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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 States2,723 views
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
Updates from Nora
Thank you all. We're at 23% now ($775). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward winter clothing and school supplies.
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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Keep going, Nora. Shared it with a few friends. Wish I lived closer to London so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Raleigh.
Hope it all works out. Hope this works out for you. My neighbor in Mumbai donated after I showed her your page. God bless.
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
Wishing you peace, Nora. Shared this with my family.
Good luck, Nora. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Blessings.