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The Bakr family fled Somalia - help them rebuild in Mississauga
Help a family of 3 start their new life in Mississauga: furniture, rent deposit and language classes.
๐จ๐ฆ Mississauga, Ontario, Canada2,031 views
My family left Somalia 12 months ago after the conflict closed our school and clinic. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Mississauga. We're a family of seven and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 2 months of rent, and that support ends in August.
I was a farmer in Somalia, 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 the Mississauga Refugee Support Network, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf.
Where the $2,200 goes:
โข Phone and internet for school and job search: $200
โข Winter clothing and school supplies: $300
โข Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,300
โข Language classes and bus passes: $400
Glad we found this place.
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- Anders Forsberg ๐ธ๐ช ยท $20
โTake care of yourselves. Been where you're, it gets better. - Uppsalaโ
- Mateo W. Padilla ๐จ๐ฆ ยท $25
โBlessings. - Victoriaโ
- Venkat L. Pai ๐ฎ๐ณ ยท $25
โBest of luck. Thought of Greyson all day after reading this.โ
- Tika Bunga Setiawan ๐ฎ๐ฉ ยท $50
- Shazia Sumbal Ghani ๐ต๐ฐ ยท $30
- Ajay C. Patel ๐บ๐ธ ยท $5
โThinking of you. Hope you get the rest soon. - Sacramentoโ
- Aadhya A. Sood ๐ฎ๐ณ ยท $20
- Pankaj M. Pandey ๐ฎ๐ณ ยท $25
- Maverick W. Mitchell ๐บ๐ธ ยท $30
- Sharon J. Alexander ๐บ๐ธ ยท $25
- Dinesh L. Yadav ๐ฆ๐บ ยท $25
- Sophia F. Collins ๐ฌ๐ง ยท $25
- Vishal M. Srivastava ๐ฎ๐ณ ยท $50
โHang in there. Thought of Greyson all day after reading this. - Saketโ
- Suthep Saelim ๐น๐ญ ยท $25
- ฤแบกt Khoa Ha ๐บ๐ธ ยท $20
โEvery little bit. Been where you are, it gets better. - Fresnoโ
- Anonymous ๐จ๐ฆ ยท $25
โHope it all works out. Shared with friends too. - Ottawaโ
- Claudia Frieda Friedrich ๐ฉ๐ช ยท $723
- Rowan Navarro ๐บ๐ธ ยท $5
- Paul Uche Nwachukwu ๐ณ๐ฌ ยท $25
- Anonymous ๐ฎ๐ณ ยท $10
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Hope things get better soon, Greyson. Hope this works out for you
Sending strength, Greyson. Looking forward to the next update. My husband and I read this together!
Thinking of you and your family, Greyson. I hope things turn around soon