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The Bakr family fled Ethiopia - help them rebuild in Üsküdar

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

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Oğuz İbrahim Başaran
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Üsküdar
My family left Ethiopia 14 months ago after the conflict closed our school and clinic. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Üsküdar. We're a family of four and we're safe, but we arrived with very little. Our resettlement agency has provided 4 months of rent, and that support ends in December. I was a mechanic in Ethiopia, 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 $1,000 goes: • Rent deposit and first month: $420 • Beds, table and basic furniture: $280 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $75 • Language classes and bus passes: $130 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $95 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.

Updates from Oğuz

  1. Thank you all. We're at 14% now ($144). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts.

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  • Büşra Aylin Başaran 🇹🇷 · $72

    “Get well soon. I'm in İzmir, thinking of you. - İzmir”

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  • Jenny T. Rivera 🇵🇭 · $10

    “Thought of Oğuz all day after reading this.”

  • Opas Phongsri 🇹🇭 · $10

    “Wish I could do more. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Pattaya”

  • Armando M. Treviño 🇨🇴 · $5

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  • wishing you peace, Oğuz. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Take care.

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