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Storm in Johannesburg: help the Marketplace neighborhood rebuild
After the storm, families in the Marketplace neighborhood need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.
🇿🇦 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa1,816 views
The storm hit the Marketplace neighborhood on 15 July. My home was one of 77 damaged, and 7 families are still in temporary shelter at a borrowed warehouse.
The first few days we shared what little we had. Now the cleanup has started, but we've no money for materials and winter or the rainy season is coming.
Schools in the area have been closed, and the clinic lost its cold storage for vaccines. We're a small community of working families who have never asked for help before.
We have formed a volunteer committee, and I'm the treasurer, so I'll post receipts for everything we buy.
Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters.
Where the $1,450 goes:
• Roofing sheets and timber: $390
• Clean water and purification supplies: $150
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $410
• Food parcels for displaced families: $340
• Tools and labor for repairs: $160
I hope life is good to you.
- Carla
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Hope things get better soon, Carla. Your post was clear and honest. Love from Maringá!
Best of luck. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.
So sorry you're going through this, Carla. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Blessings.
Keep going, Carla. This could happen to any of us. After 16 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
stay strong, Carla. Looking forward to the next update. Please keep us posted
Sending good thoughts, Carla. Hope this works out for you. I have a 10 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Love from Embakasi.