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The Shevchenko family fled Eritrea - help them rebuild in Hamilton
After fleeing Eritrea, the Shevchenko family has arrived in Hamilton with little more than their documents. They need help with a deposit, furniture and the first months.
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My family left Eritrea 9 months ago after the war reached our town. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Hamilton. We're a family of four and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 2 months of rent, and that support ends in August.
I was a shopkeeper 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 $2,450 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $1,100
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $540
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $310
• Language classes and bus passes: $330
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $170
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Brielle
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Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Brielle.
It's all in the list in the story. rent deposit and first month is the big one at $1,100, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Thanks for looking so closely.
thinking of you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Sent it to 31 people at work. Love from Depok
take care. Hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care.
reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't give up. All the best
How is Brielle doing now?
wishing you the best, Brielle. Shared this with my family. Blessings.
good luck, Brielle. Your post was clear and honest. I have a 9 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Take care.
Hope things get better soon, Brielle. Shared this with my family. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Addis Ababa.
Hope it all works out, Brielle. Shared this with my family. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Casablanca.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. Wish I lived closer to New York so I could bring a meal. Love from Boulogne-Billancourt.