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The Shevchenko family fled Ethiopia - help them rebuild in Paris

The Shevchenko family are rebuilding in Paris after leaving Ethiopia; your gift pays for housing basics.

🇫🇷 Paris, Île-de-France, France924 views
Thomas Nicolas Vidal
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Paris
My family left Ethiopia 6 months ago after our home was destroyed. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Paris. We're a family of five and we're safe, but we arrived with very little. Our resettlement agency has provided 2 months of rent, and that support ends in November. I was an engineer 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. Funds are managed by the Paris Refugee Support Network, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf. Where the $3,150 goes: • Rent deposit and first month: $1,500 • Beds, table and basic furniture: $690 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $400 • Language classes and bus passes: $420 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $140 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
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Updates from Thomas

  1. Quick update: $105 raised so far (3%). the plan for beds, table and basic furniture is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 4% now ($130). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward phone and internet for school and job search.

  3. We're at 8% thanks to 9 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.

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  • Hina Saima Rana 🇵🇰 · $50
  • Sneha W. Solanki 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Omolara Omolara Salami 🇳🇬 · $20
  • Fatima Kiran Hashmi 🇵🇰 · $10
  • Chidi Dayo Danjuma 🇳🇬 · $25

    “God bless. My sister told me about this one. - Awka”

  • Abril W. Santos 🇲🇽 · $10

    “Hope it all works out. Thought of Thomas all day after reading this. - Guadalupe”

  • Rohit C. Walia 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Olivier Ethan Roche 🇫🇷 · $25
  • Prasanna Eranga Kumarasinghe 🇱🇰 · $75
  • Mwangi Kevin Ssebuliba 🇰🇪 · $10
  • Gloria Gifty Gyamfi 🇬🇭 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇺🇬 · $58.50
  • Emilia A. Davis 🇬🇧 · $1,000

    “Blessings. Thought of Thomas all day after reading this. - Leeds”

  • Remedios B. Dela Cruz 🇵🇭 · $75
  • Komal M. Kohli 🇮🇳 · $36

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  • Werner Emil Fuchs

    Keep going. Shared this with my family. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of Paris.

    • Noor Aisha Mahmoud

      it takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Paris

      • Sandeep J. Patel

        Thinking of you and your family, Thomas. Shared this with my family. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Hialeah!

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