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Rebuilding after the cyclone: the Eastgate neighborhood needs your help

The cyclone damaged 13 homes in the Eastgate neighborhood. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

🇱🇰 Jaffna, Northern, Sri Lanka730 views
Nalin Amarasinghe
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Jaffna
The cyclone hit the Eastgate neighborhood on 27 May. My home was one of 13 damaged, and 8 families are still in temporary shelter at a borrowed warehouse. 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 $950 goes: • Tools and labor for repairs: $185 • Food parcels for displaced families: $260 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $105 • Roofing sheets and timber: $400 I hope life is good to you. - Nalin

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  • Inbar Malka 🇮🇱 · $26
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  • Đào Như Nguyen 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Nalin all day after reading this.”

  • Chirag H. Thakkar 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Sara Reem Rashid 🇸🇦 · $10

    “Sending love. Please keep us posted. - Riyadh”

  • Samuel K. Fisher 🇨🇦 · $10
  • Mila De Graaf 🇳🇱 · $10

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  • How is Nalin doing now?

    • Madushan GunawardenaPhoto verified

      You're not alone. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

      • Stay strong, Nalin. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier

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