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Resettlement support for 8 people arriving in Birmingham
After fleeing Yemen, the Shevchenko family has arrived in Birmingham with little more than their documents. They need help with a deposit, furniture and the first months.
🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom1,986 views
My family left Yemen 10 months ago after the conflict closed our school and clinic. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Birmingham. We're a family of four and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 2 months of rent, and that support ends in October.
I was a mechanic in Yemen, 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 $3,400 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $1,800
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $260
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $850
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $490
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
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Sending good thoughts. I hope things turn around soon. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Makassar
so sorry you're going through this, Divya. Shared it with a few friends. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Ikeja.
Best of luck. Shared it with a few friends. I have a 12 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings
Wishing you the best, Divya. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Blessings.
Thinking of you and your family, Divya. Hope this works out for you. God bless.
Sending love, Divya. I hope things turn around soon. We're a small family in Thane but we're thinking of you.