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Wildfire in Tuxtla Gutiérrez: help the Greenfield neighborhood rebuild

After the wildfire, families in the Greenfield neighborhood need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇲🇽 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico715 views
Josefa C. Fernández
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Tuxtla Gutiérrez
The wildfire hit the Greenfield neighborhood on 5 July. My home was one of 15 damaged, and 2 families are still in temporary shelter at a mosque and church 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. We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates. Where the $1,400 goes: • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $330 • Food parcels for displaced families: $170 • Roofing sheets and timber: $620 • Clean water and purification supplies: $280 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.

Updates from Josefa

  1. Thank you all. We're at 45% now ($627). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  2. Small update. $462 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  3. Small update. $367 so far, I made the first payment toward bedding, blankets and mattresses.

  • Gaurav C. Bhatia 🇮🇳 · $250

    “Hope things get better. My neighbor told me about this one. - Salem”

  • Carlos Antonio Fuentes 🇲🇽 · $100
  • Opio John Kimani 🇰🇪 · $50

    “Thought of Josefa all day after reading this. - Mombasa”

  • Gerald Harper 🇺🇸 · $50

    “All the best. Hope the September deadline works out. - Philadelphia”

  • Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $50
  • Valérie Colin 🇨🇦 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Andile T. Pienaar 🇿🇦 · $30
  • Sophie Bishop 🇬🇧 · $30
  • Fernando A. Andrada 🇵🇭 · $25

    “Rooting for you. Please keep us posted. - Angeles”

  • Walid Mazen Bakr 🇸🇦 · $17

    “Hope things get better. Hope the September deadline works out. - Riyadh”

  • Kiptoo Kipchoge Nabwire 🇹🇿 · $15

    “Blessings. Thought of Josefa all day after reading this. - Dar es Salaam”

  • Temitope Folake Bello 🇳🇬 · $15
  • Marijke Eva De Boer 🇳🇱 · $10

    “Rooting for you. From Breda with love. - Breda”

  • Aaliyah G. Ferguson 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Claudia R. Álvarez 🇲🇽 · $10
  • Zoey F. Rice 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Okta Rani Susanto 🇮🇩 · $5

    “All the best. Hope the September deadline works out. - Semarang”

  • Gianna Maldonado 🇬🇧 · $5

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  • Hang in there, Josefa. Shared it with a few friends. Wish I lived closer to Veracruz so I could bring a meal.

    • Hang in there, Josefa. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Abbottabad

      • So sorry you're going through this, Josefa. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't give up. God bless.

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