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We lost everything in the wildfire: help the Eastgate settlement start over

The wildfire damaged 23 homes in the Eastgate settlement. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

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Deniz Özkan
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Istanbul
The wildfire hit the Eastgate settlement on 8 August. My home was one of 23 damaged, and 5 families are still in temporary shelter at a borrowed warehouse. 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: • Food parcels for displaced families: $300 • Clean water and purification supplies: $260 • Roofing sheets and timber: $640 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Deniz
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

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  • Dante J. Pineda 🇺🇸 · $50

    “From my family to yours. From Philadelphia with love.”

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    “Happy to help - Uppsala”

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  • Ismael C. Lopez 🇵🇭 · $30

    “Hope things get better. Thought of Deniz all day after reading this.”

  • Angel Wilkins 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Happy to help. Saw your post and had to give. - Los Angeles”

  • Anonymous 🇫🇷 · $50

    “Best of luck. Gave what I could this week. - Toulouse”

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    “Best of luck. From Ogbomosho with love.”

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    “Thought of Deniz all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”

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    “Take care of yourselves. - Pune”

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    “Be well. I'm in Accra, thinking of you.”

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    “Best of luck. From Lagos with love.”

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    “Happy to help. Hope the November deadline works out. - Glasgow”

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  • Haris Irfan Bhatti

    Keep going, Deniz. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

    • David G. TuckerQuestion

      How is Deniz doing now?

      • Pavithra C. Kamath

        Rooting for you, Deniz. More neighborhoods should do this. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

        • Josiah G. Gill

          Take care. Looking forward to the next update

          • Lemlem Eden Teshome

            a colleague of mine might know someone for this in Istanbul. I'll ask around and let you know.

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