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Welcome home - resettlement fund for the Hashemi family

The Hashemi family are rebuilding in Manchester after leaving Somalia; your gift pays for housing basics.

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง England, United Kingdom1,772 views
Geeta W. Tiwari
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Manchester
My family left Somalia 12 months ago after we could no longer live safely. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Manchester. We're a family of eight and we're safe, but we arrived with very little. Our resettlement agency has provided 4 months of rent, and that support ends in July. I was an engineer in Somalia, and I'm studying the language every evening. Our daughter and son have started school and are doing well. We want nothing more than to be self-sufficient. This fund will help us through the first six months. Funds are managed by a local church-run settlement group, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf. Where the $3,550 goes: โ€ข Rent deposit and first month: $1,650 โ€ข Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,150 โ€ข Winter clothing and school supplies: $270 โ€ข Language classes and bus passes: $480 Thank you so much.

Updates from Geeta

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 13% funded and we've started the first stage.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 6% funded and we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  3. 5% there. I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.

  • Mangesh K. Parmar ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $25

    โ€œHope it all works out! - Thaneโ€

  • Budi Bayu Sihombing ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $25
  • Sabbir Noman Ghosh ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $50
  • Kiran D. Rao ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $50

    โ€œKeep your head up. - Saketโ€

  • Arun J. Natarajan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $50
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $100

    โ€œThinking of you - Guarulhosโ€

  • Janet J. Hudson ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $100
  • Wunmi Modupe Zakari ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $25
  • Apurva E. Gala ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $14.50

    โ€œStay strong. Saw your post and had to give. - Udaipurโ€

  • Laura T. Orozco ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ยท $43
  • Emery Gutierrez ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ยท $10

    โ€œWish I could do more. - Mandurahโ€

  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $30
  • Kanokwan Yaowalak Chantarasri ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $20
  • Irma Eka Surya ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $25
  • Wouter Martens ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ยท $50

    โ€œThought of Geeta all day after reading this.โ€

  • Mateo S. Miranda ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $25

    โ€œBest of luck. I'm in Newcastle upon Tyne, thinking of you.โ€

  • Yeshi Meseret Haile ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น ยท $10
  • Yoon-ah Yu-na Son ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $5
  • Katarzyna Wล‚odarczyk ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ยท $25
  • Jessica P. Fortuin ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $14

    โ€œThinking of you. I'm in Ekurhuleni, thinking of you. - Ekurhuleniโ€

Reviews

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  • Ida BauerPhoto verified

    Hope things get better soon, Geeta. This could happen to any of us. Take care

    • How is Geeta doing now?

      • hope this works out for you. After 20 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Take care.

        • Wishing you the best, Geeta. Hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Lyon

          • Thanks for sharing this. Looking forward to the next update. I hope July is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Manchester.

            • Sending strength. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Take care

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