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The Petrenko family fled Ethiopia - help them rebuild in Nairobi
The Petrenko family are rebuilding in Nairobi after leaving Ethiopia; your gift pays for housing basics.
🇰🇪 Kenya1,341 views
My family left Ethiopia 11 months ago after the war reached our town. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Nairobi. 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 December.
I was a shopkeeper 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.
All purchases will be documented and photos shared (with the family's consent).
Where the $300 goes:
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $20
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $160
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $120
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Brian
Updates from Brian
Update from Nairobi: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 82% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($195 in total) I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $100
- Unathi C. Pienaar 🇿🇦 · $50
- Alejandro P. Ríos 🇲🇽 · $50
- Sebastião Bruno Peixoto 🇧🇷 · $30
“From my family to yours. Hope the December deadline works out. - Vitória da Conquista”
- Dennis Mukasa Omondi 🇰🇪 · $25
- Kateryna Zlata Ivanov 🇷🇺 · $25
“Praying for you. Thought of Brian all day after reading this. - Kazan”
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- Aline Camila Castro 🇧🇷 · $25
- Leah Lamb 🇬🇧 · $25
- Losa Brown 🇳🇿 · $25
- Pairoj Dusit Chaiyasit 🇹🇭 · $20
- Emilio G. Urbina 🇺🇸 · $20
- Abril G. Aguilar 🇪🇸 · $15
- Reiko Yuna Kimura 🇯🇵 · $10
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Thinking of you and your family. This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours. All the best.
Sending love, Brian. Hope this works out for you. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too