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Rebuilding after the storm: the Lakeview district needs your help

After the storm, families in the Lakeview district need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

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Precious Isaacs
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Johannesburg
The storm hit the Lakeview district on 20 June. My home was one of 15 damaged, and 9 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 $1,350 goes: • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $130 • Food parcels for displaced families: $210 • Roofing sheets and timber: $900 • Clean water and purification supplies: $110 Glad we found this place. - Precious
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Updates from Precious

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 55% funded and I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts.

  2. Quick update: $319 raised so far (24%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Halima Zainab AbdullahiQuestion

    How is Precious doing now?

    • Beatriz M. Benítez

      Keep going, Precious. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Wish I lived closer to Dhaka so I could bring a meal. Love from Kadıköy.

      • Kato Ssebuliba MollelQuestion

        is there anything that isn't money that would help Precious?

        • Precious IsaacsOwnerAnswer

          Thank you. If you're in Johannesburg I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Ask me anything else.

      • Hyun-jun ChoID verified

        So sorry you're going through this, Precious. This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Mar del Plata.

        • Gabriella P. Rogers

          Praying for you, Precious. Looking forward to the next update. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out

          $1,046.50 raised of $1,350

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