We survived the hospital. Now weโre fighting to find a safe home.
Hey comrades ๐
Iโm reaching out again because my sisters and I really need your help right now. Thanks to your incredible support before, my sisters were able to get the emergency medical care they needed .. you truly saved their lives. Now weโre facing the next big challenge: finding a safe place to stay.
Right now, weโre stuck in a temporary spot thatโs not safe or permanent. We could be asked to leave any time, and with things getting worse for LGBTQ+ people here, itโs terrifying not knowing what could happen next.
We canโt go back to the Gorom camp .. the host community doesnโt want us there anymore. UNHCR told us to stay in Juba while they keep working on our resettlement, but theyโre out of donations due to the global crisis. They asked us to try to โblend inโ here for now, but thatโs almost impossible without a safe place. There are over 300 LGBTQ+ refugees here from Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia, and Congo in the same struggle after camp attack and no safe house is big enough for everyone.
So weโre trying to get a small, affordable apartment here in Juba that can fit the four of us together. Somewhere we can finally feel safe and breathe again.
So far, Iโve raised $66 through my GoFundMe, but itโs not nearly enough yet. Hereโs our budget for this move:
๐ Transport to Juba for 4 people = $100โ150 ๐ Initial rent + deposit (1โ2 months) =$250โ350 ๐ Bedding and essentials (mattresses, blankets, cooking items) = $150 ๐ฒ Food & basics for the first month = $200 ๐ฅ Follow-up checkups and meds =$50
๐ Estimated total needed: $700โ850
This would cover getting us to Juba safely, securing a small apartment, and making sure we have food and the meds my sisters still need.
Any support donations, shares, or advice on safe places would mean everything to us right now. Every dollar brings us closer to safety and keeps us off the streets. ๐
The mutual aid link is in my profile just tap my name. Thank you so much for standing with us.
