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We lost everything in the building collapse: help the Marketplace neighborhood start over

After the building collapse, families in the Marketplace neighborhood need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇪🇬 Heliopolis, Cairo, EgyptPosted Oct 1, 20262,172 views
Ines Jamila Yassin
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Member since Sep 26, 2026 · Heliopolis
The building collapse hit the Marketplace neighborhood on 30 August. My home was one of 70 damaged, and 3 families are still in temporary shelter at the sports club. The first few days we shared what little we had. Now the cleanup has started, but we've no money for materials and winter or the rainy season is coming. Schools in the area have been closed, and the clinic lost its cold storage for vaccines. We're a small community of working families who have never asked for help before. We have formed a volunteer committee, and I'm the treasurer, so I'll post receipts for everything we buy. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $950 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $410 • Clean water and purification supplies: $115 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $160 • Food parcels for displaced families: $125 • Tools and labor for repairs: $140 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Ines

  1. Quick update: $243 raised so far (26%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Update from Heliopolis: the plan for clean water and purification supplies is now scheduled. We're at 41% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. We're at 70% thanks to 19 of you. the plan for clean water and purification supplies is now scheduled. More news soon.

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    “Hang in there. From Gwagwalada with love. - Gwagwalada”

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    “Hope it all works out. From Manila with love.”

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    “Sending love. My cousin told me about this one. - São Paulo”

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    “Hope things get better - Laredo”

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    “Hope things get better. Thought of Ines all day after reading this. - Rosario”

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    “This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Swansea”

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    “God bless. Thought of Ines all day after reading this.”

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    “Wish I could do more. - Albuquerque”

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  • Fatuma Joyce Barasa2h ago

    Keep going. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings.

    • Cherry G. GarciaQuestion2h ago

      how is Ines doing now?

      • Wilma Karin DanielssonPhoto verified2h ago

        Rooting for you. Shared this with my family. I'm in customer support myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.

        • Atim Lucy MukasaQuestionPhoto verified2h ago

          is there anything that isn't money that would help Ines?

          • Ines Jamila YassinOwnerAnswer2h ago

            Thank you. If you're in Heliopolis I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great.

        • Taslima Shahana Bhuiyan2h ago

          So sorry you're going through this. Great idea, hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

          • Claudia N. Soto2h ago

            You're not alone, Ines. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Don't give up. Love from Medina.

            • Ramesh C. SrinivasanQuestion2h ago

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

              • Ines Jamila YassinOwnerAnswer2h ago

                Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. roofing sheets and timber comes first ($410) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Thanks for looking so closely.

            • Silas H. Avila2h ago

              You're not alone. Great idea, hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Springfield.

              • Claudia L. MacíasID verified2h ago

                Good luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from Birmingham

                • David Musyoka HamisiPhoto verified2h ago

                  Sending good thoughts, Ines. Shared this with my family. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings

                  • Fernando L. MartinezAddress verified2h ago

                    so sorry you're going through this. I hope things turn around soon. Put this on a community board in Agra this morning. God bless.

                    • Nan Yan Xie2h ago

                      Hope it all works out, Ines. More neighborhoods should do this. Take care.

                      • Adriana R. RíosPhoto verified2h ago

                        keep going, Ines. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Kilkenny.

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