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Wildfire in Puebla: help the Old Town settlement rebuild

The wildfire damaged 88 homes in the Old Town settlement. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

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Hugo N. Sánchez
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Puebla
The wildfire hit the Old Town settlement on 20 May. My home was one of 88 damaged, and 8 families are still in temporary shelter at the community hall. 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: • Tools and labor for repairs: $550 • Food parcels for displaced families: $380 • Clean water and purification supplies: $270 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Hugo

  1. Update from Puebla: we've started the first stage. We're at 26% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Aarti Bhatt 🇮🇳 · $20

    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Hugo all day after reading this.”

  • Pari K. Saxena 🇮🇳 · $75
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  • Haris Hadi Suharto 🇮🇩 · $25
  • Cesar T. Abad 🇵🇭 · $66.50

    “You got this. Only $67 but hope it helps. - Caloocan”

  • Osama Amir Naguib 🇲🇦 · $10
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    “Sending love. My neighbor told me about this one. - Dar es Salaam”

  • Ananya K. Patel 🇮🇳 · $25
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  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $5

    “Rooting for you. Gave what I could this week. - Coventry”

  • Asif Faruk Haque 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Rohit Meena 🇮🇳 · $5

    “Stay strong. Thought of Hugo all day after reading this. - Durgapur”

  • Lata D. Dubey 🇮🇳 · $52
  • Zainab Lubna Abbas 🇪🇬 · $40.50
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  • Dipu Imran Karim 🇧🇩 · $79

    “Be well. My brother told me about this one. - Jessore”

  • Gilbert E. Rodriguez 🇵🇭 · $72
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    “Hope this helps. Hope the August deadline works out. - Bang Khen”

  • Jaxon Nichols 🇺🇸 · $30

    “Good luck. Been where you're, it gets better. - Cincinnati”

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  • Maryna Vera Fedorov

    Thinking of you, Hugo. Shared it with a few friends.

    • Sung-min Jung-ho Nam

      thinking of you and your family. Shared it with a few friends. I'll check back for the next update. Take care.

      • Elena S. McDaniel

        Sending strength, Hugo. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Blessings.

        $953 raised of $1,200

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