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Roofing help wanted: Manal's home in Mecca
The roof at Manal's home is failing; materials are donated and we need hands.
🇸🇦 Mecca, Makkah, Saudi Arabia1,036 views
I'm a school janitor living in Mecca. During the last storm water started coming through the ceiling in 4 places, and the living room is no longer usable. A roofer quoted $2,600, which isn't something I can pay.
The good news: a local hardware store has donated the corrugated iron sheets and timber. What I don't have is people to do the work. I'm looking for 4-6 people who can help over two Saturdays.
Experience helps, but it isn't essential - I'll have a licensed roofer supervising for safety. All you need is to be comfortable with heights or willing to help from the ground. I'll provide lunch, water and lots of thanks.
The work will be done on the ground and roof with proper harnesses. If you can only help for a few hours, that's welcome too.
Thank you for reading my story.
- effort
- two Saturdays
- format
- In person in Mecca
- skills
- roofing, carpentry, general labor
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People who offered to help
- Petra Berger 🇩🇪
I live about 17 km from Mecca. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need.
- Nao Goto 🇯🇵
I live about 8 km from Mecca. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need Can bring a friend.
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Sending strength, Manal. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Stuttgart.
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Greetings from Kano.
sending good thoughts, Manal. Looking forward to the next update. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless.
Wishing you peace. Hope you get there. I hope October is when things finally get easier.
Good luck, Manal. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Lviv
so sorry you're going through this. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. I hope October is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Nottingham.
Keep going, Manal. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Put this on a community board in Makati this morning. Take care.
Hope things get better soon. This could happen to any of us. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. All the best.
Sending strength, Manal. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. God bless.
Wishing you peace, Manal. Gave what I could, wish it was more. After 19 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
thinking of you and your family, Manal. This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Fresno so I could bring a meal. God bless.