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Rebuilding after the house fire that spread across the block: the Marketplace neighborhood needs your help

After the house fire that spread across the block, families in the Marketplace neighborhood need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

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Francisca Vanessa Carvalho
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Belo Horizonte
The house fire that spread across the block hit the Marketplace neighborhood on 15 July. My home was one of 15 damaged, and 6 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 $1,400 goes: • Tools and labor for repairs: $240 • Clean water and purification supplies: $310 • Roofing sheets and timber: $850 With deep gratitude, Francisca
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Updates from Francisca

  1. 32% there. the plan for tools and labor for repairs is now scheduled. Thank you.

  2. Update from Belo Horizonte: I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. We're at 12% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us. - Francisca

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  • Bunga Jihan Kartika

    It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Belo Horizonte.

    • Tareq Bappy KhatunAddress verifiedPhoto verified

      Wishing you peace. Hope you get there. I have a 11 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings.

      • Şule Ecrin Erdem

        Rooting for you, Francisca. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. All the best.

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