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Rebuilding after the fire in the informal settlement: the Greenfield district needs your help

The fire in the informal settlement damaged 74 homes in the Greenfield district. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ 0009, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa3,349 views
Ayanda N. Fourie
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Pretoria
The fire in the informal settlement hit the Greenfield district on 19 July. My home was one of 74 damaged, and 9 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. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $1,650 goes: โ€ข Roofing sheets and timber: $810 โ€ข Clean water and purification supplies: $115 โ€ข Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $160 โ€ข Food parcels for displaced families: $400 โ€ข Tools and labor for repairs: $165 Glad we found this place.

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  • Shankar N. Shetty ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $200
  • Lokesh F. Nadar ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $100
  • Tomasz Ryszard Michalski ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ยท $100
  • Daniel Carlos Mendes ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $80.50
  • Anisa Rani Gozali ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $77.50
  • Pankaj Awasthi ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $75
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $71
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $64

    โ€œAll the best. Thought of Ayanda all day after reading this. - Boulogne-Billancourtโ€

  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $50
  • Sultana Bithi Sen ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $50
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  • Ife Comfort Raji ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $50
  • Rey B. Mabini ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $50
  • Travis Hayes ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $50
  • Luke Aguilar ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $46
  • Mukesh P. Yadav ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $40.50
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  • Victor G. Pascual ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $30
  • Brian Githinji ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช ยท $28.50

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  • Pamela PriceQuestion

    is there anything that isn't money that would help Ayanda?

    • Praying for you, Ayanda. Shared this with my family. All the best

      • Thinking of you and your family. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Sent it to 27 people at work. Blessings!

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