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Rebuilding after the storm: the Marketplace district needs your help

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

🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany1,386 views
Monika Ursula Böhm
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Berlin
The storm hit the Marketplace district on 14 July. My home was one of 60 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. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $6,050 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $2,000 • Clean water and purification supplies: $500 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,150 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,150 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,250 I hope life is good to you.
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Updates from Monika

  1. Update from Berlin: I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. We're at 12% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Update from Berlin: I made the first payment toward bedding, blankets and mattresses. We're at 7% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Tabitha Aisha Kigozi 🇰🇪 · $250

    “Get well soon. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Kikuyu”

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    “Best of luck. Thought of Monika all day after reading this. - Nashik”

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    “Hope this helps. Small amount but sent with love. - Orlando”

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    “Blessings. I'm in Amritsar, thinking of you. - Amritsar”

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    “Hang in there. From Móstoles with love. - Móstoles”

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    “Best of luck. My colleague told me about this one. - Savar”

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    “Wishing you the best. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Butwal”

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  • Heather M. Figueroa

    Thanks for sharing this. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Take care!

    • Sakda Surachai Sombat

      I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Berlin.

      • Emma MoreauID verified

        thinking of you. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Love from Juiz de Fora.

        • Ariana Kirby

          Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Sent it to 39 people at work. Thinking of Berlin.

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