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The Rahimi family fled Eritrea - help them rebuild in Riverside

The Rahimi family are rebuilding in Riverside after leaving Eritrea; your gift pays for housing basics.

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Dustin E. Gilbert
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Riverside
My family left Eritrea 14 months ago after the war reached our town. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Riverside. We're a family of six and we're safe, but we arrived with very little. Our resettlement agency has provided 3 months of rent, and that support ends in November. I was a teacher in Eritrea, 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 a local church-run settlement group, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf. Where the $4,800 goes: • Rent deposit and first month: $2,550 • Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,200 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $480 • Language classes and bus passes: $430 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $140 With deep gratitude, Dustin
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Updates from Dustin

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($3,347 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 55% now ($2,628). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward beds, table and basic furniture.

  3. We're at 23% thanks to 25 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

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  • Luke N. Ferguson 🇬🇧 · $1,000
  • Nur Simanjuntak 🇮🇩 · $250
  • Sebastian Pohl 🇩🇪 · $200
  • Mercy Wanjiru Mbwambo 🇹🇿 · $200

    “Only $200 but hope it helps. - Dodoma”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $200

    “You got this. Been where you are, it gets better. - Londrina”

  • Weronika Teresa Pietrzak 🇵🇱 · $100

    “Thought of Dustin all day after reading this. - Warsaw”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100
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  • Anonymous 🇲🇽 · $100

    “Blessings. My father told me about this one. - Coyoacán”

  • Dương Lộc Phung 🇻🇳 · $100

    “Take care of yourselves. Hope the November deadline works out. - Da Nang”

  • Diego Samuel Sampaio 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Faith Mercy Njoroge 🇹🇿 · $100
  • Everly H. Wright 🇬🇧 · $100
  • Thu Mai Luong 🇻🇳 · $79
  • Anonymous 🇰🇷 · $77

    “Be well. Thought of Dustin all day after reading this. - Gangnam”

  • Hendra Arief Purnomo 🇮🇩 · $76.50
  • Yolanda A. Torres 🇪🇸 · $75

    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Dustin all day after reading this. - Madrid”

  • Ecrin Hande Doğan 🇹🇷 · $75
  • Umar Erlangga Winata 🇮🇩 · $73.50

    “Only $74 but hope it helps. - Surabaya”

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  • Geeta L. Dwivedi

    Wishing you peace, Dustin. I hope things turn around soon. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

    • Piper Sanchez

      Hope it all works out, Dustin. Shared this with my family.

      • Tobias Andreas Bergmann

        sending good thoughts, Dustin. This could happen to any of us. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

        • Salvador J. Ibarra

          best of luck, Dustin. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.

          • Sanjay Tek Koirala

            So sorry you're going through this. Shared this with my family. Don't give up. Greetings from Guadalajara.

            • Ritu T. Kumar

              Hope it all works out. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Ciudad de México.

              • Craig Quarles

                Wishing you peace, Dustin. Hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

                • Taylor Sandoval

                  Sending good thoughts. Hope this works out for you. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Riverside.

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