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We lost everything in the house fire that spread across the block: help the Sunrise neighborhood start over

After the house fire that spread across the block, families in the Sunrise neighborhood need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria905 views
Dayo Olawale
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Port Harcourt
The house fire that spread across the block hit the Sunrise neighborhood on 6 January. My home was one of 31 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 $550 goes: โ€ข Roofing sheets and timber: $210 โ€ข Clean water and purification supplies: $90 โ€ข Tools and labor for repairs: $250 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen. - Dayo

Updates from Dayo

  1. Quick update: $100 raised so far (18%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  • Dinesh K. Tandon ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $16
  • Ellie R. Wood ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $25
  • Henri Lucas Guyot ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $10
  • Oanh Loan Vuong ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $50
  • Sumon Imran Saha ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $10
  • Bruno B. Quiroga ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $50
  • Hyun-jun Byung-hun Lee ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $5
  • Salma Hana Bouzid ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $20

    โ€œFrom Mansoura with love. - Mansouraโ€

  • Brandon B. Miranda ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $5

    โ€œMy brother told me about this one. - Sheffieldโ€

  • Willow D. Alexander ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $50

    โ€œRooting for you. Hope you get the rest soon. - Sherbrookeโ€

  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $25

    โ€œYou got this. Thought of Dayo all day after reading this.โ€

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  • Johan C. NelPhoto verified

    Your post was clear and honest. Don't give up. Take care.

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