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The Tesfaye family fled Venezuela - help them rebuild in Hamilton

The Tesfaye family are rebuilding in Hamilton after leaving Venezuela; your gift pays for housing basics.

🇳🇿 New Zealand2,329 views
Brielle G. Elliott
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Hamilton
My family left Venezuela 13 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 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 December. I was a farmer in Venezuela, 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 $3,200 goes: • Rent deposit and first month: $1,400 • Beds, table and basic furniture: $650 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $620 • Language classes and bus passes: $380 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $150 With deep gratitude, Brielle
#refugees#resettlement#family

Updates from Brielle

  1. Quick update: $911 raised so far (28%). the plan for language classes and bus passes is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them. - Brielle

  2. Update from Hamilton: the plan for rent deposit and first month is now scheduled. We're at 16% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Elena Orozco 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Cristiane Sampaio 🇧🇷 · $12
  • Brielle S. Cook 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Lorena Renata Ribeiro 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Leah N. Calloway 🇳🇿 · $5
  • Miles R. Fuller 🇨🇦 · $75
  • Pavithra G. Babu 🇮🇳 · $75
  • Orla Flanagan 🇮🇪 · $75
  • Rizky Prasetyo 🇮🇩 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $10
  • Crystal H. Bell 🇺🇸 · $6.50

    “Get well soon. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Lafayette”

  • Rodrigo Ronaldo Lacerda 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Joyce Jimenez 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Alexandra R. Barnes 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $30

    “Thought of Brielle all day after reading this. - Iloilo City”

  • Margaux Céline Blanc 🇫🇷 · $200

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Brielle all day after reading this. - Boulogne-Billancourt”

  • Wafula Paul Urassa 🇰🇪 · $50
  • Ikenna Nnamdi Alabi 🇳🇬 · $20
  • Kunal W. Shukla 🇮🇳 · $75

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Brielle all day after reading this. - Salem”

  • Amparo F. Espinoza 🇪🇸 · $200

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  • Talha Umar Kazmi

    So sorry you're going through this. Shared this with my family. Love from London.

    • Sebastião Mateus Farias

      I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Córdoba.

      • Beth B. Parker

        Hang in there. Looking forward to the next update. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Duque de Caxias

        • Rosa Concetta Ferretti

          you're not alone, Brielle. Hope this works out for you.

          • Javeria Sana Iqbal

            Hope this works out for you. We're a small family in Aurora but we're thinking of you.

            $1,989.50 raised of $3,200

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