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The Bakr family fled Eritrea - help them rebuild in Munich

After fleeing Eritrea, the Bakr family has arrived in Munich with little more than their documents. They need help with a deposit, furniture and the first months.

🇩🇪 80385, Munich, Bavaria, Germany2,573 views
Noah Sebastian Schmidt
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Munich
My family left Eritrea 14 months ago after the conflict closed our school and clinic. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Munich. We're a family of eight and we're safe, but we arrived with very little. Our resettlement agency has provided 2 months of rent, and that support ends in January. I was a mechanic 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. 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 $1,600 goes: • Language classes and bus passes: $540 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $180 • Beds, table and basic furniture: $880 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to. - Noah

Updates from Noah

  1. 34% there. I made the first payment toward beds, table and basic furniture. Thank you.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($369 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Quick update: $225 raised so far (14%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  • Kumari Udari Ranasinghe 🇱🇰 · $100

    “Get well soon. Hope the January deadline works out. - Colombo”

  • Kaylee Gordon 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Salma Noor Shaker 🇩🇪 · $50
  • Segun Nnamdi Mba 🇳🇬 · $50
  • Dinda Hani Permana 🇮🇩 · $50
  • Santhosh L. Anand 🇮🇳 · $39

    “Praying for you. Thought of Noah all day after reading this. - Mysuru”

  • Noemi Angela Giordano 🇮🇹 · $37.50

    “Be well. Thought of Noah all day after reading this. - Parma”

  • Kees De Graaf 🇳🇱 · $30
  • Clara B. Morrison 🇬🇧 · $30
  • Idowu Amaka Uba 🇳🇬 · $29.50
  • Mim Joya Miah 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $25
  • Trisha K. Legaspi 🇵🇭 · $25
  • Rahul K. Mishra 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Best of luck. Thought of Noah all day after reading this. - Nagpur”

  • Wanjiru Wanjiru Opio 🇺🇬 · $20

    “Good luck. From Entebbe with love. - Entebbe”

  • Noel L. Quizon 🇵🇭 · $15
  • Olivia R. Hatfield 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Dilara Dilara Uçar 🇹🇷 · $10

    “Take care of yourselves. I'm in Bursa, thinking of you. - Bursa”

  • Supriya Gokhale 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Janet Ruth Karanja 🇰🇪 · $10

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  • Wishing you the best, Noah. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.

    • Best of luck. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Munich.

      • Tushar P. VoraAddress verified

        wishing you peace, Noah. Shared this with my family. My neighbor in Québec donated after I showed her your page. All the best.

        $721 raised of $1,600

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