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The Okonkwo family fled Iraq - help them rebuild in Piraeus

The Okonkwo family are rebuilding in Piraeus after leaving Iraq; your gift pays for housing basics.

🇬🇷 Piraeus, Attica, Greece1,544 views
Theodora Theodorou
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Piraeus
My family left Iraq 14 months ago after the war reached our town. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Piraeus. 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 April. I was a nurse in Iraq, 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 Piraeus Refugee Support Network, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf. Where the $1,400 goes: • Rent deposit and first month: $620 • Beds, table and basic furniture: $310 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $165 • Language classes and bus passes: $200 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $105 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Theodora

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    “Hang in there. Thought of Theodora all day after reading this. - Olinda”

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    “I'm in Kano, thinking of you.”

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    “Saw your post and had to give. - Peshawar”

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    “Hang in there - Gazipur”

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    “Hope things get better. My colleague told me about this one. - Athens”

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    “Take care of yourselves! - London”

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    “Be well. My colleague told me about this one.”

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    “Keep your head up. - Munich”

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    “Rooting for you - Envigado”

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2.9(16 reviews)

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  • What's already covered and what's the $1,400 for?

    • The list at the bottom is the whole picture. rent deposit and first month is the biggest at $620. Happy to explain more.

  • sending strength. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My husband and I read this together.

    • Best of luck, Theodora. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Piraeus.

      • Rattana NgamsukQuestionID verified

        Do you have the resettlement agency letter you could share with the moderators?

        • Good luck, Theodora. Hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. God bless.

          • Nida Mahnoor AbbasiAddress verified

            You're not alone. Hope you get there. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

            • Hope you get there. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. All the best.

              • Thinking of you. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Piraeus.

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