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Obinna served six years; now needs help to get home
An air force veteran in Ibadan needs help with a vocational welding course and tools after leaving service with a traumatic brain injury.
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I served six years in the air force and was discharged in 2024 with a traumatic brain injury. I have been waiting eleven 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 $600.
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.
I'll post invoices, with personal details hidden.
Where the $600 goes:
• Training provider fees: $290
• Housing deposit and first month: $145
• Transport to appointments: $55
• Essential household items: $110
Thank you for reading my story.
Updates from Obinna
Good news. Because of your gifts ($40 in total) I met with the provider and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Thank you all. We're at 7% now ($40). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the provider and confirmed the amounts.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 5% funded and I met with the provider and confirmed the amounts.
- Yinka Seyi Chukwu 🇳🇬 · $16
“Hope the July deadline works out. - Wudil”
- Maxime Arthur Legrand 🇫🇷 · $30
“Thought of Obinna all day after reading this. - Boulogne-Billancourt”
- Shreya W. Sheth 🇮🇳 · $10
- Jennifer M. Valdez 🇺🇸 · $30
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