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We lost everything in the heatwave: help the Harbor settlement start over

Neighbors in the Harbor settlement are rebuilding after the heatwave; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

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Sumbal Humaira Naqvi
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Faisalabad
The heatwave hit the Harbor settlement on 19 September. My home was one of 23 damaged, and 5 families are still in temporary shelter at the community 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: $420 • Clean water and purification supplies: $110 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $200 • Food parcels for displaced families: $190 • Tools and labor for repairs: $280 Thanks for being kind about this. - Sumbal

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  • Yasir Nabulsi 🇸🇦 · $100

    “Hang in there. My cousin told me about this one. - Mecca”

  • Anonymous 🇲🇽 · $10
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    “Keep your head up. Only $15 but hope it helps. - Kathmandu”

  • Rosa B. Sandoval 🇺🇸 · $10
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  • Armando L. Macías 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Thought of Sumbal all day after reading this. - New York”

  • Mohan R. Mohan 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Helena Zuzanna Kucharski 🇵🇱 · $100
  • Arief Reza Effendi 🇮🇩 · $15.50

    “All the best. Thought of Sumbal all day after reading this.”

  • Padma D. Swamy 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Gloria K. Mosley 🇺🇸 · $68

    “Every little bit. Only $68 but hope it helps. - Greensboro”

  • Sohel Mizanur Islam 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Sending love. Been where you're, it gets better. - Howrah”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $5
  • Riley K. Cooper 🇬🇧 · $50

    “Get well soon. Thought of Sumbal all day after reading this.”

  • Imran Junaid Bhatti 🇵🇰 · $25

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

  • Maurício Anderson Ramos 🇧🇷 · $50

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Sumbal all day after reading this.”

  • Tobias Horst Arnold 🇩🇪 · $50

    “Blessings. Hope the November deadline works out. - Mannheim”

  • Rania Zahra Metwally 🇪🇬 · $20

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  • sending strength. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Take care!

    • Your post was clear and honest. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from İzmir

      • Chantel DavidsPhoto verified

        sending good thoughts. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My husband and I read this together.

        • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Sumbal.

          • It's all in the list in the story. roofing sheets and timber is the big one at $420, I'll post a receipt when it's paid.

        • Hang in there, Sumbal. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings.

          • Hope things get better soon. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best

            • Praying for you, Sumbal. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Dasmariñas this morning.

              • Sending good thoughts, Sumbal. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Faisalabad

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