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The Yusuf family fled Myanmar - help them rebuild in Ballarat
Help a family of 4 start their new life in Ballarat: furniture, rent deposit and language classes.
🇦🇺 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia5,236 views
My family left Myanmar 9 months ago after the war reached our town. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Ballarat. We're a family of five and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 3 months of rent, and that support ends in March.
I was a shopkeeper in Myanmar, 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 Ballarat Welcome Table charity, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf.
Where the $4,000 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $1,550
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,100
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $690
• Language classes and bus passes: $400
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $260
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Faith
Updates from Faith
Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,064 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Rebecca S. Watson 🇺🇸 · $10
- Douglas F. Holland 🇨🇦 · $10
- Upul Kasun Gamage 🇱🇰 · $10
“Wish I could do more. Hope the March deadline works out. - Colombo”
- Irma Nur Handoko 🇮🇩 · $5
“From my family to yours. Thought of Faith all day after reading this. - Surabaya”
- Anonymous 🇪🇸 · $30
- Carlos A. Castillo 🇨🇴 · $100
“Be well. From Cartagena with love. - Cartagena”
- Jakub Wiktor Jaworski 🇵🇱 · $25
- Mehul T. Kelkar 🇮🇳 · $100
“All the best. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Saket”
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $5
- Weston H. McDaniel 🇺🇸 · $20
- Jack B. Maldonado 🇺🇸 · $5
- Tuhin Shuvo Howlader 🇧🇩 · $25
- Alp Metin Altun 🇹🇷 · $10
“Happy to help. Thought of Faith all day after reading this. - Istanbul”
- Amira Farah El-Sayed 🇳🇱 · $20
- Bithi Nasrin Howlader 🇬🇧 · $23
- Isaac Victor Aliyu 🇳🇬 · $15
- Paul Noah Schmitt 🇩🇪 · $5
“Thought of Faith all day after reading this. - Duisburg”
- Zoya Shazia Awan 🇵🇰 · $25
- Camila Márcia Coelho 🇧🇷 · $100
- Anita B. Bhatia 🇮🇳 · $25
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Wishing you peace, Faith. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Likoni
Thanks for sharing this, Faith. I hope things turn around soon
Sending love, Faith. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Take care
hope you get there. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Ballarat.
Take care, Faith. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected
Stay strong, Faith. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'll check back for the next update. All the best.
Praying for you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I hope March is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Ballarat
wishing you the best. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Ballarat.
Wishing you the best, Faith. Hope this works out for you. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Ballarat.
So sorry you're going through this. Shared it with a few friends. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from Ciudad de México
so sorry you're going through this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best.