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The Tesfaye family fled Iraq - help them rebuild in Bakersfield

Help a family of 3 start their new life in Bakersfield: furniture, rent deposit and language classes.

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Bilal Walid Aziz
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Bakersfield
My family left Iraq 11 months ago after the war reached our town. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Bakersfield. We're a family of six 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 a nurse in Iraq, 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 Bakersfield Welcome Table charity, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf. Where the $2,400 goes: • Beds, table and basic furniture: $850 • Rent deposit and first month: $1,350 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $200 Thank you for reading my story. - Bilal
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  • Stéphane Leclercq 🇲🇦 · $250

    “Best of luck. Thought of Bilal all day after reading this. - Mohammedia”

  • Naoki Daisuke Kaneko 🇯🇵 · $250
  • Rattapon Thanawat Promsri 🇹🇭 · $200
  • Usman Ibrahim Coker 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Heinz Horn 🇩🇪 · $100
  • Leah Revital Hadad 🇮🇱 · $75

    “From my family to yours. My mother told me about this one. - Haifa”

  • Rania Hiba Mostafa 🇪🇬 · $52

    “Hope things get better. Only $52 but hope it helps. - Giza”

  • Benjamin Soriano 🇵🇭 · $50
  • Florina Lazar 🇷🇴 · $50

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Bilal all day after reading this. - București”

  • Zvi Cohen 🇮🇱 · $49.50
  • Murilo Roberto Castro 🇧🇷 · $30

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Bilal all day after reading this. - Rio de Janeiro”

  • Abhishek F. Sood 🇮🇳 · $25
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  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Bilal all day after reading this. - San Diego”

  • Terry M. Moran 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Serenity W. Fowler 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Take care of yourselves. Been where you are, it gets better. - Atlanta”

  • Irene T. Ibáñez 🇺🇸 · $25
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  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $20
  • Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $11

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

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  • Randall BarnesPhoto verified

    Sending good thoughts. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My neighbor in Addis Ababa donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Addis Ababa

    • Karin Pienaar

      Hang in there, Bilal. Your post was clear and honest. Blessings

      • Terry P. Powers

        Thinking of you, Bilal. Shared it with a few friends. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Bakersfield.

        • Ouma Kioko Rashidi

          praying for you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless

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