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Rebuilding after the landslide: the Hillcrest district needs your help

Neighbors in the Hillcrest district are rebuilding after the landslide; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

🇮🇳 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India1,331 views
Kalyani G. Krishnan
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Chennai
The landslide hit the Hillcrest district on 15 September. My home was one of 55 damaged, and 13 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. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $750 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $250 • Clean water and purification supplies: $165 • Food parcels for displaced families: $200 • Tools and labor for repairs: $135 Thanks for reading all this.
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Updates from Kalyani

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($531 in total) I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 31% funded and the plan for clean water and purification supplies is now scheduled.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($185 in total) I made the first payment toward roofing sheets and timber. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Okechukwu Uchenna Abdullahi 🇳🇬 · $63
  • Raphaël Barre 🇨🇦 · $30

    “Blessings. Thought of Kalyani all day after reading this.”

  • Claire Roussel 🇲🇦 · $10
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    “Thought of Kalyani all day after reading this. - Córdoba”

  • Crystal K. Ford 🇺🇸 · $30
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  • Yuna Kumiko Yamashita 🇯🇵 · $20

    “Every little bit. Small amount but sent with love. - Kawasaki”

  • Lucas J. Cruz 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Talha Hamza Yousafzai 🇵🇰 · $25

    “Thought of Kalyani all day after reading this. - Gujranwala”

  • Jignesh M. Naik 🇮🇳 · $75
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  • Aadhya H. Mittal 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $43

    “From my family to yours. Thought of Kalyani all day after reading this. - Berlin”

  • Paul L. Edwards 🇯🇲 · $5

    “You got this. Shared with friends too. - Mandeville”

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  • Sophie D. Gardner

    stay strong, Kalyani. Hope you get there.

    • Santiago K. Wagner

      Good luck, Kalyani. This could happen to any of us. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

      • Paul Godwin HassanPhoto verified

        sending good thoughts, Kalyani. More neighborhoods should do this. Take care.

        • Elise Odette Riviere

          More neighborhoods should do this. After 15 years in hospitality I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Love from San Francisco.

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