We lost everything in the typhoon: help the Eastgate district start over
The typhoon damaged 84 homes in the Eastgate district. We are raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.
Updates from Quyên
20% there. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($113 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Miguel Samuel Paiva 🇧🇷 · $5
- Yves Giraud 🇫🇷 · $25
“Hope this covers a bit of it. - Bordeaux”
- Gabriela P. Luna 🇺🇸 · $26
“Get well soon. Only $26 but hope it helps.”
- Élodie Durand 🇫🇷 · $25
“Hope it all works out - Toulon”
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $100
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50
“Be well! - Los Angeles”
- Kennedy P. Cook 🇺🇸 · $10
- Puja Shima Howlader 🇧🇩 · $50
“From Gazipur with love.”
- Alyssa W. Hicks 🇬🇧 · $5
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
“From my family to yours - Flint”
- Masaru Yuki Suzuki 🇯🇵 · $25
“Get well soon. - Osaka”
- Joyce B. Diaz 🇺🇸 · $22
“All the best. Saw your post and had to give. - Oakland”
- Elsa Yuni Santoso 🇮🇩 · $59
“Hope it all works out! - Jakarta”
- Eva L. Beck 🇬🇧 · $10
“Hope it all works out! - Birmingham”
- Bharath B. Narayanan 🇮🇳 · $15
“Praying for you. Hope the July deadline works out.”
- Amélie Sylvie Denis 🇫🇷 · $25
“God bless! - Paris”
- Precious W. Khumalo 🇿🇦 · $10
- Colm McDonnell 🇮🇪 · $43
- Remedios S. Fernandez 🇵🇭 · $10
- Anonymous 🇳🇱 · $5
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Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Hồ Chí Minh City
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about food parcels for displaced families, advice is welcome too. Happy to explain more.
More neighborhoods should do this. I'll check back for the next update. All the best.
Is there any paperwork, like the damage assessment, that backs this up?
I sent the damage assessment in when I posted. I'll upload a redacted copy this week. It helps to be asked.
Thinking of you and your family. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I hope July is when things finally get easier
Hope it all works out. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Dallas.
Take care. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Put this on a community board in Amsterdam this morning. Greetings from Amsterdam.
Is food parcels for displaced families the biggest cost or is there more coming?
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. food parcels for displaced families comes first ($125) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Happy to explain more.
have you tried the local mutual aid group? They sometimes help with part of this
any update on how things are going in Hồ Chí Minh City?
One step at a time. Your messages really do help. Update coming soon. I'll keep the page updated.
Wishing you peace. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Blessings.
will you pay the suppliers directly?
I get the payout and then pay the suppliers. Every payment goes in the updates. Fair thing to want to know.
Rooting for you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We're a small family in Regensburg but we're thinking of you. Love from Regensburg.
Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 9 people at work. Greetings from Dodoma.
Good luck, Quyên. More neighborhoods should do this. I have a 9 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Porto Alegre.
Thanks for sharing this, Quyên. Shared this with my family. Blessings.
Hang in there. More neighborhoods should do this. Sent it to 7 people at work.
praying for you. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. It's not much but it's yours
Hang in there. Shared this with my family. I'm in hospitality myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
Sending strength, Quyên. Shared this with my family. Don't give up. Blessings
Good luck, Quyên. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Hồ Chí Minh City.
Thinking of you. Shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in Durgapur this morning. Thinking of Hồ Chí Minh City.
Stay strong. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'll check back for the next update. God bless.