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We lost everything in the fire in the informal settlement: help the Millbrook neighborhood start over

Neighbors in the Millbrook neighborhood are rebuilding after the fire in the informal settlement; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

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Willem E. Cele
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Richards Bay
The fire in the informal settlement hit the Millbrook neighborhood on 5 December. My home was one of 53 damaged, and 9 families are still in temporary shelter at the local school gym. 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 $1,400 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $560 • Clean water and purification supplies: $170 • Food parcels for displaced families: $500 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $170 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
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Updates from Willem

  1. Thank you all. We're at 18% now ($251). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. 17% there. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 6% now ($81). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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  • Diego Murilo Miranda

    Good luck, Willem. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Take care

    $446 raised of $1,400

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