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The Okonkwo family fled Ethiopia - help them rebuild in Raleigh

Help a family of 4 start their new life in Raleigh: furniture, rent deposit and language classes.

🇺🇸 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States2,722 views
Nora K. Walsh
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Raleigh
My family left Ethiopia 14 months ago after we were targeted for our work. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Raleigh. 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 November. I was a farmer 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. Funds are managed by the Raleigh Refugee Support Network, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf. Where the $3,300 goes: • Rent deposit and first month: $1,350 • Beds, table and basic furniture: $880 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $530 • Language classes and bus passes: $300 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $240 Glad we found this place. - Nora
#refugees#resettlement#family

Updates from Nora

  1. Thank you all. We're at 23% now ($775). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward winter clothing and school supplies.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($2,045 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $10
  • Rahim Nazrul Rashid 🇧🇩 · $33
  • Marie Hannah Schulze 🇩🇪 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇱🇰 · $250

    “Blessings - Kandy”

  • Ngozika Comfort Adeyemi 🇳🇬 · $62

    “You got this - Nsukka”

  • Shazia Shazia Rana 🇵🇰 · $50
  • Omer Shoaib Ghani 🇵🇰 · $100

    “From my family to yours. From Mardan with love.”

  • Patience Irene Zakaria 🇬🇭 · $100
  • Zahra Wulan Mahendra 🇮🇩 · $50

    “Get well soon. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Depok”

  • Meenakshi L. Murthy 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Praying for you. Been where you're, it gets better. - Durgapur”

  • Athina Kalogeropoulos 🇬🇷 · $25
  • Ibrahim Olumide Uba 🇳🇬 · $25

    “Praying for you. Thought of Nora all day after reading this. - Abuja”

  • Festus Yinka Yakubu 🇳🇬 · $57

    “All the best. I'm in Enugu, thinking of you.”

  • Wirat Surachai Wongprasert 🇹🇭 · $51.50
  • Subramanian R. Gowda 🇮🇳 · $200
  • Vasanthi Rajan 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Kumar F. Das 🇮🇳 · $10

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Nora all day after reading this. - Bengaluru”

  • Salim Osama El-Sayed 🇪🇬 · $20

    “Blessings. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Shubra”

  • Henryk Marek Kowalczyk 🇬🇧 · $25
  • Rashid Zaid Youssef 🇫🇷 · $25

    “Get well soon. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Amiens”

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  • Sanjay C. Singh

    Keep going, Nora. Shared it with a few friends. Wish I lived closer to London so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Raleigh.

    • Januka Mina SubediPhoto verified

      Hope it all works out. Hope this works out for you. My neighbor in Mumbai donated after I showed her your page. God bless.

      • Marcus H. Harris

        Hope things get better soon. Shared this with my family. We're a small family in Halifax but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Halifax

        • Priyanka C. Kumar

          Wishing you peace, Nora. Shared this with my family.

          • Srinivas D. Varma

            Good luck, Nora. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Blessings.

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