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Veteran in need: Achieng's next mission is stability

An engineering corps veteran in Nairobi needs help with a vocational welding course and tools after leaving service with hearing damage and PTSD.

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Achieng Halima Ochieng
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John served eight years in the engineering corps and was discharged in 2025 with hearing damage and PTSD. He has been waiting nine months for support, and meanwhile is sleeping at a brother's place. The plan: a vocational welding course and tools. The quote comes to $850. John is receiving counseling through the veterans' clinic and is committed to recovery. Structure and a stable place to live are the missing pieces. I'll post invoices, with personal details hidden. Where the $850 goes: • Training provider fees: $510 • Housing deposit and first month: $165 • Transport to appointments: $95 • Essential household items: $80 Every share and every dollar helps. - Achieng
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  • Ahmed Khalid Said

    Your post was clear and honest. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Nairobi.

    • Susana M. LaraID verified

      Sending love, Achieng. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Blessings.

      • Padma K. Prabhu

        Sending love. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't give up. Thinking of Nairobi.

        • Suresh Bedi

          Thanks for sharing this. This could happen to any of us. Love from Accra.

          • Hannah Maayan Levi

            Sending strength, Achieng. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Nairobi.

            • Khang Cường PhamPhoto verified

              So sorry you're going through this. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Medellín.

              • Kiprop Odhiambo Kimani

                Sending strength, Achieng. Hope you get there. Love from Belo Horizonte.

                • Rylee Vazquez

                  Keep going, Achieng. Shared it with a few friends.

                  • Jose WaltersPhoto verified

                    Good luck, Achieng. I hope things turn around soon.

                    • Bruna Renata Alves

                      Sending good thoughts, Achieng. I hope things turn around soon. After 7 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Nairobi.

                      • Grace D. Bennett

                        Keep going. Looking forward to the next update. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from Warsaw.

                        • Nusrat Puja TalukderPhoto verified

                          Take care. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I have a 12 year old who wants to send good wishes too

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