MoneyDisaster relief
Rebuilding after the typhoon: the Old Town neighborhood needs your help
Neighbors in the Old Town neighborhood are rebuilding after the typhoon; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.
🇯🇵 Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan8,922 views
The typhoon hit the Old Town neighborhood on 5 August. My home was one of 60 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 $5,750 goes:
• Tools and labor for repairs: $1,100
• Roofing sheets and timber: $3,150
• Food parcels for displaced families: $1,100
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $400
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Risa
Updates from Risa
Quick update: $1,886 raised so far (33%). I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Jamal R. Morgan 🇯🇲 · $50
- Eda Kübra Çelik 🇹🇷 · $100
- José B. Rangel 🇺🇸 · $20
“Thought of Risa all day after reading this. - San Jose”
- Thắng Cường Quach 🇺🇸 · $10
- Anonymous 🇫🇷 · $50
- Vy Xuân Mai 🇦🇺 · $250
- Khadija Farah Hussein 🇪🇬 · $72
- Mathilda Petra Mayer 🇩🇪 · $51
“Thought of Risa all day after reading this. - Berlin”
- Waleed Khalid Khoury 🇬🇧 · $30
- Khalid Farhan Ahmed 🇵🇰 · $5
- Durga Sunita Neupane 🇳🇵 · $10
“Hope this helps. Gave what I could this week. - Butwal”
- Dennis Joseph Temba 🇺🇬 · $25
- Amparo D. Guerrero 🇺🇸 · $25
- Charles P. Morales 🇬🇧 · $10
- Burak Gökhan Aydın 🇩🇪 · $5
- Irene J. Morales 🇦🇷 · $25
- Kirana Kirana Mahendra 🇮🇩 · $10
“Thought of Risa all day after reading this. - Denpasar”
- Imad Faisal Ibrahim 🇪🇬 · $5
- Priya A. Nanda 🇮🇳 · $25
- Aoife W. Reid 🇮🇪 · $100
Reviews
Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
No reviews yet.
Questions & comments
Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.
Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.
Praying for you. This could happen to any of us. Please keep us posted. All the best
Wishing you the best, Risa. Looking forward to the next update. My husband and I read this together. Greetings from Coimbatore.
Sending good thoughts, Risa. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings.
what exactly is the $5,750 for?
It's all in the list in the story. tools and labor for repairs is the big one at $1,100, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Let me know if you want more detail.
Hope it all works out, Risa. More neighborhoods should do this
Keep going, Risa. Hope this works out for you. Don't give up. Thinking of Shinjuku.
Rooting for you, Risa. Shared it with a few friends. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.
Hang in there. Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Dammam but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Dammam.
Best of luck, Risa. Your post was clear and honest. Blessings
Praying for you, Risa. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.