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We lost everything in the flood: help the Riverside district start over
After the flood, families in the Riverside district need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.
🇿🇦 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa700 views
The flood hit the Riverside district on 3 November. My home was one of 48 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 $1,000 goes:
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $380
• Tools and labor for repairs: $430
• Clean water and purification supplies: $190
Thanks for reading all this.
- Elmarie
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Hope this works out for you. My neighbor in Nashik donated after I showed her your page
thanks for sharing this. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Elmarie.
It's all in the list in the story. bedding, blankets and mattresses is the big one at $380, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Ask me anything else.
You're not alone, Elmarie. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Benin City.
take care, Elmarie. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Johannesburg.
sending love, Elmarie. More neighborhoods should do this. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings.