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Ömer is a single parent of four children - help us after a long illness
Ömer and four children need a bridge to stability after a long illness.
🇹🇷 Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Türkiye1,673 views
Last April I went through a long illness, and I'm now raising four children on my own. I work as a retail cashier, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a web developer in the evenings, which will triple my income by July, but I need to bridge the gap until then.
Some weeks I skip meals so my children can eat. I have never asked anyone for help like this before, and I'm doing it for them.
Once I finish my course, I'll pay it forward.
Money goes toward rent, groceries, after-school care and the cost of my course. I'll give a monthly update with receipts.
Where the $1,050 goes:
• Course fees and exam costs: $240
• Childcare and after-school care: $370
• Rent top-up: $440
Glad we found this place.
- Ömer
Updates from Ömer
Thank you all. We're at 7% now ($77). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for rent top-up is now scheduled.
Update from Gaziantep: I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts. We're at 7% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
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Sending good thoughts. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Jinja.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Ömer.
Course fees and exam costs is $240 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. It helps to be asked.
Best of luck. Hope this works out for you. Wish I lived closer to Birmingham so I could bring a meal
thanks for sharing this, Ömer. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better!
Wishing you peace, Ömer. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Los Angeles.
hope you get there. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
Good luck. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Gaziantep.
thinking of you, Ömer. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Put this on a community board in Quezon City this morning
I hope things turn around soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best.
Good luck, Ömer. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Warri.
You're not alone, Ömer. I hope things turn around soon. I hope July is when things finally get easier.