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Rebuilding after the heatwave: the Lakeview settlement needs your help

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

🇮🇳 Dwarka, Delhi, India1,639 views
Runa Shahana Majumder
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Dwarka
The heatwave hit the Lakeview settlement on 20 April. My home was one of 14 damaged, and 12 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 $1,050 goes: • Tools and labor for repairs: $270 • Roofing sheets and timber: $380 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $200 • Clean water and purification supplies: $200 Thanks for being kind about this.
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Updates from Runa

  1. We're at 62% thanks to 20 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

  2. Quick update: $376 raised so far (36%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Update from Dwarka: the plan for clean water and purification supplies is now scheduled. We're at 19% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Pari N. Sharma

    You're not alone. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.

    • Dagmawit Birtukan Gebremariam

      Thinking of you and your family, Runa. Gave what I could, wish it was more. After 13 years in teaching I know how hard it's to ask for anything

      • Shinji Kobayashi

        hope things get better soon. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Rome so I could bring a meal. Take care.

        • Alejandra J. Luna

          Sending strength, Runa. Hope you get there. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best

          • Mousumi Jannat Alam

            Stay strong. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.

            • Saraswathi M. Rathnam

              Great idea, hope you get there. Put this on a community board in Gwangju this morning.

              • Abigail Abigail Fosu

                Rooting for you. Hope this works out for you. My husband and I read this together. God bless!

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