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The Sahin family fled the Democratic Republic of Congo - help them rebuild in Albuquerque

The Sahin family are rebuilding in Albuquerque after leaving the Democratic Republic of Congo; your gift pays for housing basics.

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Alice G. Gordon
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Albuquerque
My family left the Democratic Republic of Congo 7 months ago after we could no longer live safely. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Albuquerque. 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 October. I was an electrician in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 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 $2,400 goes: • Winter clothing and school supplies: $490 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $240 • Rent deposit and first month: $1,670 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people. - Alice
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Updates from Alice

  1. Thank you all. We're at 4% now ($84). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 3% now ($69). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

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  • Nora S. Nunez 🇬🇧 · $64

    “Thought of Alice all day after reading this. - Manchester”

  • Hugo S. Castro 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Apurva M. Patil 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Alice all day after reading this. - Dwarka”

  • Keerthana K. Babu 🇮🇳 · $19

    “Hang in there. Thought of Alice all day after reading this. - Dwarka”

  • Vaishali B. Rathod 🇮🇳 · $15

    “God bless. Thought of Alice all day after reading this. - Nagpur”

  • Michele Gabriele Vitale 🇮🇹 · $10

    “Hope this helps. Saw your post and had to give. - Messina”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇪 · $5

    “Take care of yourselves. Gave what I could this week. - Dublin”

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  • Clara Baker

    thanks for sharing this, Alice. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double

    • Márcia Antônia BarrosQuestion

      Any update on how things are going in Albuquerque?

      • Serhiy Gleb Medvedev

        Stay strong. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too

        • Manuel G. Guerrero

          Hang in there. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from León.

          • Girma Zelalem Legesse

            Wishing you the best, Alice. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I'll check back for the next update. All the best!

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