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Resettlement support for 8 people arriving in Kadıköy
The Yusuf family are rebuilding in Kadıköy after leaving Eritrea; your gift pays for housing basics.
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My family left Eritrea 11 months ago after our home was destroyed. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Kadıköy. 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 April.
I was a teacher in Eritrea, 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.
All purchases will be documented and photos shared (with the family's consent).
Where the $1,300 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $590
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $260
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $210
• Language classes and bus passes: $170
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $70
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Merve
Updates from Merve
Small update. $920 so far, we've started the first stage.
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $39
“Wish I could do more. Saw your post and had to give. - Porto Alegre”
- Anonymous 🇬🇷 · $25
- Cengiz Kerem Doğan 🇹🇷 · $50
- Bhavani J. Narayanan 🇮🇳 · $47
“Hang in there. Only $47 but hope it helps. - Lucknow”
- Antonio F. Muñoz 🇺🇸 · $15
- Sabina Nargis Islam 🇧🇩 · $10
“All the best. Hope the April deadline works out. - Chattogram”
- Manoel Ricardo Siqueira 🇧🇷 · $14
- Bola Blessing Williams 🇳🇬 · $10
- Paloma Quintero 🇪🇸 · $50
- Jonathan Campos 🇨🇦 · $100
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $77
- José Correia 🇧🇷 · $10
- Hudson D. Chen 🇺🇸 · $10
“From my family to yours. Thought of Merve all day after reading this. - Savannah”
- Rakib Kamrul Mondal 🇧🇩 · $25
- Cristian S. Espinoza 🇪🇸 · $50
- Patricia D. Ortiz 🇺🇸 · $100
- Alexandra Guzman 🇺🇸 · $5
- Nikhil M. Soni 🇮🇳 · $30
- Akello Bakari 🇰🇪 · $585
- Alina Marina Nikitin 🇺🇦 · $100
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Thanks for sharing this. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Kadıköy.
Best of luck, Merve. I hope things turn around soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
Rooting for you, Merve. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Lahore