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We lost everything in the flash flood: help the Riverside neighborhood start over

The flash flood damaged 53 homes in the Riverside neighborhood. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

🇪🇬 Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt2,015 views
Aisha Noor Hamdan
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Heliopolis
The flash flood hit the Riverside neighborhood on 9 September. My home was one of 53 damaged, and 6 families are still in temporary shelter at a mosque and church hall. 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 $1,200 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $320 • Clean water and purification supplies: $155 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $105 • Food parcels for displaced families: $250 • Tools and labor for repairs: $370 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Aisha

  1. Thank you all. We're at 74% now ($893). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for clean water and purification supplies is now scheduled.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($763 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Bruno Heitor Siqueira 🇧🇷 · $25
  • Ulla Bengtsson 🇸🇪 · $25

    “Only $25 but hope it helps. - Uppsala”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $10
  • Precious W. Van der Merwe 🇿🇦 · $10
  • Sônia Rafaela Castro 🇧🇷 · $20
  • Haritha S. Subramanian 🇮🇳 · $30
  • Nora C. Johnson 🇨🇦 · $15
  • Isabelle H. Valdez 🇦🇺 · $5

    “Stay strong. Been where you're, it gets better. - Mandurah”

  • Hana Hegazy 🇪🇬 · $23.50
  • Nadine Hoffmann 🇩🇪 · $36.50

    “From my family to yours. Hope the December deadline works out. - Munich”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Kaleb Haile Tesfaye 🇪🇹 · $20
  • Rajan E. Chauhan 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Kavita S. Bedi 🇮🇳 · $20

    “Thought of Aisha all day after reading this. - Kozhikode”

  • Anjana C. Nadar 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Mason W. Graham 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Aisha all day after reading this. - San Diego”

  • İpek Irmak Koç 🇹🇷 · $5

    “Stay strong. Thought of Aisha all day after reading this. - Bursa”

  • Isabelle Armstrong 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Anna S. Ferguson 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Nusrat Lamia Parvez 🇮🇳 · $50

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  • María B. Valdez

    Hope things get better soon. Shared this with my family. Sent it to 27 people at work. All the best!

    • Isabelle R. Garza

      Hang in there, Aisha. Your post was clear and honest. Love from Nashik.

      • Logan P. CarpenterAddress verifiedVerified organization

        Good luck. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Heliopolis.

        • Citlali H. Gutiérrez

          thinking of you, Aisha. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

          • Nathan N. Roberts

            Thanks for sharing this, Aisha. More neighborhoods should do this. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected

            • Rocco Mattia Pellegrini

              Thanks for sharing this, Aisha. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in Kitakyushu but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Heliopolis

              • Adeline Martinez

                Sending strength, Aisha. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer.

                $1,398 raised of $1,200

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