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We lost everything in the hurricane: help the Northside settlement start over
Neighbors in the Northside settlement are rebuilding after the hurricane; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.
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The hurricane hit the Northside settlement on 17 July. My home was one of 87 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.
We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates.
Where the $6,050 goes:
• Clean water and purification supplies: $500
• Roofing sheets and timber: $2,500
• Food parcels for displaced families: $1,350
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,700
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
Updates from Jackson
We're at 2% thanks to 3 of you. the plan for roofing sheets and timber is now scheduled. More news soon.
We're at 5% thanks to 7 of you. the plan for bedding, blankets and mattresses is now scheduled. More news soon.
Small update. $310 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
“Hope it all works out. Gave what I could this week. - Oakland”
- Dennis Wood 🇺🇸 · $10
- Mwanaisha Wambui Massawe 🇺🇬 · $100
“Only $100 but hope it helps. - Kampala”
- Natália Sônia Dantas 🇧🇷 · $20
- Lincoln J. Lane 🇺🇸 · $25
- Priya J. Oberoi 🇮🇳 · $25
- Héctor C. Quiroga 🇺🇸 · $97
“Hope this helps. Thought of Jackson all day after reading this.”
- Nimra Nida Baig 🇵🇰 · $78
- Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $16
- Keiko Sugiyama 🇯🇵 · $100
- Daniela W. Álvarez 🇺🇸 · $25
- Lauren Jefferson 🇺🇸 · $73.50
- Paulina Wieczorek 🇵🇱 · $76
- Pooja E. Kulkarni 🇮🇳 · $10
- Anonymous 🇳🇵 · $25
“Happy to help. From Lalitpur with love.”
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Wishing you peace. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care.