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Rebuilding after the landslide: the families of Marketplace Lane needs your help

After the landslide, families in the families of Marketplace Lane need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇨🇴 Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia1,093 views
Mateo B. Gutiérrez
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Medellín
The landslide hit the families of Marketplace Lane on 18 June. My home was one of 49 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. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $1,950 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $870 • Clean water and purification supplies: $110 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $250 • Food parcels for displaced families: $210 • Tools and labor for repairs: $510 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

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  • Alyssa Lee

    keep going, Mateo. Looking forward to the next update. God bless.

    • Wayne Fourie

      praying for you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't give up. God bless.

      • Johanna Richter

        Praying for you, Mateo. Shared this with my family

        • Ngọc Bích ChauID verified

          sending strength. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Medellín.

          • Rajesh Thapa

            Rooting for you, Mateo. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care.

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