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Tracey is a single parent of a toddler and a seven-year-old - help us after a long illness
A single parent in Durban needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Tracey retrains.
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Last January I went through a long illness, and I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a hairdresser, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a dental nurse in the evenings, which will triple my income by April, but I need to bridge the gap until then.
Some weeks I skip meals so my children can eat. I have never asked anyone for help like this before, and I'm doing it for them.
Once I finish my course, I'll pay it forward.
Money goes toward rent, groceries, after-school care and the cost of my course. I'll give a monthly update with receipts.
Where the $650 goes:
• Course fees and exam costs: $95
• Childcare and after-school care: $240
• Groceries and school meals: $315
Every share and every dollar helps.
Updates from Tracey
Quick update: $383 raised so far (59%). the plan for childcare and after-school care is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $122
- Yusuf Ismail 🇫🇷 · $100
“Get well soon. Hope the April deadline works out. - Nice”
- Júlia Débora Moraes 🇧🇷 · $100
- Juma Joseph Mwesigwa 🇺🇬 · $100
- Sota Toru Matsuda 🇯🇵 · $75
- Fatima W. Mthembu 🇿🇦 · $50
- Mariana Elaine Dias 🇧🇷 · $50
- Deborah K. Wallace 🇨🇦 · $30
- Nyambura Nyambura Kamau 🇺🇬 · $28
- Rania Rima Sarkis 🇲🇦 · $25
“Be well. Thought of Tracey all day after reading this. - Tangier”
- Rajesh L. Sundaram 🇮🇳 · $25
- Anonymous 🇹🇿 · $25
- Hauwa Sade Ogunleye 🇳🇬 · $20
- Tài Tuấn Tong 🇻🇳 · $20
- Aparecida Edilene Guimarães 🇧🇷 · $20
“Rooting for you. My sister told me about this one. - Niterói”
- Travis C. Dunn 🇬🇧 · $20
- Camila Raquel Barbosa 🇧🇷 · $18
“Thought of Tracey all day after reading this. - São Paulo”
- Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $10
- Cristiane Bianca Farias 🇧🇷 · $10
“Take care of yourselves. Shared with friends too. - Recife”
- Nhân Vũ Hoang 🇻🇳 · $5
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looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Toronto but we're thinking of you.
Hang in there. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out.
Keep going, Tracey. Hope you get there. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected!
hope things get better soon, Tracey. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
So sorry you're going through this, Tracey. Hope this works out for you. Blessings
I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. Greetings from Syracuse.