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Resettlement support for 5 people arriving in Berlin

After fleeing Iraq, the Okonkwo family has arrived in Berlin with little more than their documents. They need help with a deposit, furniture and the first months.

🇩🇪 Berlin, Berlin, Germany1,015 views
Uwe Oskar Ludwig
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Berlin
My family left Iraq 12 months ago after we could no longer live safely. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Berlin. We're a family of five and we're safe, but we arrived with very little. Our resettlement agency has provided 4 months of rent, and that support ends in May. I was a mechanic in Iraq, and I'm studying the language every evening. Our daughter and son have started school and are doing well. We want nothing more than to be self-sufficient. This fund will help us through the first six months. Funds are managed by a local church-run settlement group, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf. Where the $4,350 goes: • Rent deposit and first month: $1,750 • Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,250 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $520 • Language classes and bus passes: $610 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $220 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Uwe
#refugees#resettlement#family

Updates from Uwe

  1. 10% there. the plan for rent deposit and first month is now scheduled. Thank you.

  2. We're at 9% thanks to 10 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($202 in total) the plan for beds, table and basic furniture is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Annika Berglund 🇸🇪 · $250
  • Joseph B. Vega 🇦🇺 · $75

    “Hang in there. Been where you are, it gets better. - Sydney”

  • Finn Elias Wolf 🇩🇪 · $30
  • Abigail F. Baker 🇺🇸 · $9
  • Vanessa Anna Pfeiffer 🇩🇪 · $75
  • Carmen L. Vega 🇨🇴 · $49
  • Kunle Paul Ogunleye 🇳🇬 · $5
  • Ömer Hüseyin Kaya 🇹🇷 · $15

    “Thought of Uwe all day after reading this. - Ankara”

  • Raymond E. Little 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Hang in there. My sister told me about this one. - Laredo”

  • Aaliyah E. Tate 🇬🇧 · $5
  • Grace Lola Okafor 🇳🇬 · $25
  • Mathilda Nina Kaiser 🇩🇪 · $25

    “Every little bit. Thought of Uwe all day after reading this. - Berlin”

  • David L. Pierce 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Hlengiwe D. Nel 🇿🇦 · $10
  • Sunita Aarati Karki 🇳🇵 · $25
  • Vikas R. Khanna 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Maliha Sumaiya Ghosh 🇧🇩 · $65.50
  • Ouma Athumani Athumani 🇺🇬 · $71
  • Vida Akua Fuseini 🇬🇭 · $10

    “Wish I could do more. My colleague told me about this one. - Takoradi”

  • Arjun Sachdeva 🇮🇳 · $50

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  • Kevin Günter Becker

    Good luck, Uwe. I hope things turn around soon. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Likoni.

    • Lorena Kelly Dias

      Wishing you the best, Uwe. This could happen to any of us. My neighbor in Guadalajara donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Guadalajara.

      • Brenda G. Radcliffe

        Praying for you. Hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Oakland this morning. Love from Oakland.

        $934.50 raised of $4,350

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