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The Hosseini family fled Afghanistan - help them rebuild in Bakersfield

The Hosseini family are rebuilding in Bakersfield after leaving Afghanistan; your gift pays for housing basics.

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Gabriela A. Bravo
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Bakersfield
My family left Afghanistan 6 months ago after the conflict closed our school and clinic. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Bakersfield. We're a family of five and we're safe, but we arrived with very little. Our resettlement agency has provided 3 months of rent, and that support ends in October. I was a teacher in Afghanistan, 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 $4,050 goes: • Language classes and bus passes: $380 • Beds, table and basic furniture: $730 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $185 • Rent deposit and first month: $2,755 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.

Updates from Gabriela

  1. Quick update: $1,108 raised so far (27%). the plan for phone and internet for school and job search is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them. - Gabriela

  2. Thank you all. We're at 14% now ($585). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward beds, table and basic furniture.

  • Leila Jamila Badawi 🇲🇦 · $100
  • Andrea Clarke 🇯🇲 · $100
  • Refilwe Chetty 🇿🇦 · $100

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Gabriela all day after reading this. - Johannesburg”

  • Graciela P. Díaz 🇪🇸 · $100

    “Good luck. Hope the October deadline works out. - Barcelona”

  • Hoa Quỳnh Vu 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Sergio L. Tapia 🇺🇸 · $72
  • Fernando Gabriel Acosta 🇲🇽 · $58

    “Hope this helps. I'm in Ciudad de México, thinking of you.”

  • Ian Schwartz 🇺🇸 · $53
  • Robert D. Weber 🇦🇺 · $50
  • Simone Galli 🇮🇹 · $50
  • Peyton Prescott 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Stay strong. Saw your post and had to give. - Knoxville”

  • Nabil Qasim Badawi 🇪🇬 · $50

    “Hope things get better. My sister told me about this one. - Heliopolis”

  • Maverick M. Freeman 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Yael Carmi 🇮🇱 · $50
  • Sophie Pauline Benoit 🇫🇷 · $50
  • Étienne Marchand 🇫🇷 · $50
  • Khang Khang Le 🇻🇳 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Camila C. Arias 🇲🇽 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇲🇦 · $50

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  • So sorry you're going through this. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I'll check back for the next update. Take care.

    • Sending good thoughts. Hope this works out for you. Don't be hard on yourself for asking!

      • Sending love, Gabriela. Hope this works out for you. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Colombo.

        • Rooting for you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Bakersfield

          • Shared it with a few friends. We're a small family in Columbia but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Bakersfield.

            • stay strong, Gabriela. Shared it with a few friends. Take care.

              • Shared this with my family. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of Bakersfield.

                • Hope you get there. I hope October is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Bakersfield.

                  • So sorry you're going through this. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Bakersfield.

                    • Hang in there. I hope things turn around soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Bakersfield

                      • sending good thoughts, Gabriela. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I hope October is when things finally get easier.

                        • Best of luck. Hope you get there. We're a small family in Lille but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Bakersfield.

                          • gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Toledo.

                            • Praying for you, Gabriela. This could happen to any of us. My neighbor in Likoni donated after I showed her your page!

                              • Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Greetings from Mombasa.

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