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The Petrenko family fled Somalia - help them rebuild in Birmingham
The Petrenko family are rebuilding in Birmingham after leaving Somalia; your gift pays for housing basics.
🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom546 views
My family left Somalia 14 months ago after the war reached our town. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Birmingham. We're a family of eight and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 3 months of rent, and that support ends in September.
I was a nurse in Somalia, 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 Birmingham Refugee Support Network, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf.
Where the $2,200 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $1,400
• Language classes and bus passes: $350
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $450
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
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Thinking of you, Vijay. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My neighbor in Pretoria donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Pretoria.