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Rebuilding after the flood: the Millbrook settlement needs your help
After the flood, families in the Millbrook settlement need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.
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The flood hit the Millbrook settlement on 16 April. My home was one of 84 damaged, and 5 families are still in temporary shelter at a mosque and church 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 $6,800 goes:
• Tools and labor for repairs: $1,600
• Roofing sheets and timber: $3,900
• Food parcels for displaced families: $1,300
I hope life is good to you.
- Monika
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best of luck, Monika. Shared it with a few friends. I have a 7 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Love from Manila!
Thinking of you and your family, Monika. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.
sending love, Monika. Shared it with a few friends. After 22 years in accounting I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Cologne.
Stay strong, Monika. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. After 26 years in public service I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
how is Monika doing now?
Best of luck. I hope things turn around soon. Love from Bhopal.
Take care. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My neighbor in Moscow donated after I showed her your page. Take care.
Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care.
Thanks for sharing this. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Nnewi.
Thinking of you and your family, Monika. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.
Wishing you the best, Monika. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. All the best!
This could happen to any of us. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.
Great idea, hope you get there. Thinking of Cologne.