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The Okonkwo family fled Venezuela - help them rebuild in Bakersfield

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

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Rebecca Kennedy
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Bakersfield
My family left Venezuela 14 months ago after the war reached our town. 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 2 months of rent, and that support ends in July. I was a teacher in Venezuela, 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 $2,250 goes: • Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,000 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $230 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $520 • Language classes and bus passes: $500 I hope life is good to you. - Rebecca
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Updates from Rebecca

  1. Thank you all. We're at 26% now ($580). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for phone and internet for school and job search is now scheduled.

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  • Vinod B. Prabhu 🇮🇳 · $200
  • Yoga Lukman Siahaan 🇮🇩 · $75

    “Wishing you the best. My brother told me about this one. - Semarang”

  • Xin Xu 🇺🇸 · $52
  • Simone Cláudia Gomes 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Ibrahim Yakubu Ibrahim 🇳🇬 · $50
  • Viviane Carolina Castro 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Paula Lange 🇩🇪 · $50

    “Wishing you the best. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Berlin”

  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $40
  • Lawrence Prescott 🇺🇸 · $39.50
  • Regina H. Vega 🇺🇸 · $36.50
  • Stepan Mikhail Borisov 🇩🇪 · $30

    “Every little bit. I'm in Dortmund, thinking of you.”

  • Aria Murphy 🇦🇺 · $30
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25

    “From my family to yours. My brother told me about this one. - San Francisco”

  • Garima E. Panwar 🇬🇧 · $25
  • Marlene Heike Zimmermann 🇩🇪 · $25

    “Hope things get better. - Leipzig”

  • Saoirse R. White 🇮🇪 · $25
  • Scarlett S. Montgomery 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Sending love. Thought of Rebecca all day after reading this.”

  • Sapna P. Dhillon 🇮🇳 · $21.50

    “Hang in there. I'm in Hyderabad, thinking of you.”

  • Kylie S. Simmons 🇦🇺 · $21.50
  • Theodoros Manolis Panagiotopoulos 🇬🇷 · $20

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  • Aarón G. Santos

    I hope things turn around soon. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Bakersfield.

    • An Đức DuongAddress verified

      Sending good thoughts. Shared it with a few friends. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings.

      • Damien Laurent Boyer

        sending love. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

        • Sibusiso A. Naidoo

          sending good thoughts, Rebecca. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Take care.

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