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Roofing help wanted: Njoroge's home in Dar es Salaam
Could you spare one long weekend to help repair a leaking roof in Dar es Salaam?
🇹🇿 Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania1,024 views
I'm a night-shift nurse living in Dar es Salaam. During the last storm water started coming through the ceiling in 3 places, and the bathroom is no longer usable. A roofer quoted $350, which isn't something I can pay.
The good news: a local hardware store has donated the shingles and underlay. What I don't have is people to do the work. I'm looking for a small crew who can help over one long weekend.
Experience helps, but it isn't essential - I'll have a licensed roofer supervising for safety. All you need is work boots and a hat. 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.
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- effort
- one long weekend
- format
- In person in Dar es Salaam
- skills
- roofing, carpentry, general labor
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People who offered to help
- Caroline K. Chapman 🇺🇸
I live about 18 km from Dar es Salaam. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need
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Shared it with a few friends. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Ikeja
Take care. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't give up. Love from Adelaide.
Thanks for sharing this, Njoroge. Hope this works out for you. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.
Hope things get better soon. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. I'm in customer support myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.