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Two weekends of roof repair for Chinedu, a home-care aide in Lagos
Could you spare a weekend to help repair a leaking roof in Lagos?
🇳🇬 Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria1,440 views
I'm a home-care aide living in Lagos. During the last storm water started coming through the ceiling in 2 places, and the kitchen is no longer usable. A roofer quoted $310, which isn't something I can pay.
The good news: a local hardware store has donated the shingles and underlay. What I don't have is people to do the work. I'm looking for a small crew who can help over a weekend.
Experience helps, but it isn't essential - I'll have a licensed roofer supervising for safety. All you need is work boots and a hat. I'll provide lunch, water and lots of thanks.
The work will be done on the ground and roof with proper harnesses. If you can only help for a few hours, that's welcome too.
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
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- a weekend
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- In person in Lagos
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- roofing, carpentry, general labor
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I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. Wish I lived closer to Cleveland so I could bring a meal.
Best of luck. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. After 7 years in accounting I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Wishing you peace, Chinedu. Your post was clear and honest. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double
praying for you, Chinedu. Shared it with a few friends. Wish I lived closer to Pune so I could bring a meal.
Best of luck, Chinedu. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Sheffield
Sending strength. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Wish I lived closer to Reims so I could bring a meal. Blessings.
it takes guts to ask. Well done. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best
Sending strength, Chinedu. Gave what I could, wish it was more. After 12 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Port Harcourt
You're not alone. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 4 people at work. Thinking of Lagos.
Sending strength, Chinedu. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I have a 17 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Take care.
This could happen to any of us. After 18 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Praying for you, Chinedu. Hope you get there. Greetings from Gothenburg.
Good luck, Chinedu. Your post was clear and honest. My neighbor in Ciudad de México donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Ciudad de México.
Thinking of you. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Tokyo
Wishing you the best. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. Greetings from Jeddah.
Hope you get there. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from Colombo
Keep going. Hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Belfast this morning. All the best
Thinking of you and your family, Chinedu. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings
Thinking of you. Hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings
Good luck, Chinedu. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Nairobi!
I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. Put this on a community board in Istanbul this morning.
a secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. Love from Sacramento.
Keep going, Chinedu. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. It's not much but it's yours.
Hope things get better soon. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Kasarani