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Pune heatwave relief - the Harbor settlement

Neighbors in the Harbor settlement are rebuilding after the heatwave; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

🇮🇳 Pune, Maharashtra, India565 views
Aarti D. Patel
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Pune
The heatwave hit the Harbor settlement on 5 May. My home was one of 38 damaged, and 2 families are still in temporary shelter at the community 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. We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates. Where the $400 goes: • Tools and labor for repairs: $165 • Food parcels for displaced families: $110 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $125 Thanks for reading all this.
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Updates from Aarti

  1. Quick update: $251 raised so far (63%). I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them. - Aarti

  2. Thank you all. We're at 63% now ($251). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 47% now ($186). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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  • Umesh L. Chopra

    Thinking of you and your family. Shared it with a few friends. Put this on a community board in Iztapalapa this morning

    • Arianna Morrison

      Thinking of you and your family, Aarti. Shared this with my family. Sent it to 29 people at work.

      • Héctor Bravo

        It takes guts to ask. Well done. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Pune

        • Ihor Mykola Tkachenko

          wishing you the best, Aarti. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Take care!

          • Muhammad Ahmad Santoso

            wishing you the best. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

            $478 raised of $400

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