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Rebuilding after the fire in the settlement: the Sunrise settlement needs your help
After the fire in the settlement, families in the Sunrise settlement need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.
🇰🇪 Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya1,496 views
The fire in the settlement hit the Sunrise settlement on 19 January. My home was one of 42 damaged, and 14 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 $1,300 goes:
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $155
• Tools and labor for repairs: $170
• Clean water and purification supplies: $130
• Roofing sheets and timber: $845
If you're reading this, thank you.
Updates from Achieng
Quick update: $255 raised so far (20%). I made the first payment toward bedding, blankets and mattresses. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Vipul Phadke 🇮🇳 · $500
“You got this. Hope the April deadline works out. - Kolkata”
- Vasileios Athanasios Stavrou 🇬🇷 · $100
“Best of luck. I'm in Piraeus, thinking of you. - Piraeus”
- Rami Mostafa 🇪🇬 · $100
- Bezawit Zewditu Zerihun 🇪🇹 · $100
- Asad Danish Rana 🇵🇰 · $80.50
- Pradeep Das 🇮🇳 · $75
- Amelia Carlson 🇨🇦 · $75
- Parker G. Grant 🇺🇸 · $52
- Rodrigo Chávez 🇪🇸 · $50
- Heather R. Delgado 🇬🇧 · $30
- Zain Kamran Ghani 🇵🇰 · $30
- Luiz Daniel Marques 🇧🇷 · $30
- Rocío C. Urbina 🇺🇸 · $30
“God bless. Thought of Achieng all day after reading this. - Anaheim”
- Runa Salma Khan 🇧🇩 · $30
- Romeo S. Mercado 🇵🇭 · $20
- Rubina Fatima Ali 🇵🇰 · $20
- Khalid Adnan Javed 🇵🇰 · $20
- Ellie R. Lawrence 🇬🇧 · $20
- Malak Maryam Aziz 🇬🇧 · $14.50
- Anna L. Sutton 🇬🇧 · $10
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So sorry you're going through this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We're a small family in Nashik but we're thinking of you. Love from Nashik.
You're not alone, Achieng. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home
So sorry you're going through this, Achieng. I hope things turn around soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
Sending love, Achieng. Hope you get there. All the best
So sorry you're going through this, Achieng. Looking forward to the next update. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Blessings.
hope this works out for you. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Embakasi.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Achieng.
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. bedding, blankets and mattresses is the biggest at $155. Thanks, that means a lot.
it takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Hải Phòng but we're thinking of you!
Thanks for sharing this, Achieng. Hope this works out for you. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
Wishing you the best, Achieng. Your post was clear and honest. Put this on a community board in Niterói this morning. God bless.
Hang in there, Achieng. More neighborhoods should do this. Thinking of Embakasi.
sending good thoughts. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My neighbor in Jinja donated after I showed her your page. All the best.
Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Embakasi.