'm in Mangaluru, thinking of you.”

  • Grace Langley 🇦🇺 · $25

    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Zawadi all day after reading this.”

  • Julieta B. Escobar 🇪🇸 · $250

    “Hope things get better. Hope you get the rest soon. - Alcalá de Henares”

  • Lucy Mwanaisha Ouma 🇺🇬 · $200
  • Yared Henok Shiferaw 🇪🇹 · $10
  • Grace Eunice Githinji 🇰🇪 · $10
  • Gayathri R. Balakrishnan 🇮🇳 · $75
  • Irfan Bilal Abbasi 🇵🇰 · $65.50
  • Miguel F. Rodriguez 🇵🇭 · $30
  • Fatuma Winnie Mugisha 🇺🇬 · $100

    “Happy to help. From Gulu with love.”

  • Ouma Kimani Rashidi 🇰🇪 · $67.50

    “Thinking of you. From Nairobi with love.”

  • Delilah B. George 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $30
  • Geeta N. Bhardwaj 🇮🇳 · $50

Reviews

2.5(23 reviews)

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  • is there anything that isn't money that would help Zawadi?

    • Zawadi KaranjaOwnerAnswer

      Thank you. If you're in Nairobi I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. It helps to be asked.

  • More neighborhoods should do this. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.

    • any update on how things are going in Nairobi?

      • Yan Yan LuID verified

        Keep going, Zawadi. More neighborhoods should do this. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings

        • thanks for sharing this, Zawadi. Great idea, hope you get there. God bless

          • Wishing you the best, Zawadi. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. All the best

            • Shared it with a few friends. Love from Casablanca.

              $1,889.50 raised of $1,550

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