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Welcome home - resettlement fund for the Sahin family

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

🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia589 views
Adalynn Willis
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Melbourne
My family left Somalia 13 months ago after the war reached our town. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Melbourne. We're a family of eight and we're safe, but we arrived with very little. Our resettlement agency has provided 2 months of rent, and that support ends in September. I was a shopkeeper 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 the Melbourne Refugee Support Network, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf. Where the $3,650 goes: • Beds, table and basic furniture: $970 • Language classes and bus passes: $640 • Rent deposit and first month: $1,600 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $440 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to. - Adalynn

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  • can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Melbourne

    • Adalynn WillisOwnerAnswer

      Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about beds, table and basic furniture, advice is welcome too. I'll keep the page updated.

  • Hope it all works out, Adalynn. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Blessings

    • wishing you the best, Adalynn. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.

      • I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Melbourne

        • Any update on how things are going in Melbourne?

          • Rooting for you, Adalynn. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Blessings

            • rooting for you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Love from Lagos

              • Best of luck, Adalynn. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best.

                • Shared it with a few friends. Wish I lived closer to Kumasi so I could bring a meal. Love from Corpus Christi.

                  • Stay strong. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. God bless.

                    • hope it all works out, Adalynn. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My husband and I read this together. God bless.

                      • hope it all works out, Adalynn. Your post was clear and honest.

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