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Vivian served twelve years; now needs help to get home

After twelve years of service, Vivian is raising funds for a vocational welding course and tools.

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Vivian Funmilayo Salami
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Nsukka
Jide served twelve years in the medical corps and was discharged in 2022 with chronic tinnitus. He has been waiting fourteen months for support, and meanwhile is sleeping at a brother's place. The plan: a vocational welding course and tools. The quote comes to $500. Jide is receiving counseling through the veterans' clinic and is committed to recovery. Structure and a stable place to live are the missing pieces. Money will be paid to the training provider and the landlord directly. Where the $500 goes: • Essential household items: $105 • Training provider fees: $240 • Housing deposit and first month: $155 Thanks for reading all this. - Vivian
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Updates from Vivian

  1. Update from Nsukka: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 103% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Update from Nsukka: I met with the provider and confirmed the amounts. We're at 36% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Update from Nsukka: the plan for essential household items is now scheduled. We're at 20% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Christopher Gill 🇺🇸 · $75

    “Sending love. Only $75 but hope it helps. - Birmingham”

  • Suren T. Du Plessis 🇿🇦 · $72

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Jide all day after reading this.”

  • Iqra Zoya Zardari 🇵🇰 · $57

    “Happy to help. Hope you get the rest soon. - Mardan”

  • Toru Yuto Kimura 🇯🇵 · $53.50
  • Shahid Babar Chaudhry 🇵🇰 · $50

    “Thought of Jide all day after reading this. - Lahore”

  • Obinna Festus Raji 🇳🇬 · $50

    “Hope the December deadline works out. - Warri”

  • Anonymous 🇯🇵 · $30

    “All the best - Kitakyushu”

  • Robert Pierce 🇬🇧 · $30

    “Keep your head up. My cousin told me about this one. - Leeds”

  • Sathish C. Nayak 🇮🇳 · $30

    “You got this. My brother told me about this one. - Nagpur”

  • Lorena Valentina Cardoso 🇧🇷 · $25
  • Caroline Atieno Kipchoge 🇰🇪 · $25

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Jide all day after reading this. - Nairobi”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $20
  • Dustin S. Nelson 🇺🇸 · $20

    “My mother told me about this one. - Phoenix”

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  • Francisco João Moura 🇧🇷 · $10

    “Stay strong. From Fortaleza with love.”

  • Mackenzie L. Reid 🇬🇧 · $10

    “Wish I could do more. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Liverpool”

  • Ji-hye Soo-jin Ku 🇰🇷 · $10
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  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $10

    “Hope things get better. Been where you are, it gets better. - Hubballi”

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  • Bongani F. ZuluQuestion

    Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Jide

    • Vivian Funmilayo SalamiOwnerAnswer

      It's all in the list in the story. essential household items is the big one at $105, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Ask me anything else.

  • Babu Liton HowladerID verified

    Sending strength, Vivian. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Nsukka.

    • Siobhan T. O'Callaghan

      Wishing you peace. Shared it with a few friends. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Nsukka.

      • Gunawan Gunawan Hidayat

        Praying for you, Vivian. Shared it with a few friends. Don't give up. Thinking of Nsukka.

        $638.50 raised of $500

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