Hey comrades :)!!!…I hope things have been treating you gently lately

I wanted to come back with another small update about the eight queer refugees I’ve been telling you about.

It’s been a few days since I first shared their situation and unfortunately, not much has changed for them. They’re still struggling with food , clean water, beddings , shelter and they’re still waiting for their documents.

They reached out to me again because things are still very difficult. I know what it feels like to be in that position, not knowing where your next meal or safe place to sleep is going to come from.

I was able to send them a little money for food from some of the donations we received last month that I had kept aside for future essentials. It wasn’t much but at least they were able to get something to eat for now.

I wish I could do more on my own but I can’t. That’s why I’m continuing to share their story here.

I’m so grateful to the comrades who have already been bumping, sharing and helping get their story seen. Even when we haven’t raised anything yet, those boosts still matter because they help more people find them.

I don’t want these eight people to become another story that everyone sees once and then forgets. They’re here, they’re trying to survive and they need a chance to get somewhere safe and start rebuilding their lives.

So I’m going to keep checking in and sharing updates as things develop. If you can help please the support link is in my profile. If you can’t, a boost or share still helps.

Thank you for continuing to listen to them and stand with us. 🫂

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Please, my friends, I need your support during these difficult times. Any donation, no matter how small, means so much to me. Please don’t leave me alone. 😥❤️ https://gofund.me/1222af19

Hello! Last day until payday, y'all know how it is. Just need to get home from the shift tonight, after that I'll be good for a while

Due to being a cancer patient, I usually have a medical exemption certificate so I can get free prescriptions. However my medical exemption certificate ran out recently. I filled in the form for the new one and the GP surgery sent it off weeks ago, but the new one didn't arrive. I contacted them today and they haven't even received it and this could take weeks to sort out. In the meantime I have prescriptions that I need to collect, including my cancer meds, thyroxine and stroke meds that I literally can't live without. They said to collect them I have to pay and potentially get reimbursed later. But as I've mentioned here previously, I don't have any money, my entire income is taken up with rent, rent debt, overdraft charges, it leaves nothing.

The cheapest way of doing this is to get a prepayment certificate which they say will cover all my meds for three months and is £33. I have the prescription ready to collect, I just can't have it without paying. If anyone can help I do have paypal but would rather not continue to post it publicly, please PM me if you can help.

Disabled and unable to work but I am completely out of food and my gas light came on. Still stuck waiting for my glasses on the 30th so I can drive and work again so any help to last me until then is life-saving. Thank you all and stay safe ❤️

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Unfortunately, I lost the job I had. I had to use the last bit of money I got from the job to cover rent, so I'm good there, but I'm low on food at the moment.

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I don’t know how to describe our need for support in beautiful words, but I know that every bit of help we receive makes a real difference in our lives. My eight children and I are still facing difficult days, simply trying to hold on to whatever safety and stability remain. Having you by our side means more than you know. 🤍 https://gofund.me/1d3ea05b6 #Gaza #SupportGaza #HelpDoaa

Please, my friends, don’t forget to support and stand by me. I need you during these difficult times, and any donation, no matter how small, means so much to us. Your support means more to me than you know. 🤍🙏 https://gofund.me/1222af19

im so tired of every m edication i need to take suddenly stop being covered or becoming a war with my insurance company

but i need help, urgently, getting a medication

if you can help, my venmo/paypal is @ktkatte

i can give cashapp in dms

Thanks and please bump this!

Today, I gave birth to our baby boy, Rakan. 🤍👶🏻 It was an unforgettable moment, but we are going through very difficult circumstances and truly need your support. Any help, even just $5, would mean so much to us. 🙏❤️

I will also be able to make new CashApp & Venmo accounts, and so finally after close to a year of not being able to, I'll be able to accept online donations again.

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Heyy comrades!!! …

I hope you’ve all been doing well. I wanted to come back with a small update about the eight queer refugees I told you about recently.

Unfortunately, things are still very difficult for them. They’re still struggling with food and shelter and they’ve told me they don’t feel safe where they are.

They reached out to me again because they honestly didn’t know who else to turn to.

I know this community has already done so much for us and I don’t take that kindness for granted. But after hearing from them again, I didn’t feel right staying quiet.

I’m going to try to help them find some immediate support while we work out the longer-term needs.

If you’re able to help, the support link is in my profile. And if you can’t donate, please consider boosting or sharing this post. Even helping it reach someone who can contribute could make a difference.

Small note: The main fundraiser is still being updated by our organizer, so the page may still show the previous goal for now. I’m sharing this update separately because these eight people need help now and I didn’t want to wait for the page to be changed before speaking about what they’re going through.

I’ll keep you updated as we learn more. Thank you for continuing to care about them.

Hello all! I got a little bit of help throughout this week from a user I really appreciate. I feel like a bad friend for not messaging them in so long, but I've just been really caught up with life. Also been having some pretty crazy mental health issues over the past month if y'all haven't been able to tell by what my posting is like. I thought I didn't have any more work until I got paid and I told them that last night, turns out my calendar is really fucked up. I showed up to a doctor's appointment an week early today, I'm really all over the place.

Well anyways, I have day shifts tomorrow and and Thursday, then I usually get paid Thursday night. Day shifts are cheaper to get to, I can just take the bus both ways. However, I have been honest about my disordered sleep over the years, these shifts are early enough that I need to keep about $15 on hand just in case I need to take an Uber. To be clear, I do not plan on using it for Ubers, I really try to regulate my sleep and wake up on time. However if I don't fall asleep until 3-4am, and I have to leave my apartment by 6:30am to get there at 8am? But $20 would cover my bus fare along with the reserve in case I have to Uber in the morning.

Then me and my roommates need some basics, I'd assume they'd be about $10-15 for them. Our apartment is right next to a dumpster, and due to this our house is full of flies right now, I need fly tape. That's about $2.50 for a 10 pack at the grocery store I go to. I need trash bags, I'm completely out. I actually don't remember how much those go for. Need some kind of cleaning spray, honestly thinking about just buying a spray bottle and taking my restaurant's cleaning supplies occasionally. My boss would probably think it's cool, he's started letting me take toilet paper as long as I don't take an absurd amount.

I always appreciate y'all ❤️

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I still have €80 to go, please donate if you can. I appreciate everyone who has been helping me.

Please donate if you are able to. There is still so much that has to be done. Right now, the only way to get anything done is with your help.

€80 is still needed immediately, €35 is needed in the following days.

Thank you, everyone who has already helped me. I hope I can get the rest that I need soon.

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Hello family , I’m gently following up on my previous post. I’m rebuilding my life after surviving as a transgender refugee and I’m now in school working toward nursing while searching for employment.

I’m raising $800 CAD for CPR/First Aid, CPI, Crisis Intervention and Security Training certificates and license that would open doors to work and help me become independent. So far, I’ve raised $0 out of $800 CAD. Kindly support me through PayPal

Sahilqudra@gmail.com

Any donation or share would bring me one step closer to a stable future. Thank you for standing with me. I truly appreciate you so much.

CyaraKaira

Help Doaa and her eight children 🤍 Behind every day we live are needs that cannot wait, and children trying to keep going despite the hardship left by war and the blockade. I am a mother trying to provide my family with the basic necessities of life and education, but I cannot do it alone. Your support can make a real difference for my family. 🙏 Help us keep going. https://gofund.me/1d3ea05b6 #Gaza #HelpGaza #SupportPalestine #Fundraising

Hey comrades :) <3!!!!… I hope you’ve all been doing well.

It’s been a while and it’s honestly so nice to be back here with you again.

Me and the other girls who are still in Juba have been doing okay lately. Things aren’t perfect but we’ve been getting through things day by day.

I’ve also missed being here and talking with everyone. There have been so many times when I wanted to come back and tell you what was happening and there’s actually quite a lot I’ve been meaning to share.

I know some of you have probably been wondering where we are now and what’s happening with our resettlement to Canada.

About two weeks ago, I received an email from the Canadian Embassy here in Juba regarding the temporary Ebola-related border measures which have been extended until September 28.

After receiving that information, I felt like I needed to speak up.

I wrote to the Canadian Embassy and IRCC on behalf of refugees who have already been approved for resettlement to Canada and are currently in South Sudan waiting for travel arrangements and flights.

I explained that many of us have already completed most of the resettlement process and are simply waiting for the opportunity to finally leave. At the same time, many refugees here continue to live with insecurity, instability, limited access to basic services and difficult living conditions.

I also explained how the continued uncertainty is affecting people who have already been waiting for a long time, including refugees whose medical examinations and travel arrangements have already been affected by delays.

I respectfully asked whether refugees who are already approved and ready to travel could be given some kind of humanitarian consideration or alternative arrangement while still following whatever health measures Canadian authorities consider necessary.

So far, I haven’t received a response.

For now, we’re still waiting and trying to understand what the next step will be. I don’t want to give anyone false hope or pretend that we know when we’ll be travelling.

We simply don’t know yet.

But I wanted you all to know that we are still here, still following up and still trying to find a way forward.

There’s also something happening here that I really don’t want to leave out.

A few days ago, eight queer refugees arrived in Gorom from Kakuma refugee camp Kenya.

They’re currently staying at the reception area and honestly, they’re already going through a lot.

They don’t have proper safe shelter. Food is a big problem and they’re also lacking basic things like clothes, blankets, sleeping mats and medicine.

Most of them are also on ARVs, so having reliable access to their medication is especially important.

UNHCR has registered them but they’re still waiting for their legal documents.

These are some of the eight people who recently arrived in Gorom.

It’s difficult seeing new people arrive after everything we’ve already been through ourselves and knowing that they’re immediately facing many of the same struggles …trying to find somewhere safe to sleep, something to eat and access to basic necessities.

I really wanted comrades to know about them too. I don’t want the people who have just arrived to be forgotten.

For now, I mainly wanted to come back, reconnect with everyone and let you know where things stand on our side.

There’s still a lot of uncertainty but we’re here. We’re taking things one day at a time and continuing to look for a way forward.

Thank you for still being here with us after all this time. Thank you for continuing to care, check in and stand with us through all these different chapters of our journey.

It means more than I can put into words.

With love , Onandrah